About Us

Ulimbwende("our shared field" in Luhya) is a community-based organisation founded in 2024 in Kakamega County, Kenya. We work hand-in-hand with parents, teachers, and youth to keep vulnerable children in school and strengthen the systems around them.

What began as a kitchen-table conversation between four mothers has grown into a network of 1,200+ sponsored learners across 38 partner schools in 12 counties. Every learner is identified, supported, and tracked by a local committee that we train and accompany.

Our mission

To link every vulnerable child in our community to quality education, dignity, and opportunity through sponsorship, mentorship, and community-led development.

Our vision

A world where every child can learn, grow, and thrive through equal access to quality education, no matter their background or circumstances.

Our values

• Community first. Decisions stay close to the families they affect.
• Accountability. Every shilling is traced, reported, and audited annually.
• Dignity. Children and parents are partners, never beneficiaries.
• Sustainability. We invest in local capacity, not dependency.

Our story

In 2024, Mama Risper Atieno noticed three girls from her village had not returned to school after the long rains. Within a month, she and three neighbours had pooled enough to buy uniforms and pay one term of fees.

Eleven years later, two of those girls are teachers. The third is a clinical officer. Ulimbwende grew from that promise: that no child in our community would be left behind because of what their family could or could not afford.