I am Heshima

We are building a movement where every child has access to education and the tools to write their own future. Welcome! I AM HESHIMA is a grassroots organization registered in Kenya & Canada. We empower children and youth through education in and out of the classroom. We achieve this through our 5 programs: Academic scholarships (primary, secondary & post-secondary) My Time (Reproductive health) Under the Mango Tree (Early childhood education & development) Heshima Football Club (Talent development) & Leadership (Education is ‘paid back’ by giving back). The 600+ children in our organization are the 1st in 3 generations of their family to graduate (from primary school)! In our community, we are the sole organization of its kind the average annual household income is $300. Why I AM HESHIMA exists? Although the right to education is universal, access to it is not; There is always 1 child too many abused by their protector Circumstance plays far too big a role in determining a child's quality of life. Belonging & Love are absent to far too many tiny humans. THIS is the status quo WE ARE changing. Kiddos have dreams for their lives. We are DREAM BUILDERS. Join us!