Build Africa Kenya is a non-governmental organization registered in Kenya and dedicated to harnessing the transformative power of education to eradicate poverty in rural communities across Kenya. We focus on ensuring that vulnerable children receive the necessary infrastructure, quality teaching, and family support to maximize their educational experiences and lead productive, healthy, and fulfilling lives.
Our Culture
• Dignity and respect for one another
• Prudent resource management
• Structured partnerships with communities and government agencies.
• Value for money.
• Transformation for communities.
Our Core Values
• Integrity
• Accountability
• Transparency
• Honesty
• Commitment to community development.
Our Mission
Every Child is in School, Every Child Is Learning and Every Child Leaves School with desired skills for successful life.
Our Vision
• Every Child is in School,
• Every Child Is Learning and Every Child Leaves School with desired skills for successful life.
Our Mission
• Empowering communities to support children to overcome barriers to education
Our Approach
Improving Access to Education:
We partner with remote and rural communities to ensure that children have the opportunity to attend school. This includes building and refurbishing school infrastructure, providing learning materials, and addressing barriers that prevent children from enrolling in and attending school regularly.
Enhancing the Quality of Education:
We support teachers through training programs to improve teaching methodologies and classroom management. Additionally, we engage with parents and the wider community to foster a supportive environment for children’s education.
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We work to empower communities across Kenya through education, protection, and opportunity. Here’s how.
Education Support- Inclussive Basic and Early Childhood Education
We help children access education from early years through secondary school. Our programs improve school facilities, provide learning resources, and support students beyond the classroom so they can succeed in life.
Early Childhood Education is for the critical years in children’s lives where valuable relationships are developed and their overall emotional, social and physical development is shaped for early learning and later success. The inclusive Early Childhood Development (ECD) intervention in rural areas of Gilgil Sub-County in Nakuru, Laikipia North Subcounty, Machakos and Turkana in Kenya, aims to develop the holistic delivery of ECD including cognitive skills, health, nutrition and social development in the community and established ECD centers for pre-school children aged 3+ years and their families. The project envisions increased knowledge about vital issues connected with ECD that together will produce a more integrated and holistic mode of service delivery in ECD, especially among the most deprived, most isolated and least able to access early learning, thereby meeting the developmental needs of pre-school children and their families. The project aims to achieve: improved rates of access for pre-school children to integrated ECD learning; improved rates of literacy and numeracy among parents; increased linkages of ECD Centers with government provision in health, nutrition and sanitation and increased skills capacity among ECD teachers. We expect that inclusion at pre-school level will be improved through disability access improvements at ECD Centers and sensitization on knowledge and sensitivity to disability in project locations.
Livelihood Support - Creating Stronger Families
Build Africa Kenya works with farmers in rural communities of Kenya (Counties of Nakuru, Laikipia, Machakos, Turkana and Siaya) through a community partnership model that focuses on supporting them make informed choices on improving their farming practices that will lead to increased income sources and support for their children’s education. Agriculture is Africa’s biggest employer. In Eastern Africa, 70% of the population, most of whom live in extreme poverty make a living from farming. Agriculture is the engine of economic growth in Kenya with about 75% of Kenyans earning all or part of their income from this sector which accounts for 33% of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP). Despite continuous population growth, agricultural productivity has stagnated in recent years. We therefore work with communities to identify viable interventions that address issues around farming including post harvesting losses, lack of modern agricultural skills, low quality and quantity of agricultural produce and low market access. BAK is currently addressing this by working with 1,500 farmers (structured into 10 Community Based Organisations) in Laikipia and in the rural areas of Gilgil and Elburgon in Nakuru County. The support is structured in four value chains; dairy, poultry, potato and avocado and is centered around capacity building, establishing demonstration plots, Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA) and leadership training, start-up kits, cash transfers and grants. We are also working with caregivers in Turkana County to improve their livelihood opportunities so that they can better support education of their children.
Child Safeguarding - Safety and well-being of Every Child
Children deserve to grow up safe. We work with communities to prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Child protection and the overarching safeguarding is at the core of all our projects as we closely work with children. We work to strengthen existing systems at the community and school level on child safeguarding policies and procedures through establishing awareness and good practice in working with children and keeping them safe all the time. We also build the capacity of parents, community leaders, teachers, school management and stakeholders that we work with on raising awareness of potential harm/risks, preventing harm or abuse from happening, reporting and referral mechanisms for child safeguarding concerns and responding appropriately to issues of child safeguarding. We also work in collaboration with other stakeholders and partners including governmental, nongovernmental agencies, CSOs and community-level groups working together in a similar context to address and minimize threats to children’s rights and their protection.
