Our mission is to advance locally-led initiatives that improve education and public health in East Africa.
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With the team from @Earth4All_ and @ClubOfRome earlier today, we met the amazing leaders of @GPFDev at the sidelines of the 78th #unitednations General Assembly in NYC and discussed collaboration in Earth4All national engagement in Kenya that is being led by @PEPnetwork
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Explore innovative solutions for a #sustainable future. @owengaffney , a visionary strategist from @ClubOfRome and co-author of Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity, shares insights on the urgency of #climate action and systems change.@Earth4All_
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"It was great visiting Ondiko Primary in Oyugis today to talk about the latrine project implemented at the school in partnership with the administration and community." - On-site Programs Manager, Dora Okeyo
#gpfd #communitydriveneducation #eastafrica
Don't miss out on GPFD's latest updates from East Africa! This month's newsletter is filled with exciting new partnerships, program updates, and the opportunity to participate in our upcoming Vineyards to Villages Wine and Dine Experience. Check it out!
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Exciting news!
We're partnering with Peter Strzebniok, principal and co-founder of nottoscale architecture, to help bring innovative, sustainable solutions to the challenges facing communities in East Africa.
Read more about this partnership here: qrco.de/bdt4UW
In the Turkana North Constituency in #Kenya, young girls and women are tasked withdaily water collection, traveling up to 12 kilometers a day during one of the worst droughts in the region. #nonprofit #philanthropy #GPFD
Read more about Turkana here: qrco.de/bdfOBN
Don't miss this month's "Dora's Corner!" Our on-site Programs Manager, Dora Okeyo, shares the latest updates from East Africa, including this recent re-roofing project at Nyahera Primary!
Read the full blog here: gpfd.org/.../doras-corner-ja…
You can't miss our latest Dora's Corner blog post! This month, our on-site Program's Manager, Dora Okeyo, discusses GPFD Kenya's latest trip to Turkana County in East Africa. Check it out: gpfd.org/2022/12/13/doras-co…
This #givingtuesday, consider taking part in Global Partner's mission to advance community-led initiatives that improve #education, public health, clean water access, and women empowerment in East Africa. Text #GPGT22 to 41444 or click here to donate: fundraise.givesmart.com/e/3q…
Happy International Students Day!
This past fiscal year, the work of #GPFD impacted over 50,000 #students, teachers, and communities. Let's continue to support more #education initiatives to improve the livelihoods of East African children!
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Our latest podcast guest, @AlexCounts, discusses how we can empower the poor, especially women, by providing the basic tools they need to grow and thrive. Listen here: gpfd.org/2022/11/15/episode-…
Our Grassroots Community-Led #Development Fund directly supports #grassroots organizations in #EastAfrica too small to attract traditional funding.
Funded by the @SkollFoundation, Menya Accelerator provides high quality programs for youth in #Burundi.
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Ringa Girls Secondary School is a public boarding school in the Kasipul Constituency of western Kenya.
Pictured is the new dormitory shortly before it was completed, and #GPFD is excited to continue watching this school grow.
#CommunityLedDevelopement #nonprofit #philanthropy
Lake Primary is a school serving 1,100 students located in Homabay town in Kenya. After recent renovations, the school saw needs that remained, so the local government partnered with #GPFD. We proposed and built 4 latrine blocks.
#CommunityLedDevelopment #nonprofit #philanthropy
Through our Community-Driven Education model, students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades could also share their concerns, and classrooms came up as one of the main things they wanted to address. This became our project focus.
#CommunityLedDevelopment #GPFD #nonprofit #philanthropy
The Arkaria Community Center in #Tanzania was created to be one of the main ways community members in this area can learn the language they need to make their voices heard at a government level. After the Center was built, #GPFD added latrines to serve its visitors.
#CommunityLed
Matata Hospital began as a building in Oyugis, in western Kenya, focused on labs, immunizations and family planning. Through proactive partnerships, John Malago has grown Matata to an impressive foundation and facility with 150+ beds.
#GPFD #philanthropy #nonprofit #EastAfrica
