NGO Directory Africa lists 1,148 organisations working in Kenya, 1,106 of them with their head office in the country and 39 international NGOs. The most common causes are Community Development, Education & Training, Poverty Alleviation & Livelihoods. Most listed organisations are based in Nairobi, Nakuru, Kiambu.
Leading organisations in Kenya

Forum for African Women Educationalists
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is a pan-African non-governmental organization founded in 1992 by five women ministers of education...

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
AGRA, formerly known as the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa, is a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 to improve agricultural practices in...
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Across
Across is a Christian NGO working in South Sudan in the areas of relief, education and community development
Action For Sustainability Initiative
Action for Sustainability Initiative (AFOSI) is a technology-backed Kenyan NGO founded in 2012, dedicated to empowering children, youth, and women aged 10-35 toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. With the v...
Amref Health Africa in Kenya
Amref Health Africa in Kenya believes that the power to transform Kenya lies within the communities. Amref Health Africa’s vision is lasting health change in Kenya and its mission is to improve the health of the people i...
CARE SOMALIA
CARE International Somalia is a humanitarian organization that deals in Emergency sector, Education sector, Empowering women and the Girl child, Gender Awareness, Livelihood Sector. The Organization is dedicated to end p...
CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLICY STUDIES
Established in 2009, the Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS) generates policy-relevant knowledge on governance, human rights, and security across Africa. CHRIPS was registered in Kenya in 2009 as a non-go...
Community Peace Museums Heritage Foundation (CPMHF)
The Community Peace Museum Heritage Foundation began as Programme (CPMP) three decades ago with Dr. Sultan Somjee, a Satpanth Ismaili born in Kenya, working in the 1990s as a head ethnographer at the National Museums of...
Health Research Operations Kenya Limited
A not for Profit research organization based in Kenya, which is a partnership between the Kenya Medical Research Institute, Wellcome and the University of Oxford, conducting world-class, multidisciplinary research to imp...
HF Foundation
HF Foundation is an East African foundation based in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 2012, HF Foundation is a non-profit subsidiary of the Housing Finance Company of Kenya.
Human Rights Agenda (HURIA)
Human Rights Agenda (HURIA) is a rights-based, sub-national not-for-profit organisation headquartered at the Coast of Kenya. Established in 2012 in the wake of the transformative aspirations of the Constitution of Kenya...
Integrated Development Facility
Integrated Development Facility is a community based Non-Governmental Organization registered in Kenya. Founded in the year 1999, the organization seeks to address the multifaceted challenges of governance, HIV/AIDS, TB...
Kisumu Medical and Education Trust
KMET is an indeginous Kisumu-based non governmental organization established to promote quality health and education services across Kenya. KMET was founded in 1995 and registered under the Trustees Act in 1996. KMET is...
Millennium Water Alliance Kenya
The Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) is a permanent global alliance of leading humanitarian, research, and business organizations that convene a trusted network and serve as a hub for collective impact, accelerate learnin...
National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders - Kenya
NCHRD-K is a national organisation that offers training to HRDs,protection support and advocacy on the issues affecting HRDs.
Pastoralist Girls Initiative
Pastoralist Girls Initiative (PGI) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) founded in 2001 as a Community Based organization (CBO) by residents of Garissa and Tana River Counties. PGI interventions focus on Education, L...
Shack Dwellers International - Kenya
SDI-Kenya is a non-profit organization providing technical support to Muungano wa Wanavijijij, the National Movement of the urban poor in Kenya. Its vision is to have Inclusive-Cities- where low-income communities have a...
Transparency International Kenya
Founded in 1999 in Kenya, TI-Kenya is a not-for-profit organisation with the aim of developing a transparent and corruption-free society through good governance and social justice initiatives. TI-Kenya is one of the auto...
Urgent Action Fund-Africa
Urgent Action Fund-Africa is a feminist, pan-African rapid response fund that supports women, girls, trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming human rights defenders, activists, collectives and movements across Africa....
Village Enterprise
Village Enterprise is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers people living in extreme poverty in rural Africa to launch sustainable businesses and savings groups. Using a "poverty graduation" model, it combines...
Windle Trust Kenya
Windle Trust Kenya, a member of Windle Trust International Federation is a non-governmental organization providing education to refugees and needy Kenyans. The organization was founded in 1977 by Dr.Hugh Austin Pilkingto...


