Victor Odhiambo
Victor Odhiambo
"I am motivated by the positive change I see our work creating in the community.”
Victor Odhiambo is the 30 year old co-founder and executive director of Garden of Hope Foundation. He was born and raised in Kibera slum himself (East Africa’s largest slum), and he believes this deep rooted connection is vital to the impact of their work so far. Victor attended the WYSE International Leadership Programme in 2017 which he described as “transformational“.
“My proudest moment was finding out that 3 young people who completed the Leadership Development and Entrepreneurship programme won a grant for their project last year. They now employ a combined 50 people.”
Garden of Hope Foundation creates sustainable social and economic opportunities for youth, women and children in urban slums and rural communities in Kenya.
Garden of Hope currently runs three projects for young people, women and children:
Leadership Development and Entrepreneurship. 50-70 young people complete the 3 month programme each year.
Mentorship. 20,000 youths have been reached through interactive workshops and peer-mentoring in schools over the past 6 years.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. 15,000 women and girls have been supported with menstural products and hygiene awareness training over the past 5 years.
The project has been running for 6 years and has worked with 20,000 youths in 40 schools.
