Who We Are

Social Uplift Africa is a Kenya-based nonprofit initiative supporting vulnerable girls facing economic barriers to remain engaged in education and build practical agency.

We work through school partnerships, combining targeted education support with structured, evidence-informed life-skills mentoring

Operational Integrity

How We Work Responsibly

Our three-pronged approach is designed to strengthen accountability, participant safety and responsible delivery across our school partnerships.

Participant Safeguarding

Participant Voice

Transparent Monitoring

We embed safeguarding into programme design and delivery to protect the dignity, privacy and safety of every participant.

Participating girls help shape programme emphasis so that training responds to the challenges they identify as most relevant to their cohort.

We track verified school-related costs, monitor programme delivery and assess selected outcomes to understand progress, strengthen accountability and improve the model over time.

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Our Team and Advisors

Experienced Leadership. Evidence-Informed Delivery

Social Uplift Africa’s leadership team brings experience spanning strategy, programme design and implementation, finance, technology, organisational leadership, partnerships, and monitoring and learning. As the initiative develops, we are intentionally building specialist capacity and partnerships in child and adolescent learning, safeguarding, and related fields to strengthen programme design and delivery.

Linda Ndungu: Strategy, Programme Design and Impact Lead

Linda has over 14 years of experience in strategy, programme design and implementation, including more than nine years in consulting roles. Her work spans strategic planning, results-based financing, programme diagnostics, stakeholder engagement, implementation design and performance improvement, with experience across organisations including Deloitte, Instiglio, Coca-Cola and Bolt. At Social Uplift Africa, she leads strategy, evidence-informed programme design, measurement, and continuous learning.

Hannah Fundi: Governance and Institutional Management Lead

Hannah has over 10 years of experience in legal and regulatory affairs across multinational organisations in Africa, including roles with Deloitte and British American Tobacco. Her expertise spans legal and regulatory strategy, compliance, public policy, stakeholder engagement, and cross-border operations. She has advised senior leadership, managed legal and compliance risks, and worked with governments, regulators, and private-sector stakeholders. At Social Uplift Africa, she supports responsible governance, institutional integrity, and sustainable organisational growth.

Wangeci Ngetha: Technology and Digital Capability Lead

Wangeci has over 15 years of experience across project management, business development, digital strategy and organisational transformation. Her career includes more than a decade at Deloitte, alongside leadership experience in entrepreneurship, governance, fundraising and business development. At Social Uplift Africa, she supports digital capability, programme execution, and the practical use of technology to strengthen delivery and prepare girls for an increasingly digital world.

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Join us in building stronger pathways for vulnerable girls facing economic barriers. We welcome collaboration with funding partners, technical experts and schools committed to educational continuity and practical agency.