Equipping young people in Kenya to become self-reliant, free from poverty and exploitation, through vocational and business skills training, with wellbeing support.
One World Together is a truly progressive way to join us in supporting vulnerable young Kenyans. The Solidarity Fund provides funds directly to us, helping to overcome disempowering imbalances between charities in the UK and Global South. We are working with our UK partner, Raising Futures Kenya, to shift power and resources from the UK directly to us in Kenya. But it’s a struggle to find funders who are willing to support us directly, and without this investment and resources nothing can change. Your funds collectively builds this self-direction, enabling us to remain agile and innovative as we respond to the needs of the young people and communities we work with.
We’re passionate about the importance of investing young people. But we aren’t just supporting Seed of Hope because of the great work they do and the impact that they have on young lives.
One World Together emerged to accelerate and amplify the power and resources that reach smaller organisations rooted in the communities that they serve.
Seed of Hope are supported by a UK partner organisation, Raising Futures Kenya, who have been working hand in hand with them to shift resources and decision-making power away from the UK and towards their local counterparts in Kenya. Recognising the role that direct and unrestricted funding can play in supporting and catalysing this process, One World Together are delighted to support them
Your donation’s impact
Young people arriving at Seed of Hope’s vocational training centre in Nairobi often carry the weight of trauma, poverty and instability. Through support from One World Together’s Solidarity Funds, Seed of Hope is able to provide much more than vocational skills.
Flexible funding enables counselling, nutritious meals, menstrual health packs, childcare support and emergency assistance that help students stay in class and thrive. This person-centred approach means Seed of Hope can respond to individual needs with dignity and care. The impact is clear: while the national vocational training completion rate in Kenya is 68%, 97% of Seed of Hope students complete their studies.