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🌍 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMeeting needs across borders β€” East Africa, the U.S. & beyond

Ten programs.
Two continents.
One mission.

For more than three decades, Global Development Project has carried love and hope across borders β€” meeting real human needs wherever they are. Clean water, education and rescue across East Africa; a voice for hurting youth reaching all the way into the United States. We go where the need is, not just where it’s easy. This is the work, program by program.

USA we serve here too East Africa where it all began β™₯
35+
Years serving
across borders
10
Active programs,
U.S. to East Africa
5,500+
Women impacted
every year
3
Partner
children’s homes
1
Dedicated platform
for youth Β· Unmuted
2
Continents,
one family
What we do

Ten ways we show up β€” every single day.

Each program below is running right now because of donors and partners who believe distance is no excuse to look away. Explore the work, the people, and the change taking root.

Clean WaterπŸ’§
Clean Water

Clean, safe water for communities where every drop once meant a long walk. Wells, boreholes and water points that transform daily life β€” and survival β€” for entire neighborhoods.

Water is life Learn more β†’
St. Rita Evergreen Girls’ SchoolπŸŽ“
St. Rita Evergreen Girls’ School

A safe place for girls to learn, grow and dream. Founded alongside Dr. Phyllis Njoki Kagimbi, St. Rita lifts vulnerable girls out of poverty through the power of education.

Education that rescues Learn more β†’
Women’s Empowerment🌸
Women’s Empowerment

Skills, fellowship and a path to dignity and income. Through training and sisterhood, women find their footing β€” and lift their whole families with them.

5,500+ women reached yearly Learn more β†’
Children’s Homes🏠
Children’s Homes

Three partner homes β€” Project of Hope, Compassionate Children’s Home and Good Samaritan β€” where orphaned and vulnerable children find shelter, family and love.

Three homes, one family Learn more β†’
Sponsorship & ScholarshipsπŸŽ’
Sponsorship & Scholarships

Sponsorship that follows a child from the classroom to a career β€” like Mercy, now interning at a hospital. Proof of what one sponsored education can become.

From classroom to career Learn more β†’
Humanitarian Aid🀲
Humanitarian Aid

When crisis hits, we move. Food, clothing and essential relief delivered with dignity to families and communities facing their hardest days.

Relief with dignity Learn more β†’
Youth Empowerment & Mentorship🌟
Youth Empowerment & Mentorship

Mentorship is the heartbeat of GDP. Leadership training, summits and mentors who walk beside young people as they discover who they’re meant to become.

Mentorship is key Learn more β†’
The Samburu ProjectπŸŒ„
The Samburu Project

Going where others don’t. Quarterly field missions into Samburu County carry health, empowerment and a rescue pipeline into Kenya’s most remote communities.

We go where the needs are Learn more β†’
GDP Multiplex CenterπŸ›οΈ
GDP Multiplex Center

A central hub in Mombasa for training, summits, worship and gatherings β€” the home base where vision becomes action and community comes together across East Africa.

Mombasa Β· where it comes together Learn more β†’
UnmutedπŸŽ™οΈ
Unmuted NEWEST

Our newest program: a trauma-informed voice space where young people across East Africa, the U.S. and beyond are finally heard β€” led by certified trauma counselors.

Newest Β· Cross-border Learn more β†’
One family, across borders

We go where the need is β€” not just where it’s easy.

🌍 East Africa πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States

Help doesn’t only flow one way. Global Development Project meets real needs across borders β€” wells, education and rescue throughout East Africa, and a lifeline for hurting young people reaching from Nairobi all the way into the United States through Unmuted. Wherever someone is unseen or unheard, that’s where we show up.

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Extending love and hope β€” one life, one community, one continent at a time. The heart of Global Development Project
Be part of the story

Ten programs. Countless lives. Your turn to step in.

Whether you want to sponsor a child, partner with a program, or simply learn more about the work β€” we’d love to hear from you. Every connection helps carry love and hope a little further.

Global Development Project β€” Kenya  Β·  gdpkenya.org