Giraffe Children's Charity
Helping children from the Nairobi slums through education
Giraffe grew out of the desire to help desperately poor youngsters to grow strong and stand tall.
We are an education charity working in the slums of Nairobi. We build schools and other infrastructure and sponsor children through primary, secondary and college education. Then we work to help them find employment.
Take your time and look around, and if you have any questions or want to help, drop us a line.
Visit our schools and college pages for more information
Latest News
Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education results
The KCSE is the final secondary school exam in the Kenyan system. Our students have really stepped up - we had one in the top 4% nationwide and 3 in the top 7%. Those are outstanding achievements!
Save the date - Brussels 20k run 27 May 2018
The Brussels 20K run is on 27 May. To take part and raise money for Giraffe Children's Charity, contact. admin@giraffeproject.org You can sponsor our runners here
New entrants to our secondary school, GEC
Eunice, a former student, talks to parents and students about GEC. We will have 36 new students and we do need sponsors. See our Sponsorship page if you can help
Vernissage in aid of the Giraffe Children's Charity
We are holding a vernissage of the paintings of Joyce Tiffen (1926-2017) who created watercolours like these. We hope to sell them for the Charity. See our Get Involved page for details
Our new classrooms are going up in fine style
The second storey of our classroom block is taking shape. They will provide 2 new bright and airy classrooms (much-needed). Thanks to all who supported. See our donate page if you'd like to help
New counselling services for our students
Or young people have experienced many problems: trauma, abuse, illness. With the help of professional counsellor, and lecturer, Cecilia, we are setting up a counselling programme . See our donate page for details
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Giraffe by the numbers
1,000,000 children live in Nairobi's slums
It's thought that around a million children live in poverty in Nairobi's massive slums.
And we are making a difference!
450 students sponsored by Giraffe
At any one time we're sponsoring around 450 young people in schools and colleges
11 years helping young people walk tall
Our first students now have jobs and families. And they're passing on the love they received, by sponsoring others.
How you can help
Donate
Funds for projects and for running costs make all the difference.
Sponsor
Sponsorship drives everything. Without it our young people would be lost.
Get Involved
There are many ways to do so, and it's one of the most rewarding things you can do!