Meet Farida Ally CEO and Founder of Elimu Care
I’m a Kenyan Education Activist currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies at Mount Kenya University, Mombasa Campus. I am the proud founder of Elimu Care, a grassroot youth-led community organization where we champion for educational development by addressing community issues of gender with a particular focus on the rights of girls and women.
I serve as a Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Youth Leader for Kenya, Youth Advisory Board Member at United Nations Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner and Education Above All Foundation, a Global Youth Ambassador at Their World Organization, Women 7 advisor and a member of Education Transformers Network by United Nations Girls Education Initiative (UNGEI) which reflects my passion for advocating for equitable access to quality education for all, regardless of socioeconomic status. I’m also an alumni of the She Leads UN Youth Advocates.
In my over 5-years experience advocating for education, girls and women’s rights I have contributed as a Feminist Advisory Panel member on a research by Population Council Kenya on Young Feminists Organizing , co-created and advocated for the #AnswerTheCall campaign by GPE calling for n investment in education, co-created & advocated of the #ActsForEarly years Minifesto by Their World Organization , Co-created the Youth Rights Youth Academy in my capacity as a Youth Advisory Board Member of the United Nations Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner and Education Above All Foundation at happening in Geneva this 2025 led Elimu Care org serving a critical role of Executive Director impacting over 10,000 adolescents and youth while mentoring over 50 young people in Mombasa, Kenya and across the globe.
I’ve delivered impactful keynote speeches with clear call to actions at significant global platforms such as the (African Union in both Addis Ababa & New York), The United Nations, the European Humanitarian Forum, and the 1st plenary of the 2023 Women Deliver Conference 2023 worlds biggest conference on gender equality and women’s rights.
LINKS TO MY WORK & FEATURED STORIES
- LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/faridahallykenya
- World Bank Feature – https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/youth-transforming-africa/what-fuels-farida-allys-education-work-afe-0124
- Education Above All Foundation COP29 participation feature – https://www.educationaboveall.org/blog/our-advocacy/youth-empowerment-climate-resilience-my-journey-cop29
- My Blog published by Global Partnership for Education during the Day of The African Child – https://search.app/Ryhb697TQkjhV8pk7
- Nation Media Feature at Women Deliver 2023 conference in Rwanda – https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/the-young-activist-promoting-girls-education-in-mombasa-slums-4324548
- Oped – Written with the former Global Executive Director of Plan International who is the current Assistant Executive Director of the World Food Program featured by AllAfrica – https://allafrica.com/stories/202402230002.html
