LEAF is a non-profit organization committed to improving access to quality education for children and youth in underserved communities in Kenya. Our goal is to bridge the education gap by providing educational resources, opportunities, and training to empower students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Through partnerships and innovative teaching methods, we aim to create lasting change and ensure that every child, regardless of their socio-economic status, has the opportunity to succeed. Our programs focus on enhancing educational outcomes, creating sustainable impact, and promoting equal opportunities for all students to contribute to the development of their families, communities, and the nation at large in the future.
i) creating sustainable impact for the schools,
ii) improving educational outcomes for the children, and
iii) promoting equal opportunities for all children and youth in Kenya.
LEAF aligns all activities to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number four:
Promoting Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education for all Children and Youth.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global set of 17 interconnected objectives aimed at addressing urgent environmental, social, and economic challenges to create a more sustainable and equitable world by 2030.
Mission & Vision
Mission: To support Sustainable Access to Quality Education, for All Children and Youth.
Vision: A Kenya where every Child has access to Equitable Quality Education, enabling them to reach their Full Potential and create Positive Lasting Change in their Communities, and Beyond.
Main Objective – Why
Almost 1.13 million children of primary school age (6 to 13 years old) in Kenya are already missing out on education. More are in desperate need of educational support. - UNICEF Kenya, 2020. The situation has worsened with the Covid-19 pandemic. The percentage of school-aged children (6 to 15 years) out of school in Kenya increased from 7.5% in 2021 to 8.5% in 2023. Worryingly, too, the majority of the children out of school are from households whose heads have no formal education. - The Star Magazine, 2024
Objective Outcomes: All our projects will fall under below Objective Outcomes that ensures LEAF adheres to the goals set.
They include:
Quality Access: To ensure that disadvantaged children are provided with continuous quality education by focusing on access to learning materials, facility setup and improvement.
Equity & Gender Equality: To ensure no child is left behind. Support education access to the most vulnerable children, including girls and children with disabilities.
Sustainability/Continuity: To ensure children stay in school until they complete their education by working with the community to offer sponsorship, volunteer and mentorship programs.
Focus:
Our programs focus on enhancing educational outcomes, creating sustainable impact, and promoting equal opportunities for all students to contribute to the development of their families, communities, and the nation at large in the future.
i) creating sustainable impact for the schools,
ii) improving educational outcomes for the children and youth, and
iii) promoting equal opportunities for all children and youth in Kenya.
By level, LEAF will target children and youth in below age brackets:
+ Pre-Primary School Children (2-6 years old)
+ Primary School Children (6-13 years old)
+ Secondary School Children (14-18 years old)
+ Tertiary Youth (19-24 years old)
By region, LEAF will impact Children in:
Slums, Villages and Marginalized areas.
