About Us
Raising Futures Kenya is an award-winning small UK charity, working closely alongside a wonderful partner NGO in Kenya to deliver a hugely successful vocational training and business skills programme called Seed of Hope.
Since 2002 Seed of Hope has supported over 4,000 disadvantaged young people aged 14-25 in Kenya with the opportunity to learn a skilled trade, computer skills and business skills. (We can now support over 1,000 young people a year). Many of these young people are unable to finish their formal education as they are experiencing poverty, so our courses are completely free, to ensure no-one is excluded from the opportunity to learn.
Our free training courses also address any of the barriers which may stop a young person from being able to learn. We offer the Seed of Hope students in Kenya:
- free lunches everyday, you can’t learn when you’re hungry;
- menstrual hygiene packs to ensure girls don’t miss lessons because they can’t afford sanitary pads;
- childcare vouchers to ensure young mothers can learn;
- life skills lessons addressing sexual and reproductive health, gender based violence, knowing and asserting your rights, advocating for gender equality etc; and,
- perhaps most importantly, counselling and mental health support. Many young students are coping with the most unimaginable trauma and mental health conditions.
We’re here to support young people with whatever they need in order for them to achieve their best in their training course and to go on to secure a job, or start a small business.
Every young person deserves the opportunity to build a self-reliant future.
Our Values
We are people-centred
Our organisational culture centres on the importance of wellbeing, lived experience and ability to thrive, for all students, staff and anyone working with Raising Futures Kenya and Growing Seeds NGO.
We are collaborative
We listen actively, reflect on our own actions, admit to failure, look for opportunities to learn, to act, to be better. We’re happy to share with and learn from individuals and organisations in our work to create the biggest impact.
We are bold
We set ambitious targets both within our programmes and for advocating for change within the sector. We strive for meaningful impact, not just good intentions. We are not afraid to speak out and make bold changes.
Annual Report and Accounts
Here are our latest Annual Report and Accounts. You can find the full history on the Charity Commission website.