WASH and Education in Emergencies
We support WASH through participatory needs assessment, developing a plan of action as well as prioritizing and mobilizing resources for school development in all our supported schools in Nakuru and Turkana Counties. BAK is also providing education in emergencies to the refugee populations in Kakuma. Our interventions focus on improving access as well as quality. On access, we support communities through disability friendly infrastructure development (building new classrooms, renovating classrooms, building new toilets as well as renovating existing toilets, building ICT rooms, admin blocks, teacher houses, science laboratories). We also provide sanitary towels, water tanks, pupils/ teacher’s furniture, learning materials and sports equipment. On quality, we focus on facilitating teacher training and training for schools boards of management on matters of WASH. Supported schools benefit from construction learning spaces and WASH facilities for both boys and girls including girl friendly toilets complete with changing rooms as well as water supply. They also benefit from dignity kits comprising of pants, soaps and sanitary wear as well as training on making reusable sanitary towels. Teachers are trained on friendly pedagogical skills from which manuals on
child friendly teaching practice were developed. School Management Boards (BOM) also benefit from training on administration, management, school development plans, prioritizing and mobilizing resources for development while pupils benefit from trainings especially on health and hygiene with schools receiving material support to establish strong student clubs.
Community Engagement - Working Together for Change
We don’t work alone. We bring together local leaders, schools, and families to build better education systems and long-term solutions that communities can own.
Our History
Build Africa Kenya is a national Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) registered in Kenya by the NGO Coordination Board under certificate number OP.218/051/95217/621.
It was registered in the year 2010 and has successfully operated in Kenya since then; working with vulnerable communities to enhance education of their children
We believe in the Power of Education to eradicate poverty. We work to provide children the education they need to fight the inequalities and barriers that stand in their way.
Build Africa Kenya partners with rural communities where children are leaving school without vital basic skills to succeed in life. Our unique approach is to mobilize parents, teachers, school managers, community leaders, local and national government as well as other actors to partner with remote and rural communities where children are leaving school without vital basic skills.
We seek to ensure every Child has access to school, every child in school is learning and every child leaves school with the skills they need to be functional in the society and lead happy successful lives.
Our Impact
Over the years, our initiatives have led to significant improvements in educational outcomes within the communities we serve. By focusing on both access and quality, we’ve seen increased enrollment rates, improved literacy and numeracy skills, and greater community involvement in education.
Our reach so far in Kenya include the following:
- 30,482 learners impacted.
- 10,327 parents reached.
- 280 classrooms built.
- 1,050 teachers trained.
Get Involved
Your support can make a profound difference in the lives of children in rural Kenya. Whether through donations, volunteering, or partnerships, there are various ways to contribute to our mission. Together, we can build a future where every child has the opportunity to learn and thrive.
Click here to reach out to us today!
OUR MISSION
Empowering communities to support children to overcome barriers to education
Our Vision
Every Child is in School, Every Child Is Learning and Every Child Leaves School with desired skills for successful life.
Our Culture
• Dignity and respect for one another
• Prudent resource management
• Structured partnerships with communities and government agencies.
• Value for money.
• Transformation for communities.
Our Core Values
• Integrity
• Accountability
• Transparency
• Honesty
• Commitment to community development.
OUR APPROACH
Improving Access to Education: We partner with remote and rural communities to ensure that children have the opportunity to attend school. This includes building and refurbishing school infrastructure, providing learning materials, and addressing barriers that prevent children from enrolling in and attending school regularly.
Enhancing the Quality of Education: We support teachers through training programs to improve teaching methodologies and classroom management. Additionally, we engage with parents and the wider community to foster a supportive environment for children’s education.
Our Areas Of Focus
Education Support - Inclussive Basic and Early Childhood Education
We help children access education from early years through secondary school. Our programs improve school facilities, provide learning resources, and support students beyond the classroom so they can succeed in life.
Livelihood Support - Creating Stronger Families
We support parents and caregivers to start small businesses, giving them tools to increase their income and keep their children in school. Stronger families create stronger futures.
Child Safeguarding - Safety and Wellbeing of Every Child
Children deserve to grow up safe. We work with communities to prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation through training, awareness, and a strong child protection policy.
Training - Empowering Teachers and Caregivers
A great teacher changes lives. We train teachers to use modern, inclusive methods so they can engage learners and improve classroom outcomes.
Community Engagement - Working Together for Change
We don’t work alone. We bring together local leaders, schools, and families to build better education systems and long-term solutions that communities can own.
OUR HISTORY
Build Africa Kenya was founded in Kenya in the year 2010. Build Africa Kenya has operated in Kenya as registered NGO under the Kenya NGO Act. The organisation focuses on the interconnected sectors of education and livelihoods. Parents with better livelihoods are able to pay and keep their children in school longer while children with a good education are able to live better lives.
OUR IMPACT
Over the years, our initiatives have led to significant improvements in educational outcomes within the communities we serve. By focusing on both access and quality, we’ve seen increased enrollment rates, improved literacy and numeracy skills, and greater community involvement in education.
GET INVOLVED
Your support can make a profound difference in the lives of children in rural Kenya. Whether through donations, volunteering, or partnerships, there are various ways to contribute to our mission. Together, we can build a future where every child has the opportunity to learn and thrive.
Click here to partner with us today.
