Today, 590 children
woke up safe
because of you.
Global Development Project serves vulnerable children, women, and families across East Africa every single day. Your gift shows up in real places, with real people — not on a shelf.
— Student, St. Rita Evergreen Girls School · 2025
in homes & special care
clean water access
empowerment programs annually
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.
girls are still on the waiting list for a spot like hers. The constraint is not will — it is funding.
30+ years extending love & hope
across borders.
Today, 590 children woke up safe.
Because of donors like you. Every gift — no matter the size — goes directly to the ground in East Africa. Not someday. Today.
Your gift goes
directly to East Africa.
Whether your gift is $10 or $1,000 — whether you give once or every month — you are part of every single story on these pages. None of this happens without all of us, together.
What your gift does
| $25 | Clean water for one child for 6 months through GDP’s borehole & tank program |
| $50 | School supplies and materials for two girls at St. Rita Evergreen School |
| $100 | Feeds 5 children in GDP’s partner homes for an entire month |
| $250 | Sponsors one Evelyn S. Weatherspoon scholarship student for a full academic term |
| $500+ | Contact us for named gifts, project sponsorships, or corporate partnerships |
Nine active programs across East Africa
Every one of them running today because of donors like you.
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.
Introducing The Samburu Project
GDP is going where few organizations dare — deep into the remote frontier of northern Kenya — to reach women and girls who need help the most. This is going further. This is what GDP does.
Samburu County, ~339 km north of Nairobi, is one of Kenya’s most geographically isolated and underserved regions. The teen pregnancy rate is 50% — the highest of any county in Kenya. The illiteracy rate in Maralal Town sits at 76%. Safe spaces and pathways for health, education, and leadership are severely limited for women and girls.
GDP is responding with a multi-layered, ongoing initiative: quarterly empowerment events in Maralal, emergency field missions that bring vulnerable girls to St. Rita’s safe campus in Nyahururu, and community-led health and leadership programs that build lasting change from within.
Watch our 2025 field report
Real stories from East Africa, told by the people who were there. Shot on the ground across GDP’s programs in Kenya and beyond.
Donors. Volunteers. Supporters.
“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.”
“I joined a GDP missions trip not knowing what to expect. What I found was a team that was fully present, completely committed, and genuinely loved by the communities they serve. I will be back.”
“The Samburu Project moved me deeply. GDP goes where no one else goes — and they go with dignity and love. I started giving monthly specifically because of this initiative.”
Serving communities across East Africa
590 children. One donor at a time.
Every gift, no matter the size, shows up in a real life in East Africa today. Join 147 donors this month. Ready to make a difference?