Heal the planet
Engage in ecosystem revival through agro-ecological farming, reforestation, soil restoration, and sustainable water management — returning land to its productive best.
Heal the planetWho we are
A US non-profit catalyzing rural Africa
Passion of Hope International partners with local communities to build resilient, self-sustaining systems that addresses poverty, food insecurity, and environmental decline.
Planet+People=Productivity·The triple bottom line
Our Vision
An empowered Africa with resilient and food sovereign communities.
Our Mission
To invest in knowledge and people in rural communities, building climate-resilient, and sustainable food systems.
How can we help?
Build capacity
Educate, train, and empower community leaders, farmers, and entrepreneurs. When people have knowledge and agency, transformation is sustainable and self-propelling.
Build capacityOur Work
Community-centred projects across rural Africa.
EducationAdopt a School
Partnering with rural schools to improve infrastructure, provide learning materials, and train teachers — giving every child a fair start.
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EnterpriseJiimarishe Honey Project
A pilot apiculture enterprise in Gilgil, Kenya, that increased household income by 5× — now scaling across East Africa as a model for rural enterprise.
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CommunityTouching Lives
Holistic community interventions — clean water, health outreach, women's empowerment, and housing — addressing the intersecting dimensions of poverty.
Learn moreOur legacy
The work that shaped us — Nakuru, Kenya
Before our hubs took their current form, PHI's early projects in Nakuru County proved what community-owned development can do. These achievements remain the foundation everything since is built on.
Jiimarishe Honey Pilot — Gilgil
A 2021 pilot with 20 farmers in Gilgil paired rainwater harvesting with beekeeping — producing up to a five-fold increase in household income and a model for rural enterprise.
5× income increaseClean Water for Schools
With Running Water International, rainwater harvesting systems brought clean, safe water to 90 schools and more than 36,000 students across the Meru and Nakuru regions.
90 schools · 36,000+ students
Chama Micro-Lending
Community savings groups collectively invested in water tanks, beehives, and hand-washing stations — building financial resilience and shared infrastructure together.
Community-owned savings100% of gifts reach the mission
Administrative costs are covered by our board and dedicated operational supporters. Every dollar you give goes directly to community programmes, training, and infrastructure.
100%
“The poor themselves can create a poverty-free world — all we have to do is free them from the chains that we have put on them.”
From the communities we serve
“PHI doesn't come to us with ready-made solutions. They sit with us, listen to what we know about our land, and help us build on it. That is rare, and it works.”
“The training programmes changed how I see myself. I went from surviving to leading — and now I train other women in my community to do the same.”
Be the reason a community breaks the cycle
Every contribution — of time, expertise, or resources — ripples through generations.