About Utana Foundation Trust
Utana is a Kikuyu word meaning generosity. Kikuyu is one of the people group languages in Kenya-East Africa. The Utana Foundation reaches out and aid vulnerable children in society through providing food, clothing, and decent education all of which are fundamental Human and Children Rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Foundation begun in 2020 through initiating a motivation and reward program at Kanjeru Primary School in Kiambu County, Kenya.
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Four reasons why need to partner with you
Kanjeru is a locality within Kiambu County in Kenya near the capital Nairobi.
Kanjeru is a locality within Kiambu County in Kenya near the capital Nairobi. The Kanjeru community is a vibrant community with many families who engage in farming and trade. Situated near Kanjeru along the Western By-pass is a sprawling slum known as ‘Shauri Yako’. There are over 2,000 families cramped up in this informal settlement. There are various vices and vulnerabilities within this slum including drug abuse, alcoholism, sexual promiscuity and physical abuse, child neglect and hunger to mention a few.
The school has developed an intervention where they provide one meal per day per students.
These societal vices and vulnerabilities have contributed to much pain in society particularly for children involved. Kanjeru Primary School is a public school located near this slum and enrolls a good number of its students from there. The school has developed an intervention where they provide one meal per day per students. This has attracted many children from the slum who would otherwise not attend school.
The Utana Foundation begun with this end in mind.
As expected, most of these students cannot afform the basics required for decent education, including uniform and school fees. Its incumbent on the community to lend a hand to such families. The Utana Foundation begun with this end in mind.
We believe we can change the community
Despite the insurmountable challenge, we believe we can change the community and the world, one child at a time. With your help and support, we can move this mountain.
Meet Our Volunteer Team
Testimonials
Mrs Kamau
Headmistress Kanjeru Primary SchoolWe began our partnership with Utana Foundation in 2019, despite covid outbreak in 2020, we did not lose hope or stop. Since then, we have motivated over 350 students and the results are open for all to see. We really thank God for Utana Foundation and the work they are doing at Kanjeru Primary. The impact cannot be fully measured. We pray and hope that God will sustain them and enable them to support us for many more years to come. God bless you.
Rhoda
Scholarship BeneficiaryI am indebted to Utana Foundation for intervening and paying my school fees. They gave me hope and a chance to make it in life. I don’t know what I would have done were it not for their help. May God bless them.
Teacher Maina
The motivation program by Utana Foundation came at the right time. It made our lives easier as teachers since our students don’t need to be pushed any more. The program has seen the mean score improve and place the school in the County map as one of the most competitive schools. It has improved our reputation and attracted so many new students.
Anonymous
ParentEver since the motivation program started in 2019, I saw my children begin to work hard to receive the prizes from Utana Foundation. The prizes have changed the Community and every child talks fondly about them, all of them want to win a prize so they influence each other to work hard. This was a great initiative.
Anonymous
StudentWe promise to keep working hard not just to win the prizes from the foundation but to make it in life as the founders normally tell us. The motivation and scholarship programs have really made a difference to us.