Team Kenya CIO

Name

Team Kenya CIO

Legal name

Team Kenya CIO

Website

https://teamkenya.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Charity Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGABAE

Education Access & Quality (International Development)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPAGABAF

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYEDADALAF

Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

Keywords

• Charitable community development
• Girls education programs
• Women economic empowerment
• International development charity
• Rural Kenya nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Newcastle

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-off and regular donations from individual supporters, processed through DonorFy platform. Donations directly fund education, women's empowerment, and community transformation programs in Ndhiwa, Kenya.
2. Challenge Events and Fundraising: Revenue generated through participation events including mountain climbing, skydiving, cycling events, and community fundraising activities. Supporters create online fundraising pages via JustGiving.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with UK businesses provide funding through CSR programs, with benefits including brand visibility, staff engagement opportunities, and inspirational visits to Kenya communities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Team Kenya CIO is a UK-registered charity that funds and supports community development programs in rural Kenya through its locally-led partner NGO Twende Pamoja. Its core offerings center on educating girls, empowering women economically via table banking and agribusiness, improving school health and sanitation, protecting girls from gender-based violence, and promoting climate-resilient agriculture. In the UK, it partners with schools, universities, and corporations to promote global citizenship and raise funds for Kenya programs.

Product overview

Team Kenya CIO operates as a UK-based charitable organization (Registered Charity Number 1169045) focused on educating girls, empowering women, and transforming communities in Ndhiwa Sub-County, Kenya. The organization does not offer a unified software product but delivers a portfolio of community development programs through its grassroots partner Twende Pamoja NGO. Core programs include Girls Education (school partnerships, scholarships, feeding programs, clean water, and sanitation), Women's Economic Empowerment (table banking, micro-finance, agribusiness training), Health and Nutrition (school-based health programs), Rural Girls' Safety and Security (GBV prevention, counselling, safe spaces), Forest Gardens and Climate Resilience (environmental restoration, sustainable farming), Girls Support Groups and Sports Programs (football, netball), Reading for Empowerment (library programs), and UK Partnership Programs (school/university/corporate partnerships for global citizenship education). The organization also runs fundraising through JustGiving and DonorFy platforms, and engages volunteers through its website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Girls Education Programs Programs supporting girls' access to quality education, including school partnerships, scholarships, feeding programmes, clean water, and improved sanitation in 21 partner primary schools across Ndhiwa, Kenya.
• Women's Economic Empowerment Economic sustainability initiatives including table banking (micro-finance), agribusiness training, and support for sustainable economic enterprises for women in rural Kenya, benefiting 600+ women.
• Health, Hygiene and Nutrition School-based health programmes providing clean water, sanitation facilities, gender-appropriate health education, and nutritional support to improve child wellbeing, contributing to a reported 50% reduction in health challenges in partner schools.
• Rural Girls' Safety and Security Programmes ensuring girls are safe in schools and communities through social worker support, counselling, home visits, and life skills development to protect against gender-based violence.
• Forest Gardens and Climate Resilience Community-led environmental initiative integrating trees, fruits, and vegetables into farming practices to combat climate change and food insecurity, empowering women to restore degraded land.
• Karibuni Demo Farm and Tree Nursery Agricultural demonstration farm and tree nursery project benefiting 128,000 people through climate-smart farming practices and environmental conservation.
• Girls Support Groups Safe spaces for girls providing talent development, counselling, and mentorship including girls' football teams and sports programmes like netball festivals.
• Reading for Empowerment Library and reading programme providing access to reading materials benefiting 8,500 children across partner schools in Ndhiwa.
• UK Partnership Programs Partnerships with UK schools, universities, and corporations to promote global citizenship, gender equality education, and fundraising for Kenya programmes, including CSR fulfillment, staff engagement, and inspirational Kenya visits.
• Cameras for Girls Workshop Photography and ethical storytelling workshop teaching girls media skills while emphasising informed consent and dignity in documenting their communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% reduction in health challenges reported in partner schools with feeding programme and clean water provision
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• TespackcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2025Strategic partnership announced in 2025 to bring smart energy solutions to rural Kenya. Tespack provides mobile solar energy technology supporting educational access and women's empowerment in Ndhiwa. Part of sustainable community development initiatives.
• Twende PamojacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Primary implementation partner in Kenya. Founded as grassroots self-help group in 2007, registered as Kenyan NGO in 2015. Delivers all programmes on the ground in Ndhiwa through local knowledge, community relationships, and locally-led decision-making. Led by CEO Risper Adhanja. Team Kenya provides funding, capacity building, training, and friendship while Twende Pamoja leads programme delivery.
• UK Schools and UniversitiessupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnerships with UK educational institutions to promote global citizenship and gender equality while raising funds for Kenya. Schools and universities in the North East of England partner directly with Kenyan schools, create joint projects, and engage in fundraising activities.
• UK CorporationssupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partnerships offering brand boosting, CSR fulfillment, staff engagement, and inspirational visits to communities in rural Kenya. Benefits include reputational gains, customer attraction/retention, and team building opportunities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Plan International UK: Large UK-based international development NGO working on girls' rights and gender equality globally; broader scope and scale than Team Kenya but overlapping cause area and UK fundraising model.
• CARE International UK: UK-based humanitarian and development charity focused on girls' and women's empowerment globally; directly comparable mission, donor base, and program mix to Team Kenya, but at significantly larger scale.
• ActionAid UK: UK federation member of a global anti-poverty federation with women's rights and education programs in Africa; comparable UK charity structure delivering community development in Kenya and similar geographies.

Direct peers

• Farm Africa: UK-registered charity working with farmers and rural communities in eastern Africa on sustainable agriculture and economic empowerment; directly comparable agribusiness, women-empowerment, and Kenya operations to Team Kenya's programs.
• Send a Cow: UK charity delivering sustainable agriculture, gender equality, and climate-resilience programs in rural Africa; closely comparable to Team Kenya's Karibuni Demo Farm, women's economic empowerment, and climate-resilience programming in Kenya.
• Street Child: UK charity focused on education and livelihoods for children in sub-Saharan Africa; comparable target geography, beneficiary profile (rural African children), and UK-led operational model.
• Camfed: UK-registered international charity focused on girls' education and women's empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa; directly comparable mission, beneficiary profile, and UK-Africa operational footprint to Team Kenya.

Emerging players

• Theirworld: UK- and US-based charity focused on education and youth empowerment globally; overlapping education access mission and corporate-partnership fundraising approach, though operating at larger scale.
• WaterAid: UK-registered international charity providing clean water and sanitation in developing countries; directly comparable WASH-in-schools component of Team Kenya's programs, though at much larger scale.

Others

• Charity: Water: UK/US fundraiser for clean water projects in developing countries; comparable donor-engagement and digital fundraising approach (online giving platforms, storytelling-driven campaigns) used by Team Kenya.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/team-kenya-uk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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