OUR MISSION
Our mission is to influence social change through networking and linking volunteers with special knowledge, skills and talents with the grassroots community projects in Africa for the best interest of all.
OUR STORY
Smiles Africa Experience is a Kenyan organization founded by young professionals with diverse social
science backgrounds and with deepened experience in community development, social work and social
justice. The founders were born and raised in the informal settlements of Korogocho community.
The initiative is geared towards influencing social change at the grassroot level, by linking up the
community-based programs with potential volunteers and interns. Our aim is to create a platform
through which both volunteers and communities get to a win-win situation, by exchanging knowledge
and skills to transform lives.
We are a registered legal social enterprise in Kenya and an affiliate of our sister charity organization
Smiles Africa Charity. With our rich experience and background in social development programs we are
inspired to facilitate, guide, and coordinate the linking of interns and volunteers with community-based
projects for the best interest of the community of all.
OUR OBJECTIVES
To be catalysts of social change in Kenya and Africa through networking individuals and institutions from
the global community with local grassroots community-based projects.
To facilitate meaningful opportunities for interns and volunteers to utilize their skills, talent, time,
experience, and knowledge to work with us in developing our communities.
To facilitate proper guidance and advise to those who choose to volunteer or intern in Africa and
maximize on the opportunity to make a positive difference to both the volunteer and the local
community.
To support community-based projects through networking them with international organizations and
expertise.
To be a constant consulting partner for the existing projects and the community as well as for startup
projects with the goal of making them self-sustainable.
