Team Kenya

Transformative UK based CIO that supports sustainable projects in Kenya to educate girls, empower women, and transform entire rural communities.

Our UK and Kenya based initiatives are all aligned to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. 66 million girls around the world are not in school...we want to change this! Team Kenya have built strong relationships with local people and partners in the rural community of Ndhiwa, Kenya. Together we have transformed the lives of over 5,000 girls and their families in Ndhiwa. We educate girls and support them in breaking their cycles of poverty.

29/07/2026

Everyone's got their trainers ready for 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐮𝐧... 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩. 👟

It's a rare chance to join the world's biggest half marathon with Team Kenya. Due to a change in circumstances, one of our runners has had to withdraw, leaving 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠, "𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐈'𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩"? 𝐈𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧.

Lace up your trainers, join Team Kenya, and take your place on the start line this September.

Run with purpose. Fundraise for girls and communities in rural Kenya. Cross the finish line knowing every mile made a difference.

One place. One runner. Could it be you?

📅 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐮𝐧 – 𝟏𝟑 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
💜 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭: £𝟓𝟎𝟎
📩 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞.

21/07/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧—𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭.

Football brings people together. It builds teamwork, discipline, confidence and resilience. It shapes futures and opens doors that once seemed out of reach.

At Team Kenya and Twende Pamoja, we see that power every day.
This June, girls from our partner schools have been training, competing and celebrating remarkable achievements on and off the pitch.

⚽️ 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 have qualified for the 𝐍𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐰𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐛-𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢-𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 after an outstanding performance.

⚽️ We also celebrated the girls selected to represent 𝐍𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐰𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐛-𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐰𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐰𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥.

Behind every selection are months of training, teamwork and determination. Every football journey starts with a dream—Ida Tom famously began by playing barefoot in her village before reaching the professional game.

Today, we are watching the next generation write their own stories.
Congratulations to every player, coach and supporter who has helped these girls reach this milestone. We're cheering you on as you represent Ndhiwa at the next stage!

💚 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩? Confidence? Teamwork? Determination? We'd love to hear your story in the comments.

20/07/2026

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲, 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Emily is using her creativity and video editing skills to help amplify the voices of vulnerable girls through Team Kenya, showing the world the impact we can create.

Although early in her professional career, Emily has built experience editing music videos, webinars and social media content for two small businesses, while continually developing her skills through professional training in DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Supporting disadvantaged communities has always been important to Emily. From volunteering with Oxfam, Exceptional Individuals and KEEN Oxford to now sharing her talents with Team Kenya, she's passionate about using her skills to make a difference.

We're so grateful for the creativity and dedication Emily brings to our team. Thank you for helping us tell stories that inspire change.

15/07/2026

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐳, 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!

We're excited to introduce Liz, who has joined Team Kenya to take on this year's challenge. A passionate marathon runner, Liz has made running an important part of her lifestyle, and this September she'll be travelling from London to take on the Great North Run in support of Team Kenya.

She will be running the world's largest half marathon to raise funds for girls' education and women's empowerment programmes in Ndhiwa Sub-County, Kenya, delivered by our partner Twende Pamoja.

For Liz, this challenge is about more than crossing the finish line. Her own experiences have shown her the power of education to shape futures, overcome obstacles and challenge inequality, which is why Team Kenya's mission resonates so strongly with her. By combining her passion for running with a cause she believes in, she's helping create opportunities for girls in Ndhiwa to realise their potential.

Now, she's turning that commitment into action:

"I know what it means to shape your own future through education, to overcome obstacles, and to challenge inequality. That's why I'm taking on the Great North Run, to help create more opportunities for vulnerable girls in Kenya."

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐳'𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
👉 𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚
https://ajbellgreatnorthrun2026.enthuse.com/pf/yelyzaveta-khokhlova

We are so thankful and proud to have you on the team, Liz💜

If you'd like to take on the challenge too, we have just one place available for the Great North Run 2026. For further information, DM or email: [email protected].

Every step counts.

14/07/2026

When was the last time you used your phone to create a video or take a photo for social media?

