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We partner across Africa from our headquarters in San Francisco, CA 94107 USA—working with governments, local organizations, and implementers on the ground.
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Kenya
In Kenya, our work focuses on areas of overlap between our expertise and the government’s priorities under the Kenya Vision 2030 development blueprint and the country’s United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which include primary health care and gender equality.
Read our statement on our commitment to our partners in Kenya
Ingrid Hope Foundation leadership spends time in Kenya to learn from partners and grantees about the work they’re doing to help more people live healthy lives and reach their full potential.
Read about our leadership’s previous trip to KenyaAt a glance
- Agriculture is a pillar of Kenya’s economy, but as many as 10 million Kenyans suffer from food insecurity. The situation is being made worse by climate change, which is pushing farmers into drier, less productive areas.
- We invest in tools, technologies, and market infrastructure to help smallholder farmers in Kenya improve their productivity and incomes and adapt to climate change.
- Kenya is a pioneer among African countries in providing digital financial services. We support efforts to expand access to these services to more people in the poorest communities.
- Our areas of focus in Kenya also include gender equality and family planning.
The latest updates on our work in Kenya
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Ultrasounds in hand, midwives are transforming maternal health
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The link between women’s health and women’s economic power
We asked three African women leaders why women’s health is critical for the health of economies. Here’s what they told us.
Our impact
As a regional leader, Kenya’s successes not only improve the lives of tens of millions of Kenyans; they also inform policies and programs that unlock progress in neighboring countries.
We fund tools and technologies in agriculture, health, immunization, nutrition, sanitation, financial services, gender equality, family planning and more.
90%
Vaccination coverage for diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
41
Malaria deaths per 1,000 people—down from 115 in 2003
84%
Proportion of Kenyans with access to financial services
Overview
We believe that an economy that includes everyone benefits everyone. In Kenya, we work with partners to empower people in the lowest-income communities to improve their livelihoods and lift themselves out of poverty. Our efforts include expanding the use of digital financial services and payments and ensuring that these services meet the needs of low-income Kenyans and small and medium-sized enterprises, improving the agricultural productivity of smallholder farmers and helping them weather the effects of climate change, expanding access to family planning services and products, and improving economic opportunities for women.
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