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Our vision is to build Pan-African bridges that narrow the gender agenda gap for girls, boys, youth, women, and Persons with Disabilities across Africa.
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Our Story
Building Success Through Vision,
Innovation, and Trusted Client Partnerships
Daraja Letu Foundation was established in 2020 with a clear conviction: that bridging the gender gap in Africa requires more than isolated interventions — it requires building structural, sustainable bridges that connect communities to power, opportunity, and dignity. Officially registered in 2024, we have grown from a grassroots vision into a recognised Pan-African organisation implementing multi-sectoral programs across Kenya, with ambitions to scale across the continent.
Our name is drawn from Swahili — "Daraja" (bridge) and "Letu" (ours) — a deliberate choice that reflects our identity as a community-owned movement. We are not an organisation that works on communities from a distance. We are a bridge built from within.
our Vision
Our mission is a world where all barriers affecting girls, boys, youth, women, and Persons with Disabilities are broken for a more fulfilling life.
Who We Are
Our Strategy
We intentionally include and prioritise the most marginalised — adolescent girls and boys, young women, Persons with Disabilities, and communities in informal settlements and rural areas.
Daraja Letu Foundation adopts a multi-sectoral, intersectional approach to development. We recognise that poverty, gender inequality, climate vulnerability, poor health outcomes, and exclusion from governance are deeply connected — and our programming reflects this reality.
Our interventions are designed to be context-specific, evidence-informed, and driven by the lived experiences of those we walk alongside. Community mobilisation sits at the heart of our model. We work with grassroots networks of girls' and youth-led groups, training them not just as beneficiaries but as advocates, leaders, and changemakers who can hold power accountable and shape the policies that affect their lives.
10+
Years of Experience
5+
Projects Regional
Bridging the Gap
Our Core Values
Equity and Inclusion
We actively work to ensure no one is left behind, with particular focus on those most marginalised.
Community Ownership
Our interventions are co-created with communities, not designed for them.
Feminist Leadership
We nurture transformative, feminist leadership that challenges systemic inequality.
Integrity and Accountability
We operate with transparency, measuring our impact and being accountable to the communities we serve.
Collaboration
We believe change is collective and actively seek partnerships that amplify our reach and impact.
We Are A Team
Our Partnerships
Strategic partnerships are central to Daraja Letu's model. We currently collaborate with OXFAM under the IMatter Campaign, working on Women, Peace and Security. Our partnership with FEMNET has enabled girls to engage in high-level intergenerational dialogues with stakeholders including UNICEF on the International Day of the African Child. Through SWAHIBA NETWORKS, we are supporting marginalised students in Homa Bay County with provision of shoes, targeting approximately 1,500 students. We are actively seeking new partnerships and funding relationships to scale our proven models, expand geographic reach, and deepen our systems-change impact across Africa.