Our Impact

  • In just a year of partnership, the number of girls accessing life-changing educational opportunities has scaled exponentially.

    • University Education - 6 girls

    • Technical College - 7 girls

    • Secondary School Scholarships - 7 girls

  • The injection of professional coaching and resources translated to success on the field.

    • The team is currently sitting at the top of the Women’s Regional League after scoring maximum points

    • Earned an official promotion to the next league tier for the 2026 season

  • We provided the team with brand new uniforms in fall of 2026 to start their season.

    Our next goal is to raise funds for a safe, quality practice field.

  • These young women used to face an abrupt end to their sports career.

    Today, the club offers tangible hope, coaching and role models, and a concrete path to continue at a high competitive level while also pursuing higher education or career pathways.

Where Our Support Goes

The collaboration between Hand in Hand Kenya and Thrive Sports Kenya proves that sports are a powerful vehicle for socio-economic mobility.

By blending athletic training with academic funding, the partnership has rescued talent and built a sustainable framework to empower Kenyan girls for generations to come.

Working for the Future

Our most ardent hope is to make ourselves obsolete. Hand in Hand Kenya’s ultimate goal is to empower Thrive Sports Kenya with the tools, knowledge, and connections to manage and fund itself for years to come. We would like to see Thrive Sports become a proactive organization, equipped to determine its own future.

  • Hand in Hand raised funds for a new home for Maisha. 60 girls used to share two rooms and one bathroom, now each girl has her own bed and there are 4 spacious bathrooms.

  • Hand in Hand raised $10,000 for primary and secondary education for the girls at Maisha. We also funded the start-up of the only library in the Viwandani informal settlement

  • Before Hand in Hand’s involvement, Maisha had a skeleton crew working round the clock, often for less than a living wage. During Hand in Hand’s involvement, they paid qualified staff and provided working conditions to allow staff to focus on how to best serve the girls in their care.

  • With our support over 3 years, Maisha doubled its food budget, providing 100,000+ meals. This meant more protein and fresh fruits and vegetables, crucial nutrition for these growing girls, many of whom are pregnant.

  • The girls at Maisha Safe House have all suffered unbelievable trauma. Thanks to the money we raised over 4 years, the Safe House has been able to offer over 1,200 therapy sessions.

  • Our fundraising made it possible for the Safe House to acquire a van and independently provide reliable transportation to doctor’s appointments and other necessary activities, greatly reducing operating costs compared to hiring individual drivers for each trip.

  • Funds we raised contributed to enriching the girls’ day-to-day lives at the Safe House, including reading materials, school supplies, furniture, and maintenance of the house itself. We also supplied small extras at Christmas - sometimes the first gift a girl has ever received.

Maisha Safe House

Hand in Hand Kenya supported Maisha Safe House for four years, giving girls shelter and essential resources after surviving gender-based violence.

We reached our goal to raise enough funds to provide Maisha with a new home where girls have the space to heal.

Inside the new Maisha Safe House