The Kenya Drylands Education Fund (KDEF) works to expand access to education for students in Marsabit and Samburu Counties. By engaging deeply with communities—listening and learning—we have developed a holistic approach that helps families to overcome the cultural and economic barriers that have traditionally led to school enrollment rates ...

That’s why KDEF implements enrollment campaigns in the rural villages where we work. We hold public meetings, open to all, and invite government, school and village leaders to speak. We share information about Kenya’s education policies, promote the value of education, and encourage families to send their children to school.

Kura Omar and Sarah Hadden founded the Kenya Drylands Education Fund in 2013, primarily to help girls stay in school. Since then, KDEF has been working hard to lift up students, families and communities through expanded access to education across Northern Kenya.

With the help of individual donors and foundation grants, KDEF provides promising students with four years of free secondary-school education at a high-quality boarding school.

Deciding to put their skill sets and talents to work on behalf of area students, Sarah and Kura launched the Kenya Drylands Education Fund (KDEF), designed primarily to help girls stay in school. They began distributing washable, reusable sanitary pads, underwear and soap packaged as Opportunity Kits.

During the day, KDEF sponsored students have to gather in one spot to access online learning platforms that are installed in the new smartphones we recently provided. Under the tree shown above you can connect to unsteady 3G internet.

KDEF not only funded the drilling of one of the deepest boreholes in the country but installed solar panels, storage tanks and automatic water dispensers. Women and children are now free and no longer required to walk far distances to find water sources.

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Because groundwater is scarce and often contaminated, KDEF works with communities to find sustainable solutions. We built rain-harvesting rock catchments, masonry storage tanks, and solar-powered boreholes.