Clean Water Project: Grand Opening
In partnership with the Newman's Own Foundation---and supporters like you--Shining Hope has officially opened the Clean Water Project, which is providing safe and affordable drinking water to thousands of people in Kibera everyday.
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Summer Institute Application Now Open!
The Summer Institute is a highly competitive program that provides deeply motivated college students with on-the-ground experience teaching at The Kibera School for Girls, the first free school for girls in the Kibera slum, Africa’s largest slum located in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Kibera School for Girls premieres a remix of the hit single ‘I Know I Can’!
The Kibera School for Girls has remixed the hit single by international hip-hop star NAS to premiere their own version of I KNOW I CAN. Check out their stunning performance and inspiring message!
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Kristof in the NYTimes: Just Look at What You Did!
Nicholas D. Kristof recently featured Shining Hope for Communities in his NYTimes Op-Ed, 'Just Look at What You Did!' The headline says it all: look at what is possible when we come together as a community and dedicate ourselves to making difference.
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Women & Girls as the Engines of Social Change: Watch Now
Watch our new video to learn about Shining Hope for Communities' innovative approach to community development and women's empowerment: we invest in girls' education to bring equality and opportunity for all.
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Shining Hope for Communities combats gender inequality and extreme poverty in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, by linking tuition free schools for girls to accessible social services for all.
Everyone, everywhere deserves the chance to hope
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$15 Provides sanitary napkins for our adolescent girls’ program for 1 month
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$30 Sponsors a student's education at The Kibera School for Girls for 1 month
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$100 Provides the SHOFCO's Women's Empowerment Program with supplies for 1 month
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$200 Sponsors a SHOFCO Youth Program community clean up
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$500 Provides a computer for our clinic, school, or cyber cafe
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$1000 Sponsors our Youth Education Programs for 1 month
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$2000 Provides 1 year of medical supplies for our clinic
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$5000 Sponsors the salary of a nurse or midwife for the clinic
Did you know?
In Kibera, 43% of the girls do not attend school, compared to 29% of boys
Women and girls in Kibera contract HIV at a rate 5 times their male counterparts
Life expectancy in Kibera is estimated to be 30 years of age, compared to 54.2 years of age in the rest of Kenya
"Shining Hope for Communities demonstrates that those who believe in change can make it happen. They are leading a remarkable transformation of Kibera, providing education, healthcare, clean water and hope for a better life. We've been a proud supporter from the start, and we’re thrilled to see them grow and succeed."
Robert H. Forrester
"You know you've been a little modest here, but this is kind of a breakthrough in Kibera-- what you're doing for young girls and women...it's a breakthrough that has to be done everywhere."
President William J. Clinton to Kennedy (April 2011, CGI U Closing Plenary)
"In many parts of the world women are routinely beaten, raped, or sold into prostitution. They are denied access to medical care, education, economic and political power. Changing that could change everything"