Among our many spinoff programs, we have been able to run a free Saturday computer lab for high school girls within our community, creating a safe place for the girls to come and learn, but more importantly, speak to a trusted adult counsellor about the many challenges they are experiencing.  We annually make and distribute school uniforms free of charge to hundreds of primary-aged children within our community, allowing them to attend school with a great sense of pride and dignity. We sew and distribute washable, reusable sanitary kits to thousands of teenage girls within Nakuru County, alleviating the necessity of missing many school daysRead More

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Many of you have emailed regarding the recent freeze on U.S. foreign aid, asking whether it has affected the Springs of Hope Foundation’s programs. Fortunately, thanks to the generosity and unwavering commitment of individuals like you, the Springs of Hope Foundation has never had to rely on the U.S. or Kenyan governments for funding. Instead, you make our programs possible, and we are enormously grateful for the independence and flexibility your support allows us. Nonetheless, the freeze on U.S. foreign aid profoundly impacts the communities we serve. In Kenya, 80% of the country’s population was living in poverty even before U.S. assistance was cut off. Many international and nationalRead More

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Kiratina. We also routinely visit the elderly, disabled, and single moms in Karatina, just across the highway from us, to distribute washable diapers, washable sanitary kits, and much-needed food hampers. Kiratina is one of the oldest estates in Nakuru. Upon entering, one is greeted by unpaved feeder roads, starkly contrasting the urban development in neighboring areas. Despite its historical significance, Kiratina struggles with a lack of basic infrastructure. Public schools and health facilities are nonexistent within the estate, forcing children to travel long distances to school. To attend school, the children must cross the busy Nakuru-Nairobi highway, risking their safety, to reach institutions like Madaraka,Read More

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This Christmas, school closes for 10 weeks in Kenya, an extremely long period. When school is open, children are given breakfast and lunch, but during the break, they go without. Those who have nothing return to the dump sites or beg. This has been another harsh Christmas; Covid’s claws haven’t withdrawn, and food prices continue to escalate. Since the beginning of the school break, we have been ramping up our food hamper distributions to twice a week. Blessedly, we’ve never had to say no to the growing number of community leaders who have asked for help. However, understandably, this has been a huge strain onRead More

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As we prepare to welcome the New Year, we want to thank you for helping us achieve so much in 2024. Our women’s empowerment program, which provides vocational training and education to disadvantaged young women, grows stronger each year. It’s a joy for all of us to hear the success stories of our graduates. The worst drought in 40 years has caused severe starvation in the northern regions of Kenya. Through your generous support in 2024, the Springs of Hope Foundation has provided essential food hampers to tens of thousands of families not only in the severely drought-stricken northern counties of West Pokot, Turkana, and BaringoRead More

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Springs of Hope Foundation’s primary mission is to provide free vocational training and empowerment to young, marginally educated women from very poor backgrounds. However, being part of a very impoverished community makes it impossible for us not to recognise the inequities within the surrounding slums. It’s usually the girls who spend months at home due to a lack of school fees. It’s very difficult to keep up with their classmates when they’ve been out of school for half the year due to a lack of school fees. Plus, they don’t have textbooks, and they don’t have electricity in their homes, allowing them to study inRead More

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I arrived ten days ago. Unfortunately, my luggage arrived five days ago. Ha! Ha! It’s a good thing I keep a stash of extra clothes over here at the project. I love hearing good news stories from our graduates whenever I’m here. The girls love to stop by to say hi, share their success stories with us, and inspire the current group of girls to work hard and set goals to achieve their dreams. Faith, who graduated in December 2023, is one of those girls.Faith was born deaf. Any form of disability is usually shunned upon in East Africa, and the family will hide theirRead More

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The Springs of Hope Foundation is proud to announce the success of our ongoing food hamper distribution initiative in Nakuru County and surrounding counties in Kenya. With a mission to alleviate hunger and provide essential support to the most vulnerable, this program has been a beacon of hope for the elderly, disabled, single mothers, and needy families in our region. Impact and Reach Over the past three months since my last update, our dedicated team and volunteers have distributed over 1,000 food hampers, reaching households throughout Nakuru County. Each hamper contains essential items such as maize, beans, fresh greens, and other non-perishable goods. These hampersRead More

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The final week leading up to graduation is always a busy and exciting time for our staff and students. There are the final exams on our computer science course. The students are tested on their ability to operate and troubleshoot repairs on any of our industrial-grade equipment, enabling them to work in any manufacturing facility. There is a practical test on how to design their own fashion, create a pattern, and produce the final item. Then, finally graduation day, the joyous day when family and friends come together to celebrate the student’s achievement. Congratulations ladies. We are all proud of your determination and perseverance. WeRead More

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We met Josephine and her mother at one of our food hamper distributions. Her mother is bedridden due to a leg injury that was not treated on time. Josephine is in Form 3 at Kivumbini Secondary School. Josephine wakes every morning at 5 a.m., cooks for her mother, and then prepares herself to walk to school. After school, she takes care of Mom’s needs, does all the house chores, and prepares the evening meal for herself and her mother. On weekends and school holidays, she does casual house help jobs to be able to support herself and her mother. As we visited Mom that dayRead More

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