This Is What We've Achieved
Together
Thanks to your support, since 2015 we have provided daily meals to thousands of children, given hundreds access to quality education, and built a community of hope in Kenya. Together we can do even more.
Kenya, East Africa
Korando Alumni
Success Story
Vivian Anyango
Korando alumni · Sophomore at Kenyatta University
"It felt like stepping into sunlight after a long stretch of dark. Korando and Better Me carried me through my hardest days, shaping me into who I am today and who I'll become tomorrow."
Vivian joined Korando in nursery class in 2008. By fifth grade, BetterMe volunteers were coming through — and something shifted. Inspired by their belief in education, she pushed herself harder. She finished eighth grade with top marks, earned a place in high school through the BetterMe Bursary Program, and is now majoring in Communication and Media Studies at Kenyatta University.
She is one of hundreds of girls whose story could have gone differently. Your donation funds the bursaries, the volunteers, the meals, and the mentorship that make moments like this possible. Help us reach the next Vivian.
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Our Story
BetterMe was founded in 2015 out of a deep conviction: every child deserves a safe home, a quality education and a warm meal. What started as a small project in Kenya has grown into a movement touching thousands of lives.
Today the Korando Educational Center, the YUMP self-development programme and Play4Change reach over 315 children every single day — feeding them, educating them, and building their futures.
- ✓100% Kenyan team on the ground
- ✓On the ground in Kenya since 2015
- ✓Rated 5 stars by 94 Volunteer World reviewers
Our Projects
Free schooling from Early Childhood Development through Grade 10, plus safe boarding accommodation for 112 vulnerable children.
- 3 meals provided daily
- 112 children in boarding
- Grades ECD–10
Mentoring, life-skills workshops and personal development programs that build confidence, resilience and tools for life.
- Mentoring programmes
- Life-skills workshops
- Future leaders
Sports programmes and equipment so children can play, stay active, build teamwork and experience the joy of being a child.
- Football & team sports
- Equipment provided
- Joy through play
Come and make a difference in person
Join us in Kisumu and work directly with the children at the Korando Educational Center. Whether you teach, coach, counsel, or simply show up — your presence matters more than you know.
- Placements from 2 weeks to 6 months
- Fully supported arrival & orientation
- Work across education, sport & life skills
- Internship certificates available
Our approach
Kenyan people. Kenyan decisions. Kenyan leadership.
Every program at BetterMe is designed, led, and run by Kenyans who grew up in the same communities they now serve. They set the priorities, choose the projects, and know what actually works on the ground.
Our role from abroad is to provide resources and trust, not to direct or impose solutions from the outside. The people closest to the problem are best equipped to solve it.
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Locally led Our Kenyan team decides what programs run, where resources go, and what comes next.
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Community knowledge, not outside assumptions Programs grow out of real conversations with families, teachers, and youth, not imported templates.
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Support, not direction Donors and international supporters provide the fuel. The Kenyan team steers.
Every child should have the chance to shape their own future. Poverty should not decide it for them.
Torsten “Toto” Kremser, Founder
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Seen with their own eyes
These aren't donor testimonials. Every voice here belongs to a volunteer who lived at Korando: who taught the classes, swam with the kids, and saw the impact firsthand.
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