The S.H.E. College Fund provides full college scholarships, life skills training, and mentorship to young Kenyan women who have the courage to say no to harmful practices such as Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, Early Forced Child Marriage, and the denial of a girl’s right to education.
At a young age, every S.H.E. student escaped from harmful cultural practices and found refuge in a safe house.
S.H.E. is unique in that we award scholarships based on passion for social change, not on academic performance alone.
Your support gives S.H.E. students more than an education — it gives them the tools to transform their world from the inside out.
At eight years old, Sylvia Salula was about to be sold into marriage to a 46-year-old man. Today she holds a degree in social work, has rescued her sisters from FGM/C, and stands proudly as a role model in her community.
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of matriculating S.H.E. students graduate, compared to approximately 60% across Kenya.
97%
“Because of Regina's graduation, the whole village is changed! Now we know the value of educating a girl. Now parents will no longer cut their daughters and marry them off. We will give them wings to fly! Thank you S.H.E.! Thank you Regina!”
— The area chief at the celebration of Regina's graduation
