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Tiaty: Where Childhood Ends Too Early
Tiaty is a remote sub-county in Baringo, Kenya — one of So They Can’s partner communities. In Tiaty, a child is born into struggle. For girls and boys in the same village, the pain is different, but the weight is the same. For a girl in Tiaty, her childhood is stolen quietly, and her future…
Read MoreA New Chapter for Orng’adida Primary School in Tanzania: Embassy of Japan Funded Project Complete
In 2025, we shared the news of a historic grant agreement between the Embassy of Japan in Tanzania and So They Can, made possible under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP/Kusanone). Today, we’re proud to share that the project is complete. On 2nd July 2026, an official Handover Ceremony was held at…
Read MoreSustainability, local leadership and impact: Reflections from So They Can’s 2026 Immersion Trip with Georgie Herb, So They Can Board Director
Every year, So They Can’s Founder and CEO, Cassandra Treadwell, takes So They Can Board Directors and engaged supporters to visit our teams and programs in Kenya and Tanzania. These Immersion Trips are a transformative opportunity for our Board Directors and supporters to deep-dive into So They Can’s programs, understand the specific economic, political and…
Read MoreMilestones from Our Shamba Letu Project in Kenya
Over the past few months, we’ve watched a string of milestones unfold across our Shamba Letu school farms in Kenya — harvests coming in, first-ever school lunches served, and learners settling into class with full stomachs. Here’s a look at what our partner school communities have achieved. What is Shamba Letu? Shamba Letu is our…
Read MoreSimmons & Simmons Charity Partnership Announcement
We are delighted to share that So They Can has been announced as a charity partner of the Simmons & Simmons Charitable Foundation for 2026. Simmons & Simmons is an international law firm with a presence in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the US. Simmons & Simmons has committed to donating £1 million to…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: From poverty to a pharmacy degree: Kenyan student visits Sydney to share his story
International education NGO, So They Can will welcome its Kenya Country Manager, Boniface Ontungo Mouti, to Sydney from 29 July to 5 August, accompanied by Samuel Munyonyo, a Kenyan university student whose journey from rural poverty to university highlights the transformative power of education for children living in extreme poverty around the world. During their…
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