44% of girls in Kenya don't finish high school!

We need YOUR help to educate, inspire and empower girls at the Kibera Girls Soccer Academy in Kenya.

Simonetta Lein and the Wishwall Foundation donated the first $2,500 to sponsor KGSA senior Aisha's education and boarding this year. Will you help us raise $75,000 to educate and board the rest of the KGSA senior class? Every donation amount is important. Together we can achieve this goal!

The Kibera Girls Soccer Academy (KGSA) provides a free, holistic high school education to 130 girls every year. It was the first free school for girls in Kenya. In 2018 and 2019, KGSA seniors beat the national average on their high school exit exams! Follow @KGSAFoundation to learn more about the amazing girls we serve.

Research shows that girls who earn a secondary education earn twice as much and women with higher education earn three times as much as their peers with no education. By educating and investing in KGSA girls, you can uplift them, their families and their community out of poverty through the power of the #girleffect.

It costs $2,500 to educate and board one KGSA girl for a year in our dorm in the slums.

Background on the school:

KGSA was the first school for girls in Kenya. In 2002, KGSA started off as a soccer program to get at-risk girls off the street and into something productive. Over the years, KGSA evolved from a soccer club to one classroom with 13 students into a multi-faceted school that responds to the unique needs of the 130 girls it serves each year.

KGSA's model cares for the whole girl - academics, extra-curricular activities, nutrition, healthcare, mentorship programs, college scholarships, and a new dormitory that opened in 2021. KGSA unlocks potential, expands opportunities, and enables each girl with the ability to shape her future. We believe that local problems need local solutions and harness the power of the #girleffect to create a stronger, more resilient Kibera.

KGSA is a feature organization of the Girls Opportunity Alliance at the Obama Foundation and has partnered with Under Armour, World Reader, Junior Achievement and Rotary clubs around the globe. Since 2006, KGSA has graduated over 370 girls including 70 who have pursued higher education and 5 who played for the Kenyan women's national soccer team.

Background on Kibera: Kibera is a vibrant and diverse community of caring and hard-working individuals and families that struggle with high rates of unemployment, poverty, overcrowding and insecurity. Many homes do not have reliable access to water, electricity or sanitation services. Due to high costs of school fees and materials, few families can afford to send their children to secondary school. Almost always, boys take priority over girls who are expected to take on the burden of chores and are sometimes married off in their teen years for a dowry to support the rest of the family.

In addition, 44% of girls in Kenya don’t finish high school and 23% of girls in Kenya have a child before they are 18 years old. Girls who are able to attend high school often miss class every month due to a lack of sanitary pads. During the pandemic, rates of girls dropping out of school, gender-based violence and teen pregnancy skyrocketed across Kenya. We know this too well as we lost a beloved senior student named Cynthia to gender-based violence in October of 2021. Food prices in Kenya have DOUBLED in the. last year due to inflation, supply chain issues and the Ukraine crisis.

KGSA provides a safe, stable place for girls to learn and thrive! Donate today to educate, inspire and empower girls in Kibera!

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Donate today to educate, inspire and empower girls in Kibera, Kenya!