Kibera, Africa’s largest urban slum, is a place full of challenges—but also hope and resilience. Home to over 200,000 residents, this community strives every day for a better future.

A visit highlights the resilience of both students and teachers and fosters meaningful connections, volunteer interest, and ongoing support for the school and its community.

The visit includes:
– a guided walk through Kibera with Teacher Gabriel,
– a stop at a local pre-primary school, with time spent with the children.
– explore attractions like the Art360 center—where kids practice art—open-air markets, and freedom fighters’ caves.
This experience offers a deeper understanding of Kibera and helps create lasting bonds that support real, positive change.

All donations during the visit go directly toward groceries and essential needs, ensuring students receive the nourishment necessary for learning and growth.

Come experience this unique human connection and help build a brighter future for the children of Kibera.
Join us to make a difference today!

The School of Hope in Kibera is a beacon of hope in one of Nairobi’s most impoverished areas, where poverty and lack of resources hinder children’s ability to access quality education.

The school relies heavily on volunteers to assist in various areas. Through LEAF’s volunteering program, volunteers can immerse themselves in the school environment working directly with students to improve their academics and provide emotional support at the school. These volunary hands-on activities include:
– helping teachers in teaching and mentoring
– administrative tasks
– organizing extracurricular activities
– community outreach
– organizing playtime activities
– helping in computer studies

What will you gain?:
Volunteers play a crucial role in bridging the gap created by resource constraints in the education sector.
The experience offers an opportunity to make a lasting impact while gaining a unique perspective on education and the challenges faced by children living in poverty, fostering personal growth and a deeper sense of empathy.

Join us in creating a better future for the children of Kibera—together, let’s build hope!

At the School of Hope, in the heart of Kibera, a vital project is underway: providing children with a nutritious meal every day.

In Kibera, many families struggle with food insecurity, and children often come to school without having a proper meal, which significantly impacts their ability to concentrate in class and thrive, as well as their overall well-being, .

The school feeding program ensures that every student receives at least one balanced meal a day, helping to combat malnutrition and hunger.

By addressing this basic need, this project doesn’t just nourish bodies—it also nourishes minds and dreams. It creates the conditions for peaceful learning and helps break the cycle of poverty, giving every child a real chance at building a better future.

Your support can make all the difference. By contributing to this project, you’re providing more than just a meal: you’re providing hope, dignity, and a real chance at success.
Join us and help us feed the future, one child at a time!

At School of Hope in Kibera, we have a simple but essential mission: to provide quality education to children from Nairobi’s most vulnerable families.
In Kibera, poverty is widespread, with many families struggling to afford basic necessities, hence, paying school fees becomes an almost impossible obstacle.

Currently, more than 20 children attending the school cannot pay their school fees. Without financial assistance, these children risk interruptions in their studies, or worse, having to drop out of school.

This sponsorship project aims to lift this burden by covering the school fees of children in need, so that none of them is deprived of the right to learn, dream, and build their future.

By supporting this program, you help break the cycle of poverty and give these children a real chance to succeed—for themselves, their families, and their entire community.

A small gesture from you can change their lives. Together, let’s give them the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive, regardless of their financial situation.
Sponsor a child today — and plant a seed of hope for tomorrow!

What if you planted a tree today?

Planting trees has been mentioned severally, as one of the most important actions we can do today to ensure the sustainability of the planet, by significantly addressing 4/9 of important boundaries that ensure life:
-Stabilizing the climate,
-Improving Fresh Water,
-Improving Planet Diversity and
-Food production benefits;
Plus highly improving the other sustainability boundaries.

In Kibera and other informal settlements, access to nature is limited, yet its impact is vital—improving air quality, promoting biodiversity, and restoring hope.
The School of Hope is proud to launch its annual Go-Green Tree Planting project, aiming to instill environmental awareness and a sense of responsibility in students who often grow up without exposure to green spaces. This initiative not only improves the environment but also empowers children to care for their community.

Volunteers play a key role in this meaningful event, working alongside students and teachers to plant trees in and around the school. The planting takes place during the rainy season to ensure the trees thrive. Participants will also take part in a symbolic walk to the planting site, helping to foster personal connections and shared purpose between volunteers and the local community.

Join the Go-Green movement and plant a tree of hope!