Written by Alyssa Vandenberg Free the Children, the partnered nonprofit of Humans of Change, promotes gender equality in the communities it works in. One way that Free the Children does this is by forming a small group of two to … Continued
Written by Alyssa Vandenberg Pamela Sendee, founder of Humans of Change, had the opportunity to experience a warrior training while volunteering in Kenya. Many volunteers enjoy participating in this activity, which includes learning both how to use different traditional Kenyan … Continued
Written by Alyssa Vandenberg In 2009, Free the Children, the partnered nonprofit of Humans of Change, created a program called “Buy a Tee We Plant a Tree.” For every t-shirt that Free the Children sells, Free the Children will plant … Continued
Written by Alyssa Vandenberg Humans of Change’s partnered nonprofit Free the Children works towards creating food sustainability in impoverished communities. In Kenya, many families work as subsistence farmers, and are dependent upon the crops their farming yields. If their crops … Continued
Written by Alyssa Vandenberg In January 2014, Pamela Sendee (founder of Humans of Change) visited Kisaruni Secondary School, an all girls private school created by Human’s of Change’s partnered nonprofit Free the Children. Free the Children built Kisaruni Secondary School … Continued
Written by Alyssa Vandenberg Historically, Kenyan families have placed a higher priority on education for boys in the community, meaning that girls typically receive less education due to factors such as early marriage, domestic responsibilities, or lack of finances. However, … Continued
Written by Alyssa Vandenberg Humans of Change intends to transform and empower impoverished communities through education by building schools in Kenya. Enelerai Primary School, built by Humans of Change’s partnered education and charity nonprofit Free the Children, is an example … Continued
Written by Alyssa Vandenberg On a Friday in 2002, the Kenyan government announced that primary education would now be free. That Monday, one million additional children had the opportunity to go to school. Since then, Free the Children, Humans of … Continued
Written by Alyssa Vandenberg Humans of Change fully supports the efforts of its partnered educational and charity nonprofit, Free the Children, in alleviating poverty through education. According to Free the Children, 120 million children world-wide do not have the means … Continued
Written By Alyssa Vandenberg Build sites in Kenya can hold the key to countless possibilities. Since it is the location of a future school where Kenyan children will be able to receive an education, a build site can generate immense … Continued