Location

Nairobi, Kenya


Impact

1,152 children, caregivers, and young people supported


Funding Need 2026

$65,000


Region

East and Southern Africa

Theme

Community Education

Project Partner

Ruben Centre

Strengthening families and youth livelihoods 

The situation

In Mukuru, poverty and unemployment make it hard for families to provide stability. Without support, children and youth risk repeating the cycle of hardship.

Our Response

Holistic parenting support and child protection training, psychosocial and legal services, business and financial literacy, youth employability support, and savings groups.

Impact

  • > 1,152 children, caregivers, and young people supported 
  • > Stronger households, increased financial resilience 
  • > Improved youth employment readiness 

 

Together, we can help families in Mukuru gain stability, young people access jobs, and communities move toward sustainable livelihoods.

Your support of: 

  • $56 supports one family member through training 
  • $1,000 delivers business and financial literacy training 
  • $10,000+ opens pathways to employment and household stability 

 

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About

In Mukuru, families face poverty, unemployment, and social exclusion making it hard to provide stability and opportunity for their children. Without support, skills, and pathways to employment, this hardship passes from one generation to the next. 

The Social Economic Empowerment through Education (SEETE) Project, delivered by Ruben Centre, helps families break this cycle by building resilience and creating pathways to employment.

SEETE provides: 

  • > Parenting and child protection training for safe, supportive households 
  • > Psychosocial and legal support to strengthen family stability and resilience 
  • > Business development and financial literacy training to boost household income 
  • > Youth employability support, including career coaching, vocational guidance, and mental wellness programs 
  • > Savings groups that build financial independence and strong social networks 

By creating safe community spaces and linking families to essential services, SEETE addresses immediate needs while building long-term capability.  

Your support helps families in Mukuru gain stability, young people access jobs, and communities move toward sustainable livelihoods and hope for the future.

 

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1 in 3 children in Western Kenya cannot read a single word.

As we head towards the end of the financial year, your gift can help children learn, read and thrive. 

In rural western Kenya, classrooms are overcrowded, teachers are untrained and under-supported, and children are leaving school unable to read, leaving them disadvantaged for life. 

But, with your help, this can change. 

 

With improved teacher training, better literacy support and safer classrooms, children can gain the foundational skills they need to succeed at school and beyond. 

Your support this tax time will help train teachers, strengthen schools and help thousands of children learn to read with confidence.