Pay the costs that block the door
Scholarships cover school uniforms, shoes, textbooks, stationery and national exam fees, so no girl is sent home for something she can’t afford.
Nairobi · Girls’ secondary education$25 a month · uniforms, books, exam fees
Fund her seat. Watch her cross.
A school uniform is a bridge. We fund secondary school scholarships and mentorship for girls from informal settlements in Kenya, and help them get into the classroom and stay there until graduation.
What we do
Three things that keep a girl in class.
Many girls in Nairobi’s informal settlements pass their primary exams and then never start secondary school, because the costs add up faster than a family’s income. We close that gap, and we stay beside her until she graduates.
Pair her with a mentor
Every scholar meets regularly with a woman mentor who helps with study habits, tough decisions and thinking about what comes after school.
Stay with her to graduation
We check in with families and schools every term, and we support each scholar through exams and into her next step: college, training or work.
Ways to give
Choose how you cross with her.
Monthly gifts let us plan a girl’s whole school year. Pick the level that fits, and change or pause it any time.
Most chosen
Seat Keeper
$25 / month
Covers uniforms, books and exam fees, the full set of costs that keep a girl in her seat.
Give $25 monthlyFull Sponsor
$600 / year
Sponsor one girl for a year, with a progress update from her mentor each term.
Sponsor a girlPrefer to give another way, or give through your workplace? Write to give@kayabridge.example.
Student stories
In their own words.
Scholars share what a seat in class has meant. Names are changed to protect their privacy.
“When my uniform arrived I tried it on three times. Now I walk to school like I belong there, because I do.”Amina, Form 1
“My mentor taught me to plan my revision. I used to panic about exams. Now I have a timetable on the wall.”Wanjiru, Form 3
“I want to be a nurse in my own neighbourhood. Someone paying my fees made that sound possible.”Achieng, Form 4
Where your money goes
Every $25, accounted for.
Here is how a single monthly gift of $25 is allocated to a scholar’s needs.
Graduation Gala
Come and watch her cross the stage.
Each year we celebrate our graduating scholars with an evening of music, food and speeches from the girls themselves. Supporters, families, mentors and teachers all sit at the same table.
Corporate partnersShaped with you
For companies
Invest in the next generation of Kenyan women leaders
Companies can sponsor students, support the Graduation Gala, or build a partnership around girls’ education in Kenya. Tell us what you have in mind and we will shape it together with you.
Sponsor students
A $600 annual sponsorship covers one girl’s full tuition. A monthly $25 covers uniforms, books and exam fees.
See the giving levelsSupport the Graduation Gala
Each November, in Westlands, we celebrate our graduating scholars. Stand beside them on the night.
About the GalaStart a conversation
Have a different idea for girls’ education in Kenya? Bring it. We will build it with you.
Talk partnership
No fixed packages. Every partnership starts with what your company wants to change.
Final call
Ready to build a bridge?
Start a monthly gift of $25, sponsor a girl’s full tuition for $600 a year, or talk to us about a corporate partnership. Every gift helps a girl stay in school.
The arch, thread by thread
Point at a choice to light the arch.