01A place in school
A scholarship opens the door. Fees, uniforms, books, personal-care essentials and transport help learners arrive ready to take part.
A chance.
A community.
A future.
Every learner has a story worth believing in. Together, we help young people stay in school, discover their strengths and build a future of their own.
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More than a scholarship.A community for the journey.
250+students sponsored through secondary school
36Cohort VI learners sat the 2025 KCSE
33 / 36achieved C+ or above in the 2025 KCSE
Where our story began
One learner.
Then a community.
It began with a simple conviction: a young person’s potential should never be limited by what their family can afford.
In 2017, home visits brought Ndungu Nyoro face to face with capable learners at risk of missing out on secondary school. He turned to an online community, and people came together to help.
Watoto Wasome grew from that response. Affecto Foundation was registered in January 2018, carrying forward the belief that investing in one learner can create possibilities for a family and a wider community.
Today, that same spirit lives in every sponsor, mentor, alumnus and friend who stays involved long after the first school day.
How change happens
Getting into school
is just the beginning.
Support for the whole person, through the everyday moments that make an education possible.
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02Someone in your corner
Regular follow-up, mentorship, psychosocial support and career guidance give young people a community to turn to as they grow.
03Room to become
Leadership experiences, practical skills and opportunities beyond the classroom help learners discover what they can bring to the world.
The people behind the progress
Real journeys.
New possibilities.
Meet three people whose accounts in our 2025 Annual Report show how support can grow into skills, independence and confidence.
Peter MainaCreativity → opportunity
A talent becomes a livelihood.
Peter’s curiosity about video editing grew into a passion for storytelling. Affecto supported a four-month multimedia course, followed by opportunities to photograph and design for Watoto Wasome events.
He graduated in June 2025 and began earning from his creative work, helping pay part of his university fees and upkeep. The report follows his next step too: founding Elvisio Creative Agency in early 2026.
Read Peter’s story
Blessing AmusoloEnterprise → independence
Building a business. Backing a future.
Affecto helped Blessing turn her skills into a stronger foundation for her future. Seed capital supported a clothing business and helped grow her existing braiding work.
With clothing stock and salon materials, she developed two sources of income. In her account, Blessing describes greater independence, the ability to contribute to her family, and renewed determination to complete her education.
Read Blessing’s story
Sharon OchiengLeadership → confidence
Finding a voice. Thinking bigger.
With Affecto’s support, Sharon travelled to Rwanda for a youth conference in December 2025. She stepped onto a panel, shared her story and connected with young leaders from across Africa.
The experience expanded her confidence and her sense of possibility. Learning from other young people’s work encouraged her to think bigger about her own contribution to her community.
Read Sharon’s story
The next chapter
When one grows,
others grow too.
Through the Affecto Growth Circle, young people are putting mentorship into practice: growing crops, building partnerships and learning to run an enterprise together.
In 2025, the group expanded its crop production and adopted forward contracting. Their journey is part of a wider ambition: helping education lead to sustainable livelihoods, and giving the next generation a foundation to build on.
Meet the Affecto Growth CircleBe part of someone’s next chapter
Make a pledge.
Keep possibility growing.
There is more than one way to show up. Choose the commitment that works for you, and start a conversation with the Affecto team.
Give once.
Make a contribution of any amount towards education, learner wellbeing and the wider Watoto Wasome programme.
Your amount. A shared purpose.Give monthly.
Help sustain the everyday support that keeps learners moving forward, with a regular contribution that fits your means.
Small acts. Lasting commitment.Share your skills.
Offer mentorship, career guidance, professional exposure or practical skills. Help a young person see what comes next.
Your experience can open a door.Pledge links open an email to our team so you can agree the details. No payment is taken here. Contributions support the wider programme.
Our work, in the open
Every year.
A story to account for.
Explore our annual report archive for 2022–2025: the work, the people, the progress and the lessons along the way.
Miles for minds · 29 November 2026
The next chapter
starts with us.
Join us at Tilisi for the Watoto Wasome Half Marathon. Our KSh 25 million fundraising goal will help sustain the programme and create room for more learners from 2027 onward.