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Lack of educational opportunity is a serious issue in rural Kenya. In the communities we serve, less than 25% of girls graduate high school

Kakenya Centers for Excellence
Education Access Program
School Support Program

The Kakenya Centers for Excellence

Our Centers for Excellence are holistic boarding schools that provide high-quality education to marginalized girls in rural Kenya.

Kakenya with the village elders

Our Center for Excellence (KCE I and II) campuses are located in the remote Maasai villages of Enoosaen and Isampin, almost 250 miles west of Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi.

Built on land donated by the village elders, our campuses are beacons of hope in the community. The first classroom building on our KCE I campus in Enoosaen opened in 2009.

From 2010-2017, that first campus expanded to meet the needs of its growing student population, offering art and science facilities, safe dormitories, teacher housing, a multi-purpose hall, and a library. In 2017, we broke ground on our second campus in Isampin, KCE II. Indigenous trees and vegetable gardens bring life to the grounds, while still leaving plenty of room for students to play sports and learn outdoors.

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TEACHER TO STUDENT RATIO

Our schools boast the lowest teacher to student ratio in the region, ensuring our girls receive the extra support and personalized attention they need to succeed in school

TOP 5

PERFORMING HIGH SCHOOL

Our school was a top 5 performing high school in the county on the 2024 KCSE National Exam

Meet our Girls

Meet the Girls

Education Access Program

We support girls through every step of their educational journey.

Our Education Access Program removes financial barriers to education for girls from marginalized families.

The program ensures girls who cannot attend our schools can still access education through scholarships to other schools, financial aid, mentorship, and college application support. The Education Access Program also supports our own alumnae as they graduate from our Centers for Excellence and transition to high school and higher education. This approach embodies our commitment to creating a continuum of support from childhood to young adulthood so every girl can finish school and go on to build a successful future. 

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School Support Program

Improving the quality of education in public schools across the region is paramount to our goal for girls’ educational attainment. Working in partnership with the Ministry of Education, we assess local schools and support updates to improve the quality of education at each respective school. This takes on a variety of different forms such as feeding programs, infrastructure enhancements, provision of books and supplies, and teacher training until all girls receive a quality education.

Together,
we can Transform
the future

Most of our girls are the first in their family to complete school, paving the way for their younger sisters and generations of Kenyan girls to come.

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Double Your Impact by 12/31

Thanks to our generous friends, Sally Wells and Judy & Kevin Moak, all donations will be matched dollar for dollar—up to $35,000. The match ends December 31! Give now to make twice the difference.

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1,000 Girls Empowered

We are celebrating 1,000 girls enrolled at our schools! 1,000 girls protected from child marriage. 1,000 girls with the chance to write their own stories.

Help us reach the next 1,000 girls. A generous donor is matching up to $5,000 in donations YOU raise for Kakenya’s Dream. 

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