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She arrived at St. Rita in 2025, fleeing gender-based violence with her infant. Today, both she and her child receive trauma-informed care, education, and housing — in a place that wanted them both. Over 2,000 girls are still on the waiting list for a spot like hers.
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Candid Platinum Seal 2026 — top 1% of US nonprofits
GreatNonprofits Top Rated 2024 & 2025
IRS-verified 501(c)(3) nonprofit · EIN 93-1730164
30+ years of verified impact — founded 1991
Annual financial reports published publicly on this site
Wells, boreholes, and tanks giving 2,000+ people safe water daily across Kenya’s most vulnerable communities and orphanages.
Learn more →East Africa’s first trauma-informed school for vulnerable girls — 40+ supported now, 2,000 on the waiting list. Founded March 2025.
Learn more →5,500+ women annually through trauma care, vocational training, microfinance, and a 100,000 sq ft multi-complex center under construction.
Learn more →The Evelyn S. Weatherspoon Scholarship Fund — investing in Kenyan students who are becoming the change-makers of tomorrow.
Learn more →Responding to East Africa’s most urgent crises — relief for widows, families in Nairobi’s informal settlements, and disaster response.
Learn more →12 leadership centers across Kenya, mentorship programs, week-long summits, and a pipeline of next-generation Kenyan leaders.
Learn more →Now Recognized Around the World.
Global Development Project Kenya is growing — and now carries an official name that reflects it. Global Hearts Without Borders Network is the same organization you’ve trusted, now officially registered in both the United States and East Africa.
Same programs. Same team. Same commitment to Kenya. Just more recognized, more established, and more equipped to serve the communities that need us most.
All donations continue to be received by Global Development Project Kenya, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 93-1730164). Your giving is fully tax-deductible and completely unchanged.
EIN 93-1730164 · All gifts tax-deductible under U.S. law.
“GDP is one of the most transparent and effective nonprofits I have ever supported. You can see exactly where your money goes — and feel it.”
“The work GDP does for women and children in Kenya is simply extraordinary. I have seen it with my own eyes on a missions trip. Changed my life.”
“I have been giving to GDP for years. Their financial reports are clear, their impact is real, and their team is genuinely on the ground making a difference.”
“As a physician I am deeply moved by GDP’s trauma-informed approach to care. St. Rita is exactly the kind of innovation East Africa needs right now.”
Every gift, no matter the size, shows up in a real life in Kenya today. Join 147 donors this month.