Umoja Partnership

What Umoja Partnership does

Umoja Partnership, Inc. is a private, faith-based nonprofit organization founded in 2006 (originally as Global Interfaith Partnership, rebranded in 2019) and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The organization operates a multi-program charitable initiative targeting orphaned and vulnerable children in Chulaimbo, western Kenya, structured around five interlocking program pillars: (1) a Food Security Program delivering daily school lunches to approximately 5,453 primary and junior high students across 21 partner schools; (2) a School Services Program providing tuition support for ~597 secondary school students and continuing through trade school and university; (3) GET UP, a girls' empowerment program launched in 2012 serving 1,251 students through 42 mentor-led teams; (4) BET UP, a boys' empowerment program launched in 2018 serving 1,332 students; and (5) a Guardian Empowerment Program providing micro-finance and income-generation training to over 1,500 guardians. The Reason 2 Smile Library, opened in January 2024, extends the educational offering.

The organization operates with a lean U.S. team (Executive Director Denise Soltis, Administrative Coordinator Amanda Bailey) and a Kenya-based field staff of approximately 9 full-time employees led by Interim Project Director Linda Olasya, supported by LINK teachers embedded in partner schools. The business model is donation-funded: recurring and one-time gifts from individuals and a network of 14 U.S. partner congregations, supplemented by 14 Kenyan faith-community partners, plus event-based fundraising (annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner, pickleball and poker tournaments, the #FoodForThought campaign). Umoja does not publicly disclose revenue and has no parent company, external equity investor, or acquired subsidiaries.

The core technology footprint is minimal and incidental to mission delivery: a WordPress-hosted informational website, the Network for Good online donation platform, email newsletters, and standard social media channels. Programmatic execution relies on human service delivery rather than technology platforms. The organization's defensibility rests on its two-decade interfaith congregation network, alumni engagement loop (graduates returning as mentors and staff), embedded Kenyan field operations, and the integrated co-funding model under which Umoja covers roughly 80% of program costs and the local community contributes the balance.

Name

Umoja Partnership

Legal name

Umoja Partnership, Inc.

Website

https://umojapartnership.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Umoja Partnership is a U.S.-based faith-based nonprofit (founded 2006, Indianapolis) that operates food security, education, and empowerment programs serving approximately 5,453 orphaned and vulnerable children across 21 partner schools in Chulaimbo, Kenya, funded by congregational and individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child welfare and education services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Global Health & School Health Partnerships (WASH, Nutrition, SRH) (EDADALAH), Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender (EDADALAF), Food Security, Agriculture & Nutrition Aid Programs (BPADABAD)

Keywords

• School meal assistance
• Education tuition support
• Girls mentorship programs
• Boys mentorship programs
• Guardian livelihood training

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The organization relies primarily on donations from individuals, monthly giving supporters, and one-time contributions through Network for Good platform.
2. Event Fundraising: Annual events including Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner, pickleball tournaments, and Texas Hold'Em tournaments generate charitable contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Umoja Partnership provides charitable food-security, education, and empowerment programs for orphaned and vulnerable children in western Kenya. Its services combine school meals, tuition and supplies, mentoring and life-skills programs for girls and boys, and financial and business training for their guardians.