In Kenya, only 𝟑𝟐.𝟐% 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭, with digital exclusion much higher in rural areas.

✨𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 ✨

Through one of Team Kenya and Twende Pamoja's long-standing programmes, girls recently took part in advanced digital skills training at the Learning Resource Centre.

Girls got access to cameras, with guidance on how to use video and photography to capture and share stories. They focused on issues that were important to them - drug abuse within their communities, continuation of education, confidence and self-expression, and gender-based violence. By telling their own stories via online platforms, girls living in Kenya can allow their voices to be heard all over the world.

Positive social media engagement can boost girls' confidence and empowerment, while also giving them skills enabling them to follow their dreams. 💜

🎥 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬. Their voices are powerful, their dreams are real, and with the right support, they can shape their own futures.

09/07/2026

We're still carrying the powerful emotions from our Day of the African Child celebration.

There are moments in school that stay with children for years, and this was one of them.

Twende Pamoja continued the spirit of the Day of the African Child by creating a day filled with learning, joy and confidence at Wayara Comprehensive School.
Pupils took part in practical hygiene sessions that helped them understand how to stay healthy at school and at home. This kind of learning is essential, especially when 646 million children worldwide attend schools without basic hygiene facilities.
The excitement grew as the girls’ netball match began, with teamwork, courage, and encouragement from every corner of the field. Wayara Junior took the win, but every girl showed bravery and pride.

The day gave children the chance to learn, play, build selfbelief and develop important life skills.

We’re grateful to Twende Pamoja for creating such meaningful moments for young people to shine.

08/07/2026

This week we're introducing Diana, one of our Graphic Designers at Team Kenya.

Originally from Peru, Diana travelled to the other side of the world to start a new chapter in the UK. Creativity is at the heart of everything Diana does. Alongside graphic design, she's passionate about fashion, sewing and illustration, bringing care and creativity to every project she takes on. Diana joined Team Kenya because she wanted to design with purpose and focus on a meaningful impact rather than consumerism.

As well as putting a great deal of passion into her illustration, sewing and handicraft work she loves sweets and mangoes. As a child, she dreamed of being a veterinarian by day and a circus trapeze artist by night! 🎪

Thank you, Diana, for sharing your creativity with Team Kenya. 💜

📸 Instagram: _dts05

03/07/2026

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮.

Alex is currently studying 3D Design at Northumbria University and is passionate about using creativity to solve problems, tell meaningful stories, and create designs that make a real difference.

Alex feels it is important to use his skills to support a meaningful cause and contribute to work that creates real opportunities. He resonates with Team Kenya’s mission to educate girls, empower women and transform communities in rural Kenya. Alex hopes to communicate that impact through design.

Outside of volunteering, Alex loves taking on outdoor challenges for charity. He has completed the Three Peaks Challenge, a 100-mile charity walk in just 48 hours, and a coast-to-coast cycling challenge to raise money for good causes. He also represents his University as a player for their 2nd Hockey Team. 🏔️🚴🏑

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮. 💜

📸 Instagram: alexlayton.pdf

02/07/2026

👉 Our UK Operations Manager Marina recently shared some thoughts on last week's heatwave and how it compares to everyday life in rural Kenya:

“How did you survive last week's Helter Swelter in Tyneside — 25-27°C in the daytime? I felt like cheese from Dali's painting.

I got to experience summer of the rural Kenyan region of Ndhiwa — 27-31°C is the usual average temperature there. Every summer.

It's difficult for people but they are resilient. It's difficult for crops but people fight for the harvest. It doesn't have to be this way. And each of us can contribute to positive change.

🌱 Forest garden project stems from the Trees for The Future's Forest Garden — one of the best large-scale ecosystem restoration efforts on the planet. Team Kenya's Forest Gardens acquires its uniqueness by tailoring the approach to small households that have been overlooked in most cases.

Your 10 pounds donation will cover a tree seedling, contribution towards the tools, and a pack of seeds for you — let's plant the future together!

Leave a comment, message me or email at [email protected] to participate in the green initiative that will grow into the future.

Don't forget to share how you've got through the scorching weeks in the comments!”

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