The Classroom
A child-centred early-years education aligned with Kenya's ECDE curriculum, taught by fully accredited teachers who love this work.
Education, nutrition and love — since 2008
A safe place to learn, eat and grow up loved.
Hands of Love is a community school in Kariobangi, Nairobi, giving 130 children from low-income families a real chance at an education — and a childhood.
130+
Children in school today
70,000+
Meals served in 2025
18 yrs
Serving Kariobangi
Welcome to Hands of Love.
In Kariobangi, many parents face a hard choice every morning. Leave the children at home alone while they go look for work. Or send them to a crowded, unlicensed daycare where no one is really watching.
We built Hands of Love so families wouldn't have to choose.
Since 2008, we've been a school, a kitchen, and a second family to the children of this community. We teach them. We feed them. We make sure they see a doctor when they're sick. And we walk alongside their parents as they build a better life.
It costs about a dollar a day to keep one child in our care. That's the math behind everything we do.
What we do.
Three programs, one promise: no child in our care goes hungry, untaught, or unloved.
Two Meals, Six Days a Week
Breakfast and lunch every school day, plus regular health checks. For many of our children, this is the most reliable food and care they receive.
Standing With Families
We work with parents on school progress, parenting skills, and the hardest moments — floods, evictions, job loss — so home life supports learning.
How you can help.
Every gift goes straight to the children. Every share helps another family find us.
Sponsor a child
$30 a month covers everything one child needs for school — fees, food, healthcare, uniforms, books.
Become a sponsorGive a one-time gift
Any amount goes directly to the children. 100% of donations fund the programs at the school.
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Letters from Sami, dispatches from the classroom, and the occasional newsletter.
2 April 2026
Learning From the Whole Child: Our Waldorf Journey at Hands of Love
At Hands of Love Educational Centre, we have always believed that education is about more than passing exams. It’s about nurturing children…
Read more →9 March 2026
When the Rains Came: Our Community Stands Strong
Last Friday’s heavy rains brought more than just flooding to Nairobi. They brought a moment that reminded us how vulnerable our community’s…
Read more →6 January 2026
Hands of Love 2025 End of Year Director’s Report
As we close the chapter on 2025, I am filled with immense gratitude and pride. This year has been one of significant…
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