Product overview

Umoja Partnership operates a comprehensive multi-program charitable initiative in Chulaimbo, Kenya focused on supporting orphaned and vulnerable children. The core portfolio consists of five interconnected programs: (1) the Food Security Program providing daily school lunches to approximately 5,453 students across 21 primary schools; (2) the School Services Program offering tuition assistance and basic necessities (uniforms, supplies, sanitary products, solar lamps, blankets); (3) GET UP girls empowerment program with 1,251 students in mentorship and life skills training; (4) BET UP boys empowerment program with 1,332 students in mentorship and career planning; and (5) the Guardian Empowerment Program providing micro-finance and business training to over 1,500 guardians. A newly established library (Reason 2 Smile Library, opened January 2024) rounds out the educational support services. All programs work collaboratively to keep children in school and break cycles of poverty in western Kenya.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Security Program A school lunch program for orphaned and vulnerable children that provides daily nutritious meals at partner primary schools in Chulaimbo, Kenya. It serves approximately 5,453 elementary and junior-high students across 21 schools, with Umoja supplying maize and beans and guardians and schools contributing supplementary vegetables, cooking supplies, storage, kitchen equipment, and cooks.
• School Services Program An education-support program for high-performing vulnerable students that provides secondary-school tuition assistance and continued support at trade school, college, and university. It also supplies uniforms, school materials, sanitary products, blankets, and solar lamps for students with additional needs.
• GET UP (Girls Empowerment Team – Umoja Project) A girls' empowerment program that connects students with mentors and peer groups and provides health education, positive-relationship training, life skills, girls' rights education, and vocational guidance. It serves 1,251 students through 42 empowerment teams across 21 partner schools.
• BET UP (Boys Empowerment Team – Umoja Project) A boys' empowerment program that provides mentorship in goal setting, career planning, and healthy relationships under male role models. It serves 1,332 students and addresses gender bias, peer pressure, substance abuse, and socioeconomic challenges.
• Guardian Empowerment Program A training program for parents and guardians that covers income-generating activities, table banking or micro-finance, small-business management, and foster-parent or guardian responsibilities. Its guardian group includes more than 1,500 members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,453 orphaned and vulnerable children receiving daily meals
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Alhuda FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. faith-based partner congregation contributing to the interfaith partnership supporting Umoja's mission in Kenya.
• All Souls UnitarianminorGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. faith-based partner congregation contributing to the interfaith partnership supporting Umoja's mission.
• Congregation Beth El ZedeckminorGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. faith-based partner congregation contributing to the interfaith partnership supporting Umoja's mission.
• Hindu Temple of Central IndianaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. faith-based partner congregation contributing to the interfaith partnership supporting Umoja's mission.
• Indianapolis Hebrew CongregationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. faith-based partner congregation contributing to the interfaith partnership supporting Umoja's mission.
• Iqra Center/Muslim Alliance of IndianaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. faith-based partner contributing to the interfaith partnership supporting Umoja's mission.
• New Restoration Outreach Christian CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. faith-based partner congregation contributing to the interfaith partnership supporting Umoja's mission.
• North United MethodistminorGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. faith-based partner congregation; hosted first organizational meeting for Indianapolis congregational leaders in 2006.
• Northminster PresbyterianminorGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. faith-based partner congregation contributing to the interfaith partnership supporting Umoja's mission.
• Second PresbyterianminorGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. faith-based partner congregation contributing to the interfaith partnership supporting Umoja's mission.
• St. Louis de Montfort CatholicminorGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. faith-based partner congregation contributing to the interfaith partnership supporting Umoja's mission.
• St. Luke's United MethodistminorGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. faith-based partner congregation contributing to the interfaith partnership supporting Umoja's mission.
• St. Pius X CatholicminorGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. faith-based partner congregation contributing to the interfaith partnership supporting Umoja's mission.
• Tabernacle PresbyterianminorGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. faith-based partner congregation contributing to the interfaith partnership supporting Umoja's mission.
• African Inland ChurchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKenyan faith-based partner congregation contributing to local operations and support in Chulaimbo area.
• Miracle CentreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKenyan faith-based partner contributing to local operations and community support.
• Anglican Church of KenyaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKenyan faith-based partner contributing to local operations and community support in Chulaimbo area.
• Roman Catholic ChurchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKenyan faith-based partner contributing to local operations and community support.
• Coptic Orthodox ChurchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKenyan faith-based partner contributing to local operations and community support.
• God's Last AppealminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKenyan faith-based partner contributing to local operations and community support.
• Israel NinevehminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKenyan faith-based partner contributing to local operations and community support.
• Legion MariaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKenyan faith-based partner contributing to local operations and community support.
• Mercy Holy Ghost ChurchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKenyan faith-based partner contributing to local operations and community support.
• Pentecostal Assembly of GodminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKenyan faith-based partner contributing to local operations and community support.
• Lakeside Church of ChristminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKenyan faith-based partner contributing to local operations and community support.
• Redeemed Gospel ChurchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKenyan faith-based partner contributing to local operations and community support.
• Seventh Day Adventist ChurchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKenyan faith-based partner contributing to local operations and community support.
• Voice of SalvationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKenyan faith-based partner contributing to local operations and community support.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Vision: One of the largest Christian humanitarian NGOs operating in Kenya, focused on child welfare, education, food security, and community empowerment—comparable mission to Umoja, though at a much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• ChildFund International: International child-focused NGO with active Kenya programs, offering sponsored child support, education, health, and economic strengthening—closely parallels Umoja's sponsor-a-child, school fees, and Guardian Empowerment model.
• Compassion International: Large-scale faith-based child sponsorship NGO operating in Kenya and dozens of other countries, providing child development, education support, and food assistance through local church partners—directly comparable to Umoja's child sponsorship, food security, and education programs in western Kenya.
• Feed the Children: U.S.-headquartered nonprofit providing food security, school meals, and education support to children in developing countries including Kenya—directly comparable food security and education access mission.
• SOS Children's Villages: Global NGO providing family-based care, education, and youth empowerment for orphaned and abandoned children in Kenya and worldwide—overlaps directly with Umoja's orphan support, schooling, and life-skills programs.

Regional players

• Waterlines: Smaller faith-affiliated nonprofit supporting clean water and education programs in Kenya—comparable geography (Kenya) and faith-based, donor-funded delivery model to vulnerable communities.

Direct peers

• Pencils of Promise: Smaller U.S.-based nonprofit building schools and expanding education access in developing countries including parts of Africa—comparable scale and U.S.-donor-driven model focused on educational access for vulnerable children.
• Kenya Education Fund: U.S.-headquartered nonprofit specifically sponsoring secondary and university education for high-achieving Kenyan students from low-income backgrounds—direct parallel to Umoja's high school tuition and post-secondary scholarship programs.
• African Library Project: Smaller U.S.-based nonprofit establishing community libraries in African countries including Kenya—closely comparable to Umoja's Reason 2 Smile Library opened in January 2024 and its literacy-focused education approach.

Emerging players

• Free The Children (WE Charity): International development and education-focused organization historically operating Kenya education and community programs—comparable mission of linking U.S. donors with Kenyan schoolchildren via holistic education support.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles27 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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