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✓ Candid Platinum 2025 & 2026
✓ 501(c)(3) · EIN 93-1730164
✓ 35+ years in Kenya
Women of Samburu County gathered for GDP Day of Hope and Help — colorful traditional dress, Northern Kenya
The Samburu Project
Samburu County — 100+ women gather
Students and staff at St. Rita Evergreen Girls School, Nyahururu Kenya — GDP supported
St. Rita School
St. Rita Girls School · Nyahururu
Two giraffes crossing the road in Kenya — East Africa wildlife on a GDP missions trip
Kenya Safari
Kenya · the land where we work
GDP conference session in the Multiplex Center auditorium, Mombasa Kenya
Mombasa Multiplex
Multiplex Center · in full use
 
590+
Children · daily
5,500+
Women annually
10+
Programs
35+
Years in Kenya
2026
Live & growing
🌍 The Samburu Project
Maralal Town · Northern Kenya · Launched 2026
GDP Samburu Project outdoor community session — GDP banner, hundreds of Samburu women in colorful traditional dress seated on green hillside, Northern Kenya 2026
The Samburu Project · 2026
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GDP Samburu Project — community gathers under the open sky
📍 Samburu County, Northern Kenya · “Bettering Lives Together”
Three Samburu women in vibrant green, orange and blue traditional dress and beaded jewelry at GDP empowerment event, Northern Kenya
Samburu Project
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The women of Samburu — vibrant, resilient, seen
📍 Samburu County, Northern Kenya
GDP team member in Global Development Project shirt handing out hygiene supplies to Samburu women — Northern Kenya 2026
Samburu Project
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GDP distributing supplies — your gift, her hands
📍 Samburu County · Northern Kenya
Samburu mother with infant drinking from cup, with friend beside her in beaded jewelry and orange shawl — GDP gathering, Northern Kenya
Samburu Project
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Mother and infant — together at the gathering
📍 Samburu County · Northern Kenya
Large crowd of Samburu women gathered at GDP Day of Hope and Help community event — 100+ women in traditional dress
Samburu
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100+ women gather — the community shows up
Samburu community elders seated on grass listening at GDP event — beaded necklaces, traditional dress, Northern Kenya
Samburu
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Elders in attendance — wisdom meets hope
Samburu women in pink and red traditional plaid dress seated on grass at GDP community gathering, Northern Kenya
Samburu
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Listening, together — Samburu community
Samburu woman portrait — white shawl, colorful beaded necklace, pink dress, seated on grass at GDP event, Northern Kenya
Samburu
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A portrait of strength — Samburu, Northern Kenya
GDP team member with Samburu women and baby outdoors — St Rita school banner visible, smiling and joyful, Northern Kenya 2026
Samburu · GDP Field Team
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GDP field team with the community — the moment hope arrives
📍 Samburu County · St Rita enrollment drive · 2026
🏫 St. Rita Evergreen Girls School
Nyahururu, Kenya · “The Lighthouse” · Founded 2025
St. Rita Evergreen Girls School full group photo — students, staff, and GDP team outdoors at Nyahururu Kenya
St. Rita Girls School
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Full community — students, staff, and GDP together
📍 St. Rita Evergreen Girls School · Nyahururu, Kenya
St. Rita students in red uniforms at outdoor lesson on the grass — Nyahururu Kenya GDP supported school
St. Rita
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Outdoor learning — free, safe, thriving
📍 Nyahururu, Kenya
St. Rita Evergreen Girls School students in computer lab with GDP team — new technology, Nyahururu Kenya
St. Rita
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Computer lab — new technology, new futures
📍 St. Rita · Nyahururu
Group photo at The St. Rita Evergreen Girls School sign — Global Development Project Kenya partnership
St. Rita
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At the school gate — a place worth fighting for
📍 St. Rita · GDP supported
GDP team welcoming St. Rita students on a field visit — laughter and connection, Nyahururu Kenya
St. Rita
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GDP team visit — meeting the girls of St. Rita
📍 Nyahururu, Kenya
St. Rita Evergreen Girls School students singing and performing together outdoors — joy at Nyahururu, Kenya
St. Rita
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Singing together — joy that healing makes possible
📍 St. Rita · Nyahururu
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“This is not just a school — it is a sanctuary of healing, empowerment, and transformation, lighting a path toward a brighter tomorrow.”
 

