HELGA Kajiado – Helping a child help herself

Helping a child help herself

Empowering Girls. Transforming Communities. Building a Just Future.

where every girl has the opportunity to learn, grow, and lead. At HELGA Kajiado, we are committed to breaking barriers to education, protecting vulnerable girls, and empowering young women to become agents of change within their communities.

Who We Are

Humanitarian Efforts for the Learning of Girlchild in Africa (HELGA) is a grassroots organization committed to advancing the rights, education, and wellbeing of girls and women in Kajiado County.

Founded on the belief that every girl deserves safety, education, and opportunity, HELGA works at the heart of communities to address barriers such as gender-based violence, harmful cultural practices, and limited access to education.

Through inclusive, community-driven approaches, we empower individuals to create lasting change in their own lives and communities.

Our Mission

To foster a culture of inclusion and diversity, through education, advocacy and leadership development for everyone to thrive and contribute to common good.

Our Vision

A Just and Equitable Society.

Our Core Values

Empathetic
Inclusivity
Teamwork
God fearing
Integrity
Empowerment

Our Programs

In living our vision, we implement the following programs

We Rescue

We have put up Grace Nanana Rescue Centre which offers a sanctuary and support services for girls at risk of violence and exploitation.

We empower women

equipping them with essential skills in alternative livelihoods, entrepreneurship, for financial independence,

We Educate

With our school, Nanana WinBridge Education Centre, we provide a safe space and holistic education for girls.

Youth engagement & empowerment

The Connect the Youth Program (CYP) empowers young people with life skills, career guidance, digital literacy,

Mental Wellness Program

We run this for caregivers, guardians, and parents of mentally challenged children while promoting mental health awareness and support for students.

Digi Lab Program

This is a three-month program through which out of school youth are trained on digital literacy and entrepreneurship for positive development

Food Security Program

We grow food in our two greenhouses within the school which is consumed by the children thus giving them required nutrients

Community Advocacy

We actively advocate for policy changes and collaborate with community leaders to create a more supportive environment for girls and women to flourish.

About Us

A Story of Courage, Education, and Community Transformation

HELGA works to eliminate disparities in education, social and economic status for prosperity within the local community in Kajiado County...

A safe haven for girls at risk of violence

Provides quality education for the girl child

Growing up in poverty, children face many challenges: hunger and health problems, limited access to education. Through inclusive, community-driven approaches, we empower individuals to create lasting change in their own lives and communities.

At a glance...

Donate to our urgent needs

Support a girl's education

$1000 Takes a girl through 1 year in high school

Provide food for children

$500 feeds all the children at GNRC for a month

Support empowerment

$2000 is spent per month on youth and women empowerment programs each month.

Let us work together to make a difference

Every number represents a life changed—and a future restored.

Our Featured Program

Grace Nanana Education & Rescue Centre

At the heart of HELGA’s work is the Grace Nanana Education & Rescue Centre—a safe haven for girls at risk. Here, girls find protection, education, mentorship, and hope for a brighter future. The centre not only rescues but rebuilds lives, empowering girls to reclaim their dignity and pursue their dreams.

400+

Girls enrolled

100%

Retention rate

What's the Gap

Why Our Work Matters

In many communities, girls face significant barriers including early marriage, limited access to education, and gender-based violence. Without intervention, these challenges continue cycles of poverty and inequality.

HELGA exists to break these cycles—ensuring every girl has the chance to learn, grow, and lead.

The Maasai girls who come to Grace Nanana Rescue Center are the most at-risk – orphans, runaways or abandoned. They are brought to us by social welfare government officials or relatives trying to save them from cruel cultural practices.

We meet their basic needs with shelter, food, clothing and nurturing adult care. We enroll them in our school; helping them recover and develop personal confidence and occupational skills to reach their full potential.

In turn, these girls grow into self-supporting, independent women who will help lift their communities out of poverty to a sustainable future.

Get Involved

You can help us create a safer, more equitable future for girls and communities.

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More than 5000+ lives impacted - young girls and women.

Our Story

Help a girl help herself

The Maasai culture is strongly patriarchal, with a man’s wealth measured in terms of cattle and children

Girls are at the bottom of the social hierarchy. In childhood girls as young as 7 or 8 are matched with much older men, with multiple wives, in exchange for livestock. Many girls are forced to undergo the traditional rite of female genital mutilation (FGM) to be considered marriageable, despite the practice being outlawed by the governments of Kenya. These child brides – who suffer lifetimes of health issues and trauma – become little more than breeders for their husbands.

Fewer than 40% of Maasai girls enroll in school. Even fewer complete primary school and go on to secondary school or university. But those who become educated are respected by their tribe, which is struggling with how to integrate its centuries-old, semi-nomadic lifestyle into the modern world.