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Welcome to Open Gate Foundation

Women Leading  Justice. Transforming Communities

Who we are

Open Gate Foundation Kenya is a National alliance, Women-led, Survivor-centered Feminist Foundation advancing justice, climate resilience, and inclusive development.

We design and implement programs across Kenya while strengthening women-led initiatives through governance infrastructure, fiscal hosting, compliance systems, and strategic coordination.

Our Two Levels of Impact

We work simultaneously at the community level and the systemic level:

  1. Direct Programs: Implementing survivor-centered and climate-responsive initiatives across Kenya.
  2. Institutional Support: Providing fiscal hosting, compliance, and governance for autonomous women-led initiatives.

How We Work

Women Lead

Survivors, grassroots women, and young women define priorities, governance, and community solutions.

Themes as Pathways

We advance women’s leadership through:

  • Climate justice
  • Girls’ and young women’s empowerment
  • Survivor-centered justice
  • Inclusive development

Ecosystem Approach

We strengthen autonomous women-led organizations and networks through coordination, shared resources, governance support, and fiscal hosting — ensuring sustainability without compromising independence.

Our work

Our Work: Women-Centered Pathways

Women & Climate Justice

Supporting women to lead climate adaptation, environmental protection, and sustainable green livelihoods

Girls & Young Women’s Leadership

Building the power, voice, and leadership of adolescent girls and young women to shape their futures and influence policy.

Women, Justice & Survivor Leadership

Advancing survivor-centered justice, protection, accountability, and healing through women-led systems.

Women & Inclusive Development

Ensuring women and girls with disabilities and marginalized identities access rights, services, and leadership opportunities

Our Ecosystem

Open Gate Foundation  serves as a women-centered anchor organization, supporting a growing ecosystem of autonomous women-led organizations and movements.

Through governance support, fiscal hosting, and strategic coordination, we enable women’s initiatives to grow sustainably while retaining their independence.

Why Women’s Leadership Matters

When women lead, communities are safer, more resilient, and more just.

Across rural and urban communities in Kenya, women are already driving solutions to climate impacts, violence, and inequality. Open Gate Foundation exists to remove barriers, shift power, and ensure women’s leadership is recognized, resourced, and sustained.

Stand With Women Leaders

Join us in building a future where women and girls lead solutions and thrive

Impact Highlights

  • 1,000+ youth and women trained in civic and economic leadership

  • 15+ grassroots initiatives fiscally sponsored and scaled

  • 10+ policy briefs submitted to county assemblies

  • 20+ community forums hosted across Meru, Isiolo, and Turkana

News and Updates

Stay connected with our latest campaigns, success stories, and upcoming events.

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Contact Us

We’d love to hear from you—whether you’re a donor, community member, or potential partner.

Email: info@ogfkenya.org