What WE Charity Foundation does

WE Charity Foundation (WCF) is a Canadian-registered public charitable foundation (Registration number 773125687 RR 0001) established to carry on the community development work of WE Charity Canada in Kenya following the latter's announced winding-down. WCF supports and funds five flagship charitable projects in Narok County, Kenya: Baraka Hospital (healthcare, established 2010; 130,000+ patients treated, 3,000+ babies delivered, 500+ surgical procedures), Kisaruni Group of Schools (secondary education, 400+ graduates), WE College (post-secondary programs in nursing, agriculture, mechanics, and entrepreneurship, opened 2017), Oleleshwa Farm (24 greenhouses for agricultural training, established 2013), and the Women's Empowerment Centre (financial literacy and economic training). These projects are delivered through the WE Villages five-pillar development model — education, water, health, food, and opportunity — implemented over a 5-7 year engagement cycle across 28+ regional communities.

The organization's underlying technology is operational rather than digital: a distributed network of physical infrastructure (hospitals, schools, college, greenhouses, training centers) staffed by a small foundation team and local community partners. There is no proprietary software product, no API, no app, and no AI/ML components; the digital footprint is limited to a Wix-based public website. The foundation does not sell products or services and operates as a grant-making and program-completion entity.

WCF's funding model is a one-time liquidation of WE Charity Canada's charitable real estate assets — primarily the Toronto-based WE Global Learning Center (built through the organization's 20th and 25th anniversary capital campaigns) — with sales proceeds directed to ensure continued program operation overseas. The foundation does not engage in active ongoing fundraising. It is governed by an independent Board of Directors with Co-Chairs from Kenya and Canada and operates without a parent company. There are no subsidiaries, no investments, no M&A activity, no patents or trademarks, and no certifications. Distribution of programs occurs entirely through direct field operations in Narok County, Kenya; no alternative geographies or expansion plans are disclosed beyond the existing portfolio.

Name

WE Charity Foundation

Legal name

WE Charity Foundation

Website

https://wecharity.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Short description

WE Charity Foundation is a Canadian-registered public charitable foundation that supports and funds education, healthcare, food security, clean water, and economic empowerment projects across 28+ communities in Narok County, Kenya, completing the work of WE Charity Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Community Development

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE), International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Charitable foundation services
• Rural healthcare delivery
• Secondary education scholarships
• Women economic empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Funding: Funding for WCF is made possible through the sale of the WE Global Learning Center and related Canadian charitable real estate assets, with proceeds directed to ensure continued impact overseas. The organization is a public foundation registered in Canada.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

WE Charity Foundation is a Canadian-registered public foundation that operates community development programs in Narok County, Kenya through the WE Villages five-pillar model. It runs flagship charitable projects including Baraka Hospital (healthcare), Kisaruni Group of Schools (secondary education with scholarships), WE College (post-secondary education), Women's Empowerment Centre (economic empowerment), Oleleshwa Farm (agricultural training), and Renovating School Rooms programs across 28 regions. Funding is generated through the sale of the WE Global Learning Center and related Canadian charitable real estate assets originally developed through WE Charity's anniversary capital campaigns.

Product overview

WE Charity Foundation (WCF) is a charitable organization operating as a portfolio of development programs focused on sustainable impact in Kenya. The foundation manages a collection of flagship charitable projects including Baraka Hospital (healthcare), Kisaruni Group of Schools (secondary education), WE College (post-secondary education), Women's Empowerment Centre (economic empowerment), Oleleshwa Farm (agricultural training), and Renovating School Rooms. These projects are delivered through the WE Villages Five-Pillar Development Model, which addresses education, water, health, food, and opportunity across 28 regional communities in Narok County, Kenya. The organization is not a technology product company but rather a nonprofit foundation carrying on the work started by WE Charity Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baraka Hospital
• Kisaruni Group of Boarding Secondary Schools
• WE College
• Women's Empowerment Centre (WEC)
• Oleleshwa Farm
• Renovating School Rooms
• WE Villages Five-Pillar Development Model
• Regional Programs Across 28 Regions in Narok County

Quantifiable outcome

• 200,000 children educated globally through 1,500+ schools and school rooms
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Friends of WEsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPartners who have made WE Charity's impacts possible over the past 25 years. Includes communities, staff, youth, teachers, donors, and partners who contributed to the organization's mission.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BRAC: International development organization operating integrated programs across education, health, agriculture, and economic empowerment, paralleling WCF's holistic, community-led five-pillar model.
• WaterAid: International NGO focused on clean water, sanitation, and hygiene in low-income communities, directly comparable to WCF's 'Water' pillar and the 1M-people-served outcome.
• Partners In Health: Nonprofit that operates hospitals and clinics serving rural, low-income populations, directly comparable to WCF's owned-and-operated Baraka Hospital.
• CARE International: Large international humanitarian organization running multi-sector community development programs (health, education, food security, women's empowerment) that closely mirror WCF's five-pillar model.
• Heifer International: Nonprofit focused on ending hunger and poverty through agricultural training, livestock, and women's economic empowerment, comparable to WCF's Oleleshwa Farm and Women's Empowerment Centre programs.
• buildOn: Nonprofit that builds schools in low-income communities in developing countries and runs youth service programs, closely mirroring WCF's school construction, education, and community-led development approach.
• Pencils of Promise: Nonprofit that builds schools and supports education programs in developing countries, sharing WCF's community-led school construction model and rural Kenya/geography overlap.
• Room to Read: International nonprofit focused on literacy and girls' education in developing countries, with owned schools and long-term community partnerships comparable to WCF's Kisaruni and WE College programs.
• Free The Children (WE Charity predecessor organizations): Predecessor youth-led international development and education organization founded by the Kielburger brothers that evolved into WE Charity; directly comparable as the original parent of WCF.

Broad incumbents

• Clinton Foundation: Large established foundation with multi-country development, health, and economic empowerment programs; comparable as a broader incumbent operating in similar thematic areas (health, education, economic opportunity) but at much larger scale and wider geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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