She should be in school.
We make sure she can stay.
Samburu Girls Foundation protects girls from child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), and sexual violence, and raises them to become the women who end those practices.
In Samburu County, the girls most at risk are already out of school, or were never allowed to go.
Samburu Girls Foundation has educated over 3000 survivors and high-risk girls through an innovative accelerated learning program, backed by long-term support and mentorship.
When a girl cannot live safely at home because she has experienced – or is about to experience – FGM and early child marriage, we shelter her in our Rescue Center. Then we enroll her in school, and support her through high school or college – until she can stand on her own feet and remain free from harmful practices.
A Girl’s Life.
Kenyan law forbids child marriage, female genital mutilation, trafficking and sexual violence against girls. Sadly, these practices continue in the remote, nomadic communities where we work, affecting over 75% of the girls in Samburu County. Girls as young as eight are cut and married off to older men, often as his third or fourth wife. Childhood ends there, with all hope of education or a future outside of extreme poverty taken away.
FGM is so brutal and destructive that many girls do not survive it. Those that do face a much higher risk of difficult or fatal childbirth when they fall pregnant, which usually happens as soon as they enter puberty. Without education or skills, girls have no way to provide for their growing families, and the cycle of poverty continues into the next generation.
SGF is committed to breaking these cycles and offering girls a different life. We shelter girls when home and family are not safe. We get girls into school and give them the tools to thrive and become professionals, leaders and changemakers. Every day, our model proves itself as SGF graduates enter top colleges, find good jobs, rescue their younger sisters and change the mindset of their families and communities.
Rozila
Rozila was rescued in 2011 by SGF’s founder Dr. Josephine Kulea, and grew up in our Rescue Center. Years later, Rozila rescued her own sister, who is now also growing up at SGF. Today, Rozila is a college student and strong advocate against child marriage. As the youth representative for Girls Not Brides Kenya, she speaks on international stages about ending these harmful practices and the need to educate girls.
What your gift makes possible
1,000+
girls protected each year from child marriage, female genital mutilation, and sexual violence
110
girls sheltered at the Rescue Centre
712
girls in Nabulaa Accelerated Learning Program classrooms this year
500+
girls from the community joined our Leadership Boot Camps this year
Nabulaa Accelerated Learning Program
Over 700 children got back into school (or joined for the first time) in SGF’s Nabulaa Accelerated Learning Program classrooms in 2026. These children have entered or will soon enter mainstream schools at the third-grade level and will continue to be monitored and supported by SGF programs. A new group of 500 girls will start this program in January 2027.
A Campus
A large, gated campus on land given by the local community, with renovations and expansions beginning in late 2026.
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The number that matters most is not how many girls had to leave their homes. It is how many are still in school — and how many become strong, educated, empowered women whom the next generation of girls can follow.
Your Gift Will Change Her Life.
$50
Books and supplies for one semester of school
$85
Food and toiletries (including menstrual pads) for one girl for one month
$100
Two school uniforms and shoes
$150
Medical care for one year
$600
Tuition for one year of school (In Kenya, high school is always at Boarding schools and not free)
$1,500
Stand with a girl for one full year: shelter, education, room and board, medical care and human rights education for her entire family
Our Impact to Date
- 3000 girls have received educational support, some up to college level.
- Over 1,400 girls have completed Nabulaa Accelerated Learning Program (NALP).
- More than 600 girls have completed high school.
- 200+ girls have graduated from institutions of higher learning and colleges.
- SGF alumni are engaged in gainful employment and community service.
- Over 200,000 individuals reached through community outreach programmes, and media, advocating for girls’ rights and end to harmful practices.
- Shift in mindsets on recognizing and safeguarding the rights of girls.
- Supported the successful reintegration of rescued girls with their families.
- Collaboration with government, local leaders and global networks in advocacy for girls’ rights and education.
Nabulaa means growth in the Samburu language.