About Us
With a strong governance framework, dedicated trustees and committed partners, Palmhouse Foundation continues to empower young minds, transforming lives, families and society.
Our Mission
To finance the secondary education of deserving students and mentor them through life, to also impact positively on society.
Our Vision
To enable deserving students realize their dreams, transform their lives, their families and society.
Palmhouse Foundation began rather informally through the philanthropic efforts of the Founder Trustees. Initially, Eric and Margaret set out to assist needy families and farmers supplying milk to Palmhouse Dairies in Githunguri in the late 90s. The support was unstructured and based purely on the desperate cases presented by mainly peasant farmers from the area.
The increasing appeals motivated the Founder Trustees to formalize their support, leading to establishment and registration of Palmhouse Foundation in 2002 under the Trust Act and the NGO Coordination Act. With this formal registration came the need to demonstrate good corporate governance in the operations of the Foundation.
Over time, the Foundation has grown steadily with 10 trustees and 15 members of Oversight and Advisory Board to build a base of efficient and effective operating structures of the Foundation.
The Foundation now has over 1000 beneficiaries, over 700 have completed their secondary education and many are pursuing their post-secondary both locally and overseas while the rest are still in over 100 of Kenya’s National secondary schools.
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Our Story
The Chairman's Message
It is difficult to believe that 20 years have gone by since we set up the Palmhouse Foundation! What a phenomenal journey it has been! When I look back to the first 6 students selected in 2003, and look at the 75 selected in 2018, and the nearly 800 so far benefitted, I can only say “truly this far the Lord has brought us”.
I salute the efforts of the many partners in this journey-trustees, advisory board members, sponsors, and supporters at all levels. The trustees have continued to serve selflessly by donating their time and resources. The advisory board continues to be a great source of inspiration and networks. Our sponsors have stuck with us all along!
Our Mission “To finance the secondary education of deserving students and mentor them through life” is right on schedule as we see it realized before our very eyes. The students continue to perform within our strategy with over 90% securing university/college entry. We have many in prestigious universities/colleges both locally and internationally. The mentorship of our students is perhaps one without equal and we continue to see the benefits in the final product we release to higher education and into the society.
Our Vision “To enable deserving students to realize their dreams, transform their lives, their families and society” is also within our grasp. Our alumni continue to stand out in college, work and entrepreneurship. We have even witnessed the wedding of two of our alumni to each other! Perhaps the most gratifying part is to see some of our former students return to fund the education of other needy students either directly or by contributing to the Endowment Fund. Paying it forward is perhaps the greatest measure of success for any beneficiary of Palmhouse Foundation!
As we look into the second half of the second decade, I am more than certain that our dreams and aspirations will be more than achieved!
Thank you for being part a great success story!
Eric Kimani
Chair, Board of Trustees
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