About FDC
Our mission is to allow young people to continue their education, because in Kenya secondary and tertiary education is not free. We currently have 61 young people on our programme aged between 15-24 years, both girls and boys. We take approximately eight new students per academic year depending on our funds. The majority live in Dagoretti, a very low-income area bordering Karen, a suburb of Nairobi.
Each applicant must have achieved above average in their Primary Education exam. In addition, the family must show that they are unable to afford further education. We need funds to cover both school fees and basic term time expenses.
Mentoring is also a significant part of our programme, giving guidance with life skills and helping with family issues. Despite their parent(s) or guardian being needy, and many with little education themselves, the family should be willing to contribute what little they can, thereby taking some ownership of their child’s education. It is not only the children who benefit. The family and wider community also benefit from the ripple effect.
After completing their secondary education it is expected that a beneficiary should undertake a minimum of three months’ voluntary service in the community.
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FDC supported the children's families during the pandemic by providing food parcels.
Our social worker is based in the FDC rent-free office , where we interact with our students and hold meetings and seminars.
The office is provided by Mahali Pa Watoto (A place for Children) nursery school in Dagoretti. It is one of our sister charities providing pre primary education for underprivileged children from the Dagoretti area.
Mahali Pa Watoto is funded through The Seedsowing Network, a UK based charity that also contributes directly to FDC, sponsoring many of our students. If you are a UK resident you can donate to FDC through Seedsowing.co.uk (Registered Charity number 1095516) - your donation then becomes tax deductible. For more information see www.seedsowing.co.uk or contact stevenp@seedsowing.co.uk
Catherine Muguro - Thank you but not farewell
Catherine receiving farewell gifts from FDC Chair Louise Dickson and Fundraiser Wendy Turmoil.
At the March 2025 FDC Committee meeting, the Committee took the opportunity to say thank you to our part time social worker of almost 15 years, Catherine Muguro. But it wasn't a complete farewell as Catherine will now be working for Karibuni, a UK based educational charity (https:/www.karibuni.org.uk/).
Karibuni is now based in the same building as FDC, known as Mahali pa Watoto, located in the Dagoretti area of Nairobi. We look forward to collaborating with Karibuni where possible and to saying hello to Catherine on a regular basis.
Catherine's replacement Ann Wambui has now been confirmed as the FDC social worker. Ann has a good understanding of the students she will work with, as her secondary and tertiary education was funded by a non profit ( not FDC). She is now a qualified teacher with a degree from the University of Nairobi. Her work experience includes positions at Kenyan and International schools as well as volunteering with the Kenya Red Cross.
