It takes a village to raise a child.
Together, we surround each child with the support they need to grow, dream, and thrive beyond the slum.
We don't accept the status quo of poverty. Our ethos is an energy that we call poverty escape velocity, an education based intervention that leverages great nutrition, modern learning, curated care and an abundance of love to break the chains of poverty.
We inspire our children to think of life outside of the slum
We are empowering students to learn and thrive, developing in them the character and fortitude required to build successful lives outside of the slum that not only create rich, opportunity filled lives for themselves, but also for the communities that they’ve grown up in.
Having found a building to rent on the outskirts of Kibera, and with further generous donations from friends across the world, in January 2021 we welcomed our first children to the new school and set about to develop all of the infrastructure and systems that would support our ambition for our children: to elevate them out of poverty through education.
Counting the Change We’ve Made Together
Internet connected laptops enable an AI enhanced teaching and learning methodology that has greatly enhanced our results.
Nutrition shapes how a child thinks, fights disease and regulates emotion. About 90% of human brain happens in the first 5 years of life.
Essential to develop imagination, emotional expression, problem-solving, and cognitive flexibility - the mental tools that help children think, adapt and create meaning.
Poverty creates chronic stress, impeding learning. We curate safe and responsive environments where our children can regulate, trust and engage with their education
Building physical health, emotional regulation, confidence, and social belonging.
From facility and infrastructure sanitation, through to classes on hygiene, disease prevention is a strong focus for the team.
Reading is one of the most powerful cognitive technologies humans have ever invented. With no books at home, the continued expansion of our library is critical to our success.
By knowing life outside of the slum, our children know what they are aspiring to. Each trip is a window into the great possibilities that lie in their futures
We are supported by an extraordinary global community. We’ve developed outreach programs to give both sides the opportunity to learn from each other.
Education is the most powerful weapon with which you can change the world.
Nelson Mandela
It costs just $60 per month to feed, clothe, educate and protect one of our children. Your contribution helps us forecast how many children we can help each year as we strive to to enhance our impact and broaden our reach each year.
Life at Little Lions, as it Happens
Moments of joy, learning, resilience, and connection — shared directly from our community in Kibera and beyond.
