Who We Are .
Powering Youth Potential for a Sustainable Kenya
Good Kenyan is a youth-serving, Kenyan-led organization committed to unlocking young people’s potential through practical skills, structured mentorship, and access to essential tools. We work with youth, primarily rural young women and peri-urban youth in Kenya, during the critical transition period after high school, when the future feels both wide open and uncertain. In this gap, we show up with clarity, opportunity, and community.
Founded in 2017, Good Kenyan was born out of a shared belief: that young people from underserved backgrounds deserve a genuine opportunity to chart pathways toward dignified, sustainable livelihoods. We recognize that youth need more than education alone; they need mentors who believe in them, tools to build with, a sense of agency, and the space to grow into the futures they imagine.
SDG Goals:
Decent Work
Economic Growth
No Poverty
Gender Equality
The Challenge
We exist because the odds are stacked against young people across Africa. Nearly 22% of youth are NEET (Not in Employment, Education, or Training), and 3 in 5 of them are young women. In Kenya alone, 14 million young people face unemployment or a lack of decent income each year.
Though one million students graduate from high school annually, only about half can access public tertiary education, leaving many, especially those from low-income backgrounds, without clear pathways forward.
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Empowering Young Women in Rural Kenya
Young women from economically disadvantaged backgrounds face numerous challenges, including insecurity, gender-based violence, lack of basic needs, poor education, and adverse health outcomes.
The lack of sustainable income exacerbates these issues. Good Kenyan aims to respond to the needs of young women from low-income rural communities, assisting them in breaking the cycle of poverty.
How We Work
Our approach is built on three core pillars:
Skills Development
Mentorship & Leadership Development
Sustainable Livelihoods Activities
Learn more about our core pillars
Youth skilled & Mentored
Transition rate
Mentors Equipped to Mentor
youth indirectly supported
Centers in Nairobi and Eldoret
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Our Stories .
Isabel: Cohort 11
When Isabel completed high school, she found herself in a painful standstill. Her parents couldn't afford to send her to...
Robert’s Rise – From Night Guard to Leader and Mentor
Robert's education journey was never straightforward. It was filled with starts and stops, often interrupted by financial constraints that made...
Lyann Jerono – From Teenage Motherhood to Teaching Dreams
For Lyann Jerono, stepping into motherhood as a teenager came with more than just responsibility—it came with fear, uncertainty, and...
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