We are building the foundation for work and life through education.
We advance opportunities to improve educational pathways for children across Kenya, with a priority focus in five counties.
Our Vision
The Cornerstone Foundation (TCF) envisions a society where every child in Kenya has equitable access to quality education to break the cycle of poverty by thriving in work and life.
Our Mission
As an education-focused nonprofit, we work to promote equitable systems change in the education sector by empowering children from marginalised backgrounds to overcome barriers and build sustainable pathways to prosperity.
What Guides Us
Our Core Values
TCF is premised on three interconnected values as follows;
Ubuntu
Integrity
Accountability
One shared foundation guides everything we do - connecting community, trust, and responsibility into a single standard of care.
We uphold human connectedness, community spirit, and mutual respect as the foundation of learning and growth.
Honesty remains our key motivation in pursuing the promises we make to our children and communities.
We commit to uphold transparency in the management of resources entrusted to us in kind and in the delivery of our programmes.
Why Education?
What We Do
We improve lives by finding and advancing approaches that work in Kenya’s education sector. We work nationally with a priority focus in the five counties of Kisii, Nyamira, Bomet, Kajiado, and Meru. We bridge the gap of inequitable access to quality education through four integrated pathways;
Access to Schooling
Research on Foundational Learning
Teacher Training Support
Community Engagement
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Sep 10-11, 2026 · Kisii University
Gusii Education Stakeholders’ Convention
Sponsored as a key partner alongside government and education leaders, reaching 3,000+ stakeholders.
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Explore the five Kenyan counties where TCF’s programmes are active today.
Where We Work →100% of TCF’s programme work is guided by the communities it serves.