GDP Kenya · St. Rita Evergreen Girls School · September 2025

 
🏛️ GDP Multiplex Center
Mombasa, Kenya · 1,100-seat Regional Hub
GDP team standing on rooftop of Multiplex Center during construction — Mombasa Kenya
Phase 1 · Construction
Building from the ground up
Foundation
GDP Multiplex Center slab and upper floor concrete construction — Mombasa Kenya
Phase 2 · Structure
Walls rising · floors being poured
Structure
GDP Multiplex Center in full session — conference attendees packed in the auditorium, Mombasa Kenya
✓ Phase 3 · Operational
In full use — packed conference 2025
✓ Operational
GDP Multiplex Center auditorium — colorful plastic chairs set up ready for conference, Mombasa Kenya
Multiplex
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Auditorium — set and waiting
📍 Mombasa Multiplex Center
Youth conference at GDP Multiplex Center — colorful seats with attendees, Mombasa Kenya 2025
Multiplex
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Youth conference — colorful, alive, full
📍 Mombasa · 2025
GDP Multiplex Center — hundreds seated and engaged at youth conference, Mombasa Kenya
Multiplex Center
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Youth summit — next-generation leaders
📍 Multiplex · Mombasa
Women and youth sharing a meal and mentorship conversation inside GDP Multiplex Center, Mombasa Kenya
Women & Youth
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Mentorship over a meal — connection across generations
📍 Multiplex · Mombasa
🌻 Women’s Empowerment
Kenya & Uganda · 5,500+ women annually · Led by Patricia Wright
Hundreds of women gathered in Nairobi for GDP Women's Empowerment Conference — massive crowd outside, Kenya
Women’s Empowerment
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Hundreds gather — Women’s Empowerment Conference, Nairobi
📍 Nairobi, Kenya · GDP Women’s Program
Woman receiving resources at GDP Excellent Woman Conference — Patricia Wright handing food package, Mombasa Kenya
Women’s Empowerment
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Receiving with dignity — GDP Women’s Conference
📍 Mombasa, Kenya
Four women smiling together at GDP Women's Empowerment event — joyful community connection, Kenya
Women’s Empowerment
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Joy in community — four women, one mission
📍 Kenya · GDP Women’s Program
Three women inside GDP Multiplex Center — smiling together at women's conference, Mombasa Kenya
Women
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Connected at the Multiplex Center
📍 Mombasa, Kenya
Three women enjoying a meal together at GDP Women's Empowerment conference — including woman in blue and navy dress, Kenya
Women
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Sharing a meal — fellowship at the conference
Three women laughing together at table inside GDP Multiplex Center — Mombasa Kenya women's conference
Women
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Pure joy — women’s conference fellowship
Four women holding cups of tea and food plates, colorful dresses, smiling at GDP Women's Empowerment conference
Women
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Fellowship with tea and food — nourished in every way
Two women in formal dress at GDP Women's conference — pink lace and red beaded dress, Mombasa Kenya
Women’s Empowerment
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Dressed with dignity — women’s conference, Mombasa
📍 GDP Multiplex · Mombasa
GDP Women's Empowerment Summit Kenya — large gathering, 5,500+ women reached annually
Women’s Empowerment
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Women’s Summit — 5,500+ women reached every year
📍 Kenya · annually
🏡 Children’s Homes & Special Needs
Nairobi · 590+ children served daily
GDP partner children's home Nairobi Kenya — safe housing food education and care for 590+ children daily
Children’s Homes
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Children’s Home — safe, fed, and loved every day
📍 Nairobi, Kenya
Michael Wright with Osarai Primary School children in Maasai country — GDP Kenya, Kajiado
Education
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Michael Wright with Osarai children — joy in Maasai country
📍 Kajiado, Kenya
Child in wheelchair at Project of Hope Special Needs Center Mathare Nairobi — GDP Kenya daily care and therapy
Special Needs Center
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Special Needs Center — the children others overlook
📍 Project of Hope · Mathare, Nairobi
🦁 Kenya Safari — What Awaits on Missions Trips
East Africa · Wild & Breathtaking

GDP missions trips aren’t just work — they’re an unforgettable encounter with the world’s most extraordinary landscapes and wildlife. Many trip participants describe their safari experience as life-changing alongside the community work.

Two giraffes standing tall crossing the road in Kenya — stunning wildlife encounter on a GDP missions trip safari
Kenya Safari
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Two giraffes standing tall crossing the road in Kenya — stunning wildlife encounter on a GDP missions trip safari
📍 Kenya · GDP Missions Trip
White rhinos grazing — Kenya’s precious wildlife
Kenya Safari
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White rhinos grazing — Kenya’s precious wildlife
📍 Kenya · East Africa
Lions in a tree — tree-climbing lions in East Africa, seen on a GDP Kenya missions trip safari
Kenya Safari
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Tree-climbing lions — rare and unforgettable
📍 East Africa · GDP Mission Trip
🤝 Humanitarian Aid
East Africa · Crisis Relief · Where Others Don’t Go
Hundreds of children in yellow shirts holding GDP Kenya Thank You banner — humanitarian aid, East Africa
Humanitarian Aid
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“Thank You GDP” — hundreds of children reached, East Africa
📍 East Africa · GDP Humanitarian Outreach
Community leaders and villagers holding GDP Kenya Thank You banner — humanitarian aid outreach, East Africa
Humanitarian
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Community leaders say thank you — GDP East Africa
📍 East Africa · GDP Outreach
Children and youth near traditional huts holding GDP Kenya Thank You banner — humanitarian relief, East Africa
Humanitarian
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Reaching children near the huts — humanitarian relief
📍 East Africa · GDP Outreach
GDP team member in yellow safety vest distributing grain and food to line of women — Samburu/Maasai community, Kenya
Humanitarian
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Food and grain distribution — women receive with dignity
📍 Kenya · GDP Humanitarian Aid
Maasai community members with GDP vehicle — humanitarian visit, traditional red plaid dress and beaded jewelry, Kenya
Humanitarian · Maasai Community
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Maasai community welcomes GDP — trust built over years
📍 Maasai Country, Kenya
Village children and caregiver holding GDP Kenya Thank You banner in front of traditional thatched huts — humanitarian aid, East Africa
Humanitarian
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Village children say thank you — GDP humanitarian reach
📍 East Africa · GDP Outreach
Want to see this for yourself?
GDP missions trips include community project days, cultural immersion, and time to experience Kenya’s extraordinary wildlife. Trips available December 2026 & throughout 2027.
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Every gift, has given GDP the power to add to the happiness of those who needed a reason to smile.“
 

GDP Kenya · Osarai Primary School Newsletter · 2025

 

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