In 2011, Carolyn Witt Jones and the late Jo Robertson envisioned a collective effort of generosity to fund education for girls in Kenya. This resulted in the establishment of the Kenya Girls Forward Charitable Fund at Blue Grass Community Foundation. The fund has thus far supported more than 118 students who would otherwise not have access to secondary school.

HOW YOU CAN HELP $500 can provide a full year of high school for a deserving girl in Kenya. Any donation amount is welcome and will go toward a collective effort to send as many bright young women to school as possible.

Thanks to the generosity of new and continuing donors, we were able to grant $47,660 to Rural Women Peace Link in 2023. We hope to keep the momentum going for 2024!

LIFE IN KENYA  Most Kenyans live in poverty, lacking healthcare and educational materials. Young girls are often abused, forced into marriages, and genital mutilation remains legal. Many mothers care for as many as ten children on as little as a dollar a day.

HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION IN KENYA IS NOT FREE.  The cost of room and board, uniforms, and school supplies is unaffordable for these bright girls who yearn for a better life. The girls know that to succeed and break their cycle of poverty, they must go to school.

WHY GIVE? 

• Thousands of Kenyan girls are unable to attend high school.
• 85% of Kenyan girls are abused and live in poverty.
• Education is an opportunity for options for their future.
• Their success is a springboard for others in their family.
• Education is freedom.

LEARN MORE   You can learn more about the Kenyan Girls Forward program, an initiative of Rural Women Peace Link, here: https://ruralwomenpeacelink.org/.

If you prefer to give by check, send a check payable to Blue Grass Community Foundation (memo: Kenya Girls Forward) to:
Blue Grass Community Foundation, Attn: Kenya Girls Forward, 499 E High St Ste 112, Lexington, KY 40507