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35+ years extending love & hope across borders
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.
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501(c)(3) verified
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“This is the first place where I felt my child and I were both wanted.”
— Student, St. Rita Evergreen Girls School, Nyahururu · 2025
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Nyahururu, Kenya · St. Rita Evergreen Girls School
Real stories. Real impact. Your gift made this possible.
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.
2,000+
girls are still on the waiting list for a spot like hers. The constraint is not will — it is funding.
St. Rita Evergreen Girls School · Nyahururu, Kenya · Opened March 2025
30+ years extending love & hope across borders
Today, 590 children woke up safe because of donors like you.
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Also known as Global Hearts Without Borders Network The same mission, now officially recognized in the United States and Kenya — growing globally.
FL Reg. G26000059044 Kenya Reg. CLG-DATKR2MA 501(c)(3) · EIN 93-1730164
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Meet someone your gift helped
Real stories. Real impact. Your gift made this possible.
A young mother in Nyahururu, Kenya — St. Rita Evergreen Girls School

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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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

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

See GDP in action
Watch our 2025 field report — real stories from East Africa, told by the people who were there.
What your gift does on the ground
Six active programs across East Africa — every one of them running today because of donors like you.
Clean water

Wells, boreholes, and tanks giving 2,000+ people safe water daily across Kenya’s most vulnerable communities and orphanages.

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St. Rita School

East Africa’s first trauma-informed school for vulnerable girls — 40+ supported now, 2,000 on the waiting list. Founded March 2025.

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Women’s empowerment

5,500+ women annually through trauma care, vocational training, microfinance, and a 100,000 sq ft multi-complex center under construction.

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GDP scholarships

The Evelyn S. Weatherspoon Scholarship Fund — investing in Kenyan students who are becoming the change-makers of tomorrow.

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Humanitarian aid

Responding to East Africa’s most urgent crises — relief for widows, families in Nairobi’s informal settlements, and disaster response.

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Youth empowerment

12 leadership centers across Kenya, mentorship programs, week-long summits, and a pipeline of next-generation Kenyan leaders.

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The Same Mission · Growing Globally
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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.

Official Registrations
🇺🇸 Florida, United States G26000059044 Registered April 23, 2026
🇰🇪 Republic of Kenya CLG-DATKR2MA Incorporated April 13, 2026
🇰🇪 Section 55 License · Kenya CLG-DATKR2MA Signed by the Attorney General · Nairobi
501(c)(3) Protected Giving
EIN 93-1730164 · All gifts tax-deductible under U.S. law.
What people say about GDP
★★★★★

“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.”

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Karen Gaciuki
Long-term donor & volunteer
★★★★★

“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.”

JW
Jocelyne Wright-McLemore
Missions trip participant
★★★★★

“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.”

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Lavon Smart
Monthly donor
★★★★★

“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.”

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Dr. Erin Anthony
Healthcare professional & supporter
Candid Platinum 2026 GreatNonprofits Top Rated 2024 & 2025
501(c)(3) verified · EIN 93-1730164
30+ years serving Kenya
Jacksonville FL · Nairobi Kenya
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What your gift does on the ground
Six active programs across East Africa
Every one of them running today because of donors like you.
💧
Clean water
Wells, boreholes & tanks
Giving 2,000+ people safe water daily across Kenya’s most vulnerable communities and partner children’s homes.
2,000+ people · daily access
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St. Rita School · Newest
East Africa’s first trauma-informed school for girls
40+ supported now, 2,000+ on the waiting list. Founded March 2025 in Nyahururu, Kenya — for girls fleeing GBV, SBV, and forced marriage.
40+ girls · 2,000+ waiting
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Women’s empowerment
Trauma care, training & entrepreneurship
5,500+ women annually through trauma care, vocational training, financial literacy, and 24/7 crisis support — plus the Mombasa Multiplex Center under construction.
5,500+ women annually
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Children’s homes
Three homes & a special needs center
Providing safe housing, food, healthcare, education, and trained caregiving to approximately 590 children in Nairobi and across Kenya every single day.
590+ children · every day
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Scholarships
Evelyn S. Weatherspoon Scholarship Fund
Supporting Kenyan students from GDP’s children’s homes into secondary school, vocational training, and university — turning impossible dreams into degrees.
$1,250/yr per student
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Humanitarian & youth
Crisis response & youth leadership
Crisis response for widows and families in Nairobi’s informal settlements, plus 12 youth leadership centers across Kenya developing the next generation of community leaders.
12 youth leadership centres