OUR LEADERSHIP
Advocate Gichohi Waweru
Board Member
Damaris Michoma
Vice-Chair, Board Member
Jackie Athieno
Board Chair
Pamela Muhoro
Board Member
Dr. Fridah Karimi
Board Member & Treasurer
Edina Ogutu
Country Director & Secretary to the Board
Fridah Nkirote
Board Member
Advocate Gichohi Waweru
Board Member
Damaris Michoma
Vice-Chair, Board Member
Jackie Athieno
Board Chair
Pamela Muhoro
Board Member
Dr. Karimi
Board Member & Treasurer
Edina Ogutu
Country Director & Secretary to the Board
Fridah Nkirote
Board Member
Advocate Gichohi Waweru
Board Member
Advocate Gichohi Waweru is a distinguished member of the Board at Build Africa Kenya, contributing his legal expertise and strategic insight to strengthen the organization’s governance and compliance frameworks. His role is instrumental in upholding the organization’s accountability and ensuring adherence to legal and ethical standards in all operations. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Kenya School of Law. He is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over a decade of experience in legal practice, specializing in human rights, nonprofit law, and governance. Gichohi’s passion for social justice and child protection aligns with Build Africa’s mission to empower communities and promote equitable access to quality education for all children
Damaris Michoma
Vice-Chair, Board Member
Damaris is an experienced career manager with a strong background in the NGO sector, having worked across diverse areas including telecommunications, reproductive health, pharmaceuticals, volunteer programs, and economic research. Her expertise spans office administration, human resource management, procurement, travel and conference coordination, and event planning. Fluent in French and proficient in MS Office, Damaris thrives in multicultural environments and brings a well-rounded skill set to her board roles. She holds a Master's degree in Human Resource Management, a Higher National Diploma in HR, and a Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply. She is an active member of IHRM, CIPS, and IIA. In addition to serving as Vice-Chair of the BAK Board, she also sits on the boards of a local NGO and an all-women professionals' investment group.
Jackie Athieno
Board Chair
Jackie Athieno serves as the Chair of the Board at Build Africa Kenya, where she provides strategic leadership and governance oversight to advance the organization’s mission of ensuring every child is in school, learning, and equipped for a successful life. She holds a Master’s degree in Development Studies and a Bachelor’s degree in Education, with additional training in organizational leadership and nonprofit governance. Jackie brings over 15 years of experience in education, community development, and NGO management. Her deep commitment to child-centered development and inclusive education continues to guide Build Africa’s impactful work across Kenyan communities
Pamela Muhoro
Board Member
Pamela is a seasoned Programme Administrator with over 15 years of experience in project implementation, office operations, travel and conference logistics, report and document preparation, budget oversight, and grant administration. She previously served as a Programme Coordinator at the Humanitarian organization, where she developed deep expertise in executive support and protocol operations. Pamela holds a BSc. in International Business Administration and a Bachelors degree in Development Studies, and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Development Studies at the University of Nairobi. Passionate about economic development, governance, capacity building, advocacy, and gender equality, she is dedicated to contributing to transformative and impactful initiatives.
Dr. Fridah Karimi
Board Member & Treasurer
Dr. Karimi is a seasoned finance professional with over a decade of experience across the non-profit, tech, and healthcare sectors. As Treasurer, she brings her expertise in financial strategy, oversight, and sustainability to the board. She is passionate about the intersection of creativity, finance, and community impact, and is committed to empowering Africa’s creative entrepreneurs through financial literacy, capacity building, and sustainable growth. Dr. Karimi holds a Doctorate in Business Administration (Finance) from USIU-A, an MBA in Finance, and a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from JKUAT. She is a Certified Public Accountant and an active member of ICPAK, IEA, and AWAK. Outside of work, she is an avid runner, using her passion for fitness to support various charitable initiatives.
Edina Ogutu
Country Director & Secretary to the Board
Edina is a seasoned finance and administration professional with extensive experience in the non-profit sector. She is responsible for driving the organization’s mission, overseeing program implementation, building strong partnerships with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with donor and government regulations. Edina's expertise includes financial management, budgeting, and organizational administration, contributing to the effective delivery of development programs. Her commitment to excellence and accountability makes her a valuable asset to any organization she serves. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and Management degree from St. Paul's University, and is a CPA(K) holder having pursued her accountancy and management course from Strathmore University where she enhanced her proficiency in financial and administrative management. She is also a member of Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya(ICPAK).
Fridah Nkirote
Board Member
Fridah offers valuable insights from her extensive experience in community engagement and development. As a Board Member, she contributes to strategic discussions, supports program development, and fosters partnerships that enhance the organization’s impact. Fridah Nkirote is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in risk management, compliance, and organizational development across the private, public, and non-governmental sectors. She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) specializing in Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management Information Systems, and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), both from Kenyatta University. Additionally, she possesses diplomas in Computer Programming and Process Automation from NIIT, Nairobi. Fridah is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK), and is currently pursuing a PhD in International Business Administration at the University of Nairobi
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