Funding Sustainable Projects in Kenya and Zambia
We are a 100% volunteer-run non-profit providing life-giving funds directly to the men, women, and children of Kenya and Zambia to help them achieve lasting independence and sustainability.
🔒 Direct donor platform via Zeffy • 0% admin fees taken
Our Story Begins With Their Story
Discover how a single journey from Buffalo, New York blossomed into two decades of life-changing partnerships across East Africa.
📹 Short Documentary: "Learn about helping in Kenya and Zambia" by Future In Our Hands-USA
Established in 2005
Over 20 years of faithful service
FIOH-USA was founded in 2005 and continues its mission every single day to support those in urgent need with zero administrative fluff.
Founded in Buffalo, NY
Sister Linda Glaeser & Michele Sprada
Inspired by meeting an orphaned boy during a trip to East Africa, Sister Linda and her niece Michele built a grassroots bridge of hope from Western New York to Kenya and Zambia.
Canisius University Partnership
Student-Led Digital & Communications
Each year, FIOH-USA partners with Canisius University's marketing and communication masterclass students to amplify their outreach and ensure every donated cent reaches the field.
Our Four Sustainable Pillars
Proposals are always generated by our African partners. We provide the seed capital to make their vision a self-sustaining reality.
Empowering Youth Through Education
Since our inception, we have been fiercely committed to educating children in Kenya and Zambia. Through individual sponsorship, we provide tuition, uniforms, learning materials, and daily meals.
- Primary & Secondary School Fee Coverage
- Graduates transition into higher education & trade careers
- Direct updates and progress letters from students
See What Your Sponsorship Achieves
Choose a monthly contribution tier to visualize how your generosity changes a child's entire future.
🎓 Covers full tuition fees, daily warm school lunch program, uniforms, shoes, and learning materials for one student for an entire academic year.
FIOH-USA In Action Across East Africa
We work in close partnership with ground teams in Kisumu, Kisii, and key rural districts of Zambia.
Agricultural & Water Boreholes
Home to our flagship farm cooperatives, community wells, and healthcare transportation initiatives for rural villagers.
Education & Orphan Care
Focusing on secondary school sponsorships, learning centers, trade skills apprenticeships, and youth empowerment.
Community Micro-Grants
Supporting community-identified water points, women's business micro-loans, and primary school infrastructure.
Everything You Need to Know
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"Harambee" is Swahili for "all pull together." Get quarterly field updates, story features on sponsored students, and clean water project celebrations.