Partners

No organization changes a youth ecosystem alone.

CYEF welcomes schools, corporates, government bodies, foundations, mentors, sports institutions, creative-industry leaders and development partners who can help move young people from talent to opportunity.

How CYEF sees partnership

What partnering with CYEF looks like.

Partners bring expertise, funding, venues, equipment or platforms. CYEF brings the young people, the programs already running in Machakos and the local relationships that make the work land.

Partners carrying out due diligence can request our profiles and impact reports.

Expertise

Training and technical support.

Partners can strengthen coaching, creative masterclasses, safeguarding, digital skills, reporting, conservation and health outreach.

Networks

Opening doors that youth cannot reach alone.

Industry contacts, scouts, schools, clubs, media platforms and employers can turn visible talent into real next steps.

Resources

Funding, venues, equipment and scholarships.

Practical support helps remove the financial and logistical barriers that keep talent from growing.

Scale

Evidence and systems for larger impact.

Development partners can help CYEF measure, improve and scale what already works in communities.

Partner directory

Organizations connected to CYEF's field work.

NACADA official logo

NACADA

Drug prevention and rehabilitation awareness, including school and youth mentorship conversations.

Health & prevention
Green Generation Initiative official logo

Green Generation Initiative

Climate action, conservation education, tree planting and youth-led eco-awareness.

Climate action
Stima Sacco official logo

Stima Sacco

Financial literacy and empowerment support for young adults and communities.

Financial literacy

Kenya Red Cross

Health, first-aid readiness, safety, resilience and community-response support.

Health & safety

WeFlare

Digital learning and coding exposure for young learners.

Digital skills
Basketball Experience Kenya official logo

Basketball Experience Kenya

Sports engagement that reinforces leadership, teamwork and youth development.

Sports development

KUPPET Kenya

School mentorship and teacher engagement support.

Education mentorship

Partner proof

Partnerships visible in the field.

Red Cross Kenya & NBA Basketball Experience Health, safety and sports engagement during Tala Opens.
Stima Sacco financial literacy activity with youth

Stima Sacco

Financial literacy support for young adults.

Partner activity with youth participants.
CYEF leadership greeting stakeholders during a consultative workshop

Institutional partnerships

Leadership conversations that open doors for youth opportunity.

Stakeholder engagement and relationship building.
Stakeholder workshop leaders standing together after a consultative session

Cross-sector alignment

CYEF convenes and takes part in spaces where agencies, community actors and partners align around youth outcomes.

Leadership and partner representatives at a workshop.
Stakeholders arriving and walking together during a consultative workshop

Stakeholder presence

Professional partner engagement strengthens the foundation's public credibility and readiness for larger collaborations.

Workshop arrival and institutional engagement.

Shared conviction

Funding matters, but partnership is also expertise, networks, platforms and trust.

A corporate partner might open a door to industry mentorship. A school might open facilities for a tournament. A development partner might help measure and scale what works. Each contribution becomes part of the same bridge CYEF is building between talent and opportunity.