In the Media
In the Media
SIDCN Radical Change Podcast – coming soon on Spotify: Listen here
About: Welcome to the Radical Change Podcast by the Small International Development Charity Network (SIDCN)! Here, we foster honest conversations and AMPLIFY our members’ voices, ensuring they are heard and valued. We aim to provide a platform for small charity organisations within our network to share their stories, voice their concerns, celebrate successes, and discuss the challenges they face along with their solutions. Through this podcast, we hope to inspire policy development, drive the #shiftthepower conversation, and offer our members the opportunity to gain recognition and resources.
Guardian Good Life supplement
7th March 2026 – At a time when the news is full of doom, we were overjoyed to have Raising Futures Kenya featured on p.35 of The Guardian Good Life supplement on 7th March 2026. We were approached because of our high impact work equipping young people, particularly young women and girls, with the skills needed to break cycles of poverty in Kenya. With hope and opportunity, anything is possible!
Leading Your International School (LYIS) Digital Magazine
4th Aug 2025 – Wonderful reflections from Juma Nyamori, NPQH, Head of Rusinga Schools on his visit to Seed of Hope Nairobi and his connection to our programme through his role as Chair of Leading Your International School‘s board. Juma’s passion and commitment to inclusion and opportunities for young people shines through.
Kenyan news
Raising Futures Kenya featured on national Kenyan Television News and Standard Newspaper – covering the launch of the new Seed of Hope Nairobi centre and calling on greater support for TVET education (February 2024). Mary Mwangi, Executive Director pictured on KTN news (left).
BBC Radio 4 Charity Appeal – broadcast 2nd March 2023 (3 minutes). Voiced by Gemma Cairney.
Our Awards
As a small charity we are very proud to have won several awards for our work in Kenya, particularly for our flagship Seed of Hope vocational training and business skills programme.
UK Awards
Award Winner 2024 and 2026
Best International Youth Training Charity Partnership 2024 and Most Impactful Skill Training Charity 2026 – for the Non- Profit Organisation Awards proudly hosted by Acquisition International!
Award Winner 2022
Winner of Improving Impact in Small Charities in The Charity Governance Awards 2022.
FSI 2019
Winner of the national FSI Small Charity Big Impact Awards 2019 for the ‘£150k-£250k’ annual turnover category.
Kenyan Awards
Award Winner 2026
Future Hospitality Summit Africa (FHS Africa) which is a global summit of 5-star hoteliers, awarded RFK NGO with their Charity of the Year Award – March 2026
National Diversity and Inclusion Awards & Recognition
Our Kenyan-led partner, Raising Futures Kenya NGO has twice been runner up for the ‘National Diversity and Inclusion Awards & Recognition’ Youth Employment Strategies Award in 2022, 2023 & 2024.