United Kenya Rising

Founded in 2002, United Kenya Rising is a non-governmental organisation based in Kakamega, Kenya working on children & youth, education, poverty & hunger +5 more.

United Kenya Rising is a community-driven non-profit organisation based in Kakamega, Kenya. It works to empower vulnerable children and families in Kakamega and Vihiga counties to move from survival to self-reliance. Its core offering is the three-year Family Care Model, which combines household assessments, home visits, and phase-based support across education, livelihoods, agriculture, dignified homes and health. The organisation's work also includes child welfare and family strengthening, and the reintegration of children from institutional care into family and community settings. It was founded in 2002, originating as a free meals programme for vulnerable children led by the United Society of Friends Women of Kakamega. It aligns its work with the Children Act 2022 and international child protection principles, and it describes itself as enacted as an NGO in 2025.