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Who We Are

At Partners In Resilience, Inc., we believe in the potential of every young person. Our mission is to support alums of Kenyan children's homes, helping them realize their dreams and achieve their goals. We invest our time, resources, and belief in them every step of the way, ensuring their past does not define their future.

Some organizations offer a hand up. We offer something deeper — genuine belief.

Partners In Resilience, Inc. exists to invest in the lives of alums of a Kenyan children's home: young men and women who have already demonstrated extraordinary strength simply by showing up for themselves, day after day, in circumstances that would have stopped many of us cold.

They are not defined by where they came from. They never were. And we are here to make sure the world catches up to what they already know about themselves.

Why It Matters

Resilience

Our alums are a testament to strength, perseverance, and ambition, proving that they can overcome tremendous odds.

Genuine Belief

We invest not just in programs but in people—because belief can transform lives.

Partnership

We collaborate closely with our alums to ensure they thrive, recognizing that their journey is not a solo endeavor.

What We Do

For many of our alums, the hardest part of building something new isn't the idea, it's not knowing who to call when it gets hard. PIR pairs alums with mentors who bring real business expertise, but more than that, we show up consistently over time. One alum spent 1 year simply building trust with us before any real work began, and that patience is exactly what made the mentoring work when it finally started. Our mentors aren't consultants parachuting in with advice; they're partners who stay.

We invest directly in the ventures alums are already building. This isn't a grant application process designed to test worthiness; it's capital and resources committed to people who are doing the work, and we already know and trust, aimed at goals they've set for themselves. Every investment is made alongside an alum's own sweat equity, because ownership, not dependency, is the point.

PIR isn't set up to help people from a distance. Our partners are co-builders, not recipients and we're invested alongside them, not handing something down. Our Kenyan sister organization makes this literal: a board that's 80% alums, deciding for themselves where resources go and what success looks like. That distinction shapes everything we do: how we fund, how we mentor, and how we talk about the people we work with. This is partnership in the literal sense; shared stakes, shared decisions, shared credit when it works.

PIR isn't run for alums from an office in another country; it's governed by them. Our sister organization in Kenya is built as an alum-led NGO.  This is intentional and its about who's in the room. Alums sit on the board that discusses and approves which ventures get backed. Alums shape what the organization's priorities are for the year ahead. Alums decide what accountability looks like for themselves and each other, because they're the ones who understand what's actually realistic on the ground. Erin is the one outside voice at that table; present, but not in charge. Leadership stays where it belongs.

The Double Wound

Every alum of the children's home carries two experiences of abandonment. The first came at birth, or shortly thereafter; left before they could understand why. The second came at the edge of adulthood, when the only home they'd ever known released them into a world with no family to call, no safety net to catch them, and no one who was invested in what happened next. 

At PIR, we understand this journey.  We're not here to choose the path, but to back it.  And to guide when the road gets hard.

We Figured It Out

Rather than imposing a plan, we listened to their needs, adapting our approach to ensure every individual can focus on their immediate well-being before planning their future.


"I didn't arrive in Nairobi with a polished program and a five-year plan. I arrived with a life coaching background, a deep love for these young adults, and an assumption that turned out to be very wrong: that coaching was what they needed first. It wasn't. You can't ask someone to plan for their future when they don’t know where their next meal is coming from. So we did what any good partner does: we listened, course-corrected, and refused to give up on them."   - Erin

Real Change in Action

Our alumni are proof of what's possible when resilience meets support.


One alum runs a primary school in Butere with 50 children enrolled. Another is growing a hair styling apprenticeship, creating opportunity not just for herself but for young women who can't afford formal training. Two more opened an apparel and streetwear store and are building their own fashion brand. And in Nairobi, we launched an electric motorbike delivery company that now employs 10 alumni.

Join Us In Making A Lasting Impact

Be a part of the change you want to see.

You don't have to travel to Kenya to change a life. 

You just have to decide that someone else's future is worth investing in.

When you give to Partners In Resilience, you are not funding a program.

You are fueling a person — their education, their dreams, their next step forward.

Every contribution, at every level, sends a message our alums deserve to hear: You are not alone in this.

Partners In Resilience, Inc. — Walking alongside. Investing in drive. Believing in what's possible.

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