Grass Roots Movements

Kenya

Plan International

Plan International

Plan International's mission is to protect children in third world countries against violence and promoting equality for females - against arranged marriages and FGM. They encourage and support youth activism, increase access to financial services, literacy and...

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Refushe

Refushe

A community for refugee girls by refugee girls. They provide unaccompanied refugee girls in Eastern Africa with a holistic package of care (education, safe housing, psychological care, health care, community outreach, economic empowerment).

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Restart Africa

Restart Africa

An orphanage opened officially in 2014 to provide shelter, food and education to the street children of Kenya where drugs, violence and prostitution are rife. The orphanage runs under The Sanata Charitable Trust Banner which includes other projects. These all support...

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust rescue and rehabilitate wild orphaned elephants, rhinos and more. They conduct aerial surveillance surveys to prevent illegal activity and support grounds teams, as well as running anti-poaching teams along side a canine unit. They also...

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Mikoko Pamoja

Mikoko Pamoja

Mikoko Pamoja is creating a holistic model of development for the future. The community group has created the first mangrove carbon credit market in the world — meaning people or organizations pay for credits that are then used for mangrove restoration. So far, 117...

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The Kuruwitu Conservation & Welfare Association

The Kuruwitu Conservation & Welfare Association

When local fishers and elders realized that nearby marine ecosystems were being destroyed by overfishing, pollution, and climate change, they created the country’s first Locally Managed Marine Area to ban fishing in a designated zone. Since then, the ecosystem has...

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