Upendo United Foundation

Our mission is to support orphans and At-risk children with education, food, clothing, shelter and medical needs. We have six sustaining projects to attain this mission and vision: Library and resource center Greenhouse farming Livestock production Outreach program Trade school/Innovation hub. Land acquisition Upendo is a Swahili word that means Love and our desire is to fulfill humanity's greatest commandment of loving one another using our core values of loving, giving, serving, and connecting. Upendo is a nonprofit organization based in Newark, Delaware and Nakuru, Kenya.

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About Upendo United Foundation

Mission: Our mission is to support orphans and At-risk children with education, food, clothing, shelter and medical needs. We have six sustaining projects to attain this mission and vision: Library and resource center Greenhouse farming Livestock production Outreach program Trade school/Innovation hub. Land acquisition Upendo is a Swahili word that means Love and our desire is to fulfill humanity's greatest commandment of loving one another using our core values of loving, giving, serving, and connecting. Upendo is a nonprofit organization based in Newark, Delaware and Nakuru, Kenya.

Within 28 months of our founding and while operating under 10-foot by 12-foot kitchen space, we have completed three projects. These include creating a Greenhouse, producing livestock (goats, chicken and rabbits),establishing a library and resource center. We have connected the United States and Kenya by upcycling a U.S shipping container to create a library and resource center in Kenya that now helps 20-25 children per day. We have shipped more over 5000 books; 15 computers; 20,000 diapers, feminine pads, toys, clothes, and shoes to support 145 orphans and at-risk children in Kenya.

County Served: New Castle

Office Location(s): Wilmington

Sector: Poverty & Hunger; BIPOC-Led (CEO/ED); BIPOC-Led (Sr/Exec Leadership); BIPOC-Led (Board)