Mama Nyuki Foundation

Education

Empowering Young Minds

Rescued from the dumpsite — now leading in academics and co-curriculars.Judith was rescued from the dumpsite after staying one year out of school because of poverty. Her mother depends on the dumpsite to feed the family. She was lucky and rescued by Madam Kerstin and her friends, and right now she leads from the top both in academics and co-curricular.

🐝 Bees pollinate 80% of all flowering plants on Earth🍯 Honey never expires — archaeologists found 3,000-year-old edible honey in Egypt👑 A queen bee can lay up to 2,000 eggs per day🌸 A single bee visits 50–100 flowers on one foraging trip⏱️ A bee produces just 1/12 teaspoon of honey in its entire lifetime💃 Bees communicate through the 'waggle dance' to share flower locations🇰🇪 Kenya has the potential to produce over 100,000 tonnes of honey annually🏠 A single honey bee colony can contain up to 60,000 bees🌡️ Bees maintain their hive at exactly 35°C year-round⚡ Bees fly at up to 25 km/h and beat their wings 200 times per second🌍 There are over 20,000 species of bees worldwide🌺 One third of all our food depends on bee pollination🐝 Bees pollinate 80% of all flowering plants on Earth🍯 Honey never expires — archaeologists found 3,000-year-old edible honey in Egypt👑 A queen bee can lay up to 2,000 eggs per day🌸 A single bee visits 50–100 flowers on one foraging trip⏱️ A bee produces just 1/12 teaspoon of honey in its entire lifetime💃 Bees communicate through the 'waggle dance' to share flower locations🇰🇪 Kenya has the potential to produce over 100,000 tonnes of honey annually🏠 A single honey bee colony can contain up to 60,000 bees🌡️ Bees maintain their hive at exactly 35°C year-round⚡ Bees fly at up to 25 km/h and beat their wings 200 times per second🌍 There are over 20,000 species of bees worldwide🌺 One third of all our food depends on bee pollination

Our Impact

Every number represents a life transformed, a community strengthened, and hope restored across Kenya.

Community Beehives Installed

Creating sustainable income for rural families.

Goal: 200 hives

Children Supported Through Education

Breaking the cycle of poverty.

Goal: 300 learners

Former Inmates Successfully Reintegrated

Reducing recidivism and restoring dignity.

Goal: 25 annually

Litres of Honey Produced Monthly

Supporting livelihoods and conservation.

Goal: 150 litres/month

Stories of Change

Featured Impact Story

Real transformations, real lives — the human heart of everything we do.

✦ Featured Story

From Prison Walls to Community Leadership: Olekirika's Second Chance

For ten years, Olekirika lived behind the walls of Athi River GK Prison. Today, he leads his community through beekeeping.

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Join Our Mission

Be Part of the Hive

Whether through donations or volunteering, your support creates lasting change in communities across Kenya.

Give Someone a Second Chance

Support our programs through M-Pesa, PayPal, or bank transfer. Impactful gifts start at $150 — hive sponsorship, training, and starter kits. Every contribution directly impacts lives — restoring dignity, protecting education, and building sustainable futures.

Become a Volunteer

Share your skills as a mentor, trainer, or community outreach coordinator.

Your Impact

Children in school

60L

Honey monthly

Lives reintegrated

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Voices from the Hive

What Our Community Says

Real words from donors, volunteers, program participants, and customers — the people who make Mama Nyuki what it is.

Knowing my donation goes directly to educating girls and training beekeepers makes this the most meaningful charity I support. I've seen the photos — these aren't statistics, they're real people.

Sarah Mwangi

Regular Donor · Nairobi

Working with these program participants changed my perspective on second chances. The progress they make in just nine weeks is remarkable. Olekirika mentors new cohorts now — that speaks for itself.

James Kariuki

Volunteer Trainer

This program gave me back my dignity and my future. I now have three hives and I am teaching others the same skills. I never thought I would say this, but I am proud of what I do.

Olekirika M.

Program Graduate · Kajiado

Mama Nyuki Foundation's holistic approach to community development is a model worth replicating across East Africa. The combination of environmental, economic, and social outcomes in one program is rare.

Dr Amina Hassan

Development Consultant · UNDP Kenya

The honey is genuinely exceptional — you can taste the difference immediately. But knowing it comes from a program that's transforming lives makes every jar feel like something special.

Peter Njoroge

Honey Customer · Nairobi

My daughter is the first in our family to go to university. She used to hide her ambitions because we couldn't afford them. Now she tells everyone what she wants to be.

Margaret Wanjiku

Parent of Sponsored Student

Supported & Partnered With

Kenya Beekeepers Association

Kenya Probation & After-care Service

ICIPE — Insect Research Centre

Kajiado County Government

African Wildlife Foundation

Kenya National Commission for UNESCO

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Mama Nyuki Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation operating in Kenya. All donations are used directly for program delivery.