Real Change.
Real Numbers.
Every skill we teach ripples outward — into families, businesses and entire communities.
10,000+
THE NUMBER TELL A STORY OF REAL CHANGE
We have trained over ten thousand individuals in practical skills that matter. Over a thousand of our graduates now run their own businesses. Youth unemployment in our community has declined as people find work and purpose.
10,000+
Lives have been impacted through our program.
4500
Individuals have gone through technical skills training
1500
Students have participated in entrepreneurship training
1500
Students have gone through mentorship programs
2000
Graduates have gotten job linkages and internships
1000+
A thousand of our graduates now run their own businesses. Youth unemployment in our community has declined as people find work and purpose.
Stories of our impact
Brian Mutua
"The business plan training helped me see my farming idea as something real, not just a dream."
Brian spent four years as a boda boda rider before enrolling in our entrepreneurship track. Combining what he already knew about logistics with newly acquired financial management skills, he launched a vegetable aggregation venture linking small-scale farmers in Machakos to supermarkets in Nairobi.
Joyese Esperance
"I left Congo with nothing but my children and my will to survive. Kenya gave me safety. This programme gave me a future."
Joyese arrived in Kenya as a refugee with two young children and no income. She joined our catering programme and built a steady customer base cooking for her community and a local church fellowship every Sunday. Spotting a gap in her neighbourhood, she used her catering savings to open Tumaini Stores — a retail shop stocking daily essentials. She still takes catering orders on weekends. Both her children are now in school.
Esther Muthoni
"At 47 most people told me I was too old to start over. The training showed me I was not starting over — I was starting right."
Esther had been collecting and selling plastic bottles to a middleman for years, never knowing their real value. The GetAhead bookkeeping and marketing training changed that entirely. She cut out the middleman, negotiated direct supply contracts with two schools and a manufacturer, and launched Mama Recycles. She now coordinates twelve women collectors in her estate and supplies a recycling plant in Nairobi's Industrial Area — keeping clean records and knowing her profit to the last shilling.
Peru Nduta
"I always loved doing hair and makeup for my friends for free. Now I get paid to do what I love every single day."
Alice came from a family that could not afford to keep her in college. She enrolled in our beauty and cosmetology programme, mastering hair care, skincare, and nail art. Her practicals caught the attention of a trainer who referred her to a mid-range beauty parlour in Thika town. She was hired before she even graduated. She is now a senior stylist, handles a full client book independently, and is saving toward her own salon.
Alice Wanjiru
"People always said my food was too good to be eaten at home. I finally believed them."
Peru was a gifted home cook who had never thought of her skill as a business. The catering programme gave her the professional foundation she needed — food safety, portion costing, menu planning, and kitchen management. She started by supplying packed lunches to a nearby office block, reinvested every shilling, and within two years opened Nduta's Place, a small hotel in Nakuru serving breakfast and lunch to workers and travellers. She now employs three full-time staff and has a loyal daily clientele.
Sustainable
Income projects that sustain our mission
Our impact continues to grow as more individuals gain hands-on skills and step into self-reliance. Communities are strengthening as graduates secure jobs, start ventures, and build sustainable futures