Giving Hope. Creating Opportunity. Breaking Cycles of Poverty
REFi Gives equips individuals in Kenya with trade skills, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship — helping them build sustainable futures for themselves and their families.
We Give Tools, Not Handouts.
At REFi Gives, we believe dignity is greater than dependency. We restore hope and equip people to build self-sustaining futures through skill, service, and opportunity.
We don’t give handouts. We give hope, skills, and opportunity that last for generations.
From Struggle to Strength. The REFi Gives Story
Poverty isn’t just a lack of money, it’s a lack of opportunity.
In rural Kenya, families live without social safety nets. A medical bill or drought can lead to job loss, hunger, or exploitation. REFi Gives provides real solutions through skill training, job creation, and community empowerment — turning desperation into dignity.
1 in 6 children walks to school without shoes
30+ cobblers employed and earning income
Hundreds trained in trade and financial literacy
Our Programs
The Cobbler School
Teaching men and women trade skills and entrepreneurship to build self-sufficient futures.
REFi Shoes Initiative
A sustainable shoe brand that employs local cobblers and donates school shoes to children.
Trash-for-Shoes Program
Children earn shoes by collecting recyclable materials — a hand up, not a handout.
Financial Literacy Training
We teach budgeting and small business skills to help families grow what they earn.
From Poverty to Possibility.
Every dollar raised helps more children walk to school safely and more families gain financial independence.
Impact Stats:
👞 2,000+ shoes crafted
👩🏭 30+ local cobblers employed
👧 150+ children received free shoes
🏫 1 training school operating and expanding
$7,840 raised toward our $10,000 goal for 2025.
Lives Transformed by Opportunity.
Titus once struggled to provide for his family. Through REFi Gives, he learned shoemaking, opened his own workshop, and now employs five others. His work provides school shoes for children across Kenya and Uganda.
Work brings dignity. Work builds self-worth.
You Can Be Part of the Change.
Your support provides tools, training, and hope to families who need it most.
Donate
$20 gives two pairs of shoes
Partner
Sponsor a student or training class
Volunteer
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Scaling Dignity Across Africa.
Once proven in Kenya, REFi Gives plans to expand its empowerment model across Africa.
Our Goals Includes
Building a larger Cobbler School for 20+ students
Developing a wholesale leather and material supply chain
Creating new trade hubs across the continent
Launch a “Women in Work” Initiative
Be the Change That Builds Generations.
When you give to REFi Gives, you’re not just changing lives — you’re creating independence, pride, and legacy.
REFi Gives © 2025 | Operated under nonprofit partner New Horizon