Meet Joyce!

Meet Joyce!

by | Nov 29, 2023 | Blog, Home

Joyce, (pictured above), is 25 years old. She is a mother of two and currently a business owner. She loves spending time her two children. Joyce was a secondary school student when she fell pregnant and had to discontinue her education. She got married to the father...

Linet’s story

by | Feb 24, 2023 | Blog, Home

In primary school, Linet was bright, and dreamed of becoming a successful Kenyan fashion designer when she grew up. The future was exciting. Until she was 11, when her parents died within six months of each other. Linet went to live with relatives in Nairobi, where...
Why TVET, why girls and young women?

Why TVET, why girls and young women?

by | Feb 24, 2023 | Blog, Home

Families in Kenya are living hand to mouth desperate to find money for food, selling anything they have to survive. Girls and women have been hit hardest, putting them at risk of exploitation. In 2022, 75% of students were young women, and 100 women have children....

What is Seed of Hope?

by | Feb 17, 2023 | Blog, Home

Raising Futures Kenya (UK) works with its partner in Kenya who run an award-winning technical skills training programme, called Seed of Hope. There are three Seed of Hope training centres. One in the urban Dagoretti slum in Nairobi, and two in rural, remote areas;...
When Gemma met Linet

When Gemma met Linet

by | Feb 17, 2023 | Blog, Home

We’re so excited that at the end of this month, Gemma Cairney presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal featuring Raising Futures Kenya.    Gemma will share the work of our award-winning Seed of Hope training programme through the incredibly moving story of Linet...