Kakenya Center for Excellence

“There are no committees that have the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The federal form 990 is prepared in draft format and distributed to the finance and audit committee and the governance committee for a detailed review prior to distribution to the entire board of directors for review. The board of directors will then review and approve the draft 990 prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The conflict of interest policy is reviewed and signed by all members of the board of directors annually. Any possible disclosed financial interest, or business and family relationships, is reviewed by the executive committee to determine if a conflict of interest exists. (note that a financial interest or business and family relationship does not necessarily constitute a conflict of interest.) if the person disclosing the financial interest or existing business and family relationships is a current member of the executive committee, said member shall leave the meeting room during the discussion of, and the vote on, whether a conflict of interest exists.”

“Compensation of the president & founder is reviewed yearly by the board of directors and is based on goals and targets achieved as outlined in the performance review, which last occurred during december 2024. In addition, compensation is periodically benchmarked against similar international nonprofits focused on east africa. The benchmarking process was last conducted in 2022. Compensation of the members of management is determined by the president & founder based on job responsibilities and performance reviews. All staff salaries are ultimately approved by the board of directors yearly through the budgeting process.”

“Kd provides copies of its documents to the general public upon request. The federal form 990 is also available to the general public on its website and on www.guidestar.org.”

“Kakenya's dream works closely with an independent local partner in kenya to fund education and health programs in narok and kisii counties, some of the most remote regions of southwestern kenya. Girls in the indigenous maasai community regularly stop going to school and are married off in adolescence after undergoing fgm, a painful and harmful practice that is considered a rite of passage to adulthood and marriage. When girls are not educated, the cycle of marginalization continues from one generation to the next, with the men and tribal elders dictating a girl's present and future without considering her social, financial, physical, or emotional wellbeing. Since 2008, kakenya's dream has been changing beliefs about the value of girls' education and empowerment. We work closely with our local partner in the communities we serve to generate support for program design, demonstrate transparency and encourage trust, ensure that the interventions are appropriate to the local context, and promote leadership from within the community. The three core programs (centers for excellence, health and leadership, and network for excellence) are designed to empower and motivate students through education, health, and leadership initiatives to become agents of change and to break the cycle of harmful traditional practices such as fgm and child marriage.”

“A new health clinic was opened during 2024. The activities for the clinic were conducted under the "health and leadership training" program.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”