Education & Skills
Education, Mentorship & Skills for Life
Equipping children, youth, and women with knowledge, confidence, resources, and practical pathways into opportunity.
The challenge
What we see in communities.
Too many young people in Kenya are squeezed between under-resourced schools and a tough job market. Talented learners drop out for lack of fees, mentorship, or clear pathways into opportunity. Women re-entering the workforce often lack support to translate skills into income.
Our response
How Mercy of Hope shows up.
Through school mentorship, scholarships, learning resources, life skills, and the Kangemi Model, Mercy of Hope helps young people and women navigate from learning to livelihood — with consistent guidance and access to practical opportunities.
Practical, dignified, community-rooted activities.
- School mentorship and life-skills sessions
- Scholarships for promising learners in need
- Learning resources for under-resourced classrooms
- Vocational pathways through the Kangemi Model
- Mentorship circles for young women
10-year direction
Where we're heading.
Reach 10,000 children and youth through mentorship by 2036, with the Kangemi Model serving as a replicable blueprint for other communities.
From the 2026–2036 Strategic Plan.
Concrete contributions, real outcomes.
KES 2,500
Provides learning materials for one student for a term.
KES 10,000
Sponsors a youth in vocational skills training.
KES 50,000
Funds a full scholarship for one academic year.
Stories from this program area.
Education
Rebecca's Educational Journey
A scholarship, a steady mentor, and a community that refused to let her drop out.
Education
Seline's Education Journey
From classroom anxiety to confident learner — Seline’s mentorship story.
Education
Sarah's Quest for Education
A mother’s determination and a community’s response.