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

 

Regina Yego Girls Project

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.

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

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Youth skilled & Mentored

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Mentors Equipped to Mentor

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Centers in Nairobi and Eldoret

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Our Stories .

Dan

Dan joined the program in 2020 eager to make something of himself. As he progressed in life, Dan came to...

Isabell

Isabell joined the Mwanzo program in January 2022 and was part of the 11th cohort. During her time in the...

Joshua Kairingu

My name is Joshua Kairungu Turungi. I joined the Mwanzo program in 2021 to put my free time to good...

Watch our students sharing their experiences.

Good Kenyan Foundation is a non profit organisation that mentors,
empowers and equips high school graduates, grouped into cohorts through a
four month program that cultivates marketable job skills and career
development.