Good Neighbors Kenya field team meeting community members outdoors

Child-focused. Community-led humanitarian action

Every Kenyan child deserves health, education, and a future worth growing into.

Good Neighbors Kenya walks alongside the country’s most vulnerable families — county by county, neighbor by neighbor — turning aid into lasting independence.

Our Impact

30 years of measurable change across Kenya — every shilling audited.

  • 21,500+
    Children supported
    Sponsorship & protection
  • 30
    Years in Kenya
    Unbroken commitment
  • 10
    Counties reached
    Across four regions
  • 86,000+
    Lives impacted
    Health, water & relief

Our partners & donors

  • KOICA
  • UNHCR — The UN Refugee Agency
  • Ministry of Health, Republic of Kenya
  • Public Benefit Organizations Regulatory Authority
  • County Government of Kiambu
Our Partners & Donors

Who we are

A good neighbor shows up — and stays.

Good Neighbors is an international humanitarian organisation founded on the belief that every child has the right to live with dignity. In Kenya, we work hand-in-hand with communities, county governments, and partners to make that right real.

We are rights-based, child-focused, and guided by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child — and fully accountable under Kenya’s PBO Act.

Read our story & vision
  • Child-focused

    Every programme starts with a child’s right to thrive.

  • UN-mandated

    Aligned to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

  • PBO-registered

    Transparent, audited, accountable to Kenyans.

  • Community-led

    Designed with the people we serve, not for them.

How our approach works

We start where need is greatest — food, water, a safe school — and we stay long enough to build the income, skills, and local systems that make our help unnecessary. Every project begins with the community, not a blueprint imported from outside. It is designed alongside county partners, grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and held accountable through independent audits that we publish in full. Donors and communities can see exactly how every shilling moves from contribution to outcome. When a family no longer needs us, that is not a loss — it is the point.

Good Neighbors Kenya staff working alongside community members
Read our annual report

Where we work

Rooted in 10 counties, from Nairobi to the north.

From informal settlements in Nairobi to pastoralist communities in Turkana, our field teams live and work where the need is greatest.

  • 10
    Counties
  • 4
    Regions
  • 47
    Active projects
  • Nairobi County

    • Korogocho
    • Dandora
  • Rift Valley

    • Kajiado
    • Turkana
  • Western & Nyanza

    • Kisii
    • Siaya
  • Eastern & Northern

    • Embu
    • Marsabit

Ways to get involved

Transform a child’s future through giving, partnership, or your own time and skills.

  • Children at a Good Neighbors Kenya supported school

    Give & Sponsor

    Fund a child’s health, schooling, and safety — with every shilling accounted for.

    • One-off and monthly giving
    • Child sponsorship
    • Fund an active project
    Support Good Neighbors
  • Partners and community leaders meeting at an annual gathering

    Partner With Us

    Corporates, foundations, and county governments co-create lasting impact with us.

    • Programme co-funding
    • SACCOs & social economy
    • Transparent impact reporting
    Become a Partner
  • Volunteers running a training session with young people

    Volunteer & Work

    Bring your skills to the field, or build your career changing children’s odds.

    • Volunteer network
    • Careers at GN Kenya
    • Beware of recruitment fraud
    Join the Team