Miss Koch Kenya

SINCE 2001

Miss Koch Kenya

Breaking the silence for justice, and still building for our communities.

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EDUCATION & MENTORSHIP

LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

Korogocho, home to over 180,000 people, was one of Nairobi’s most densely populated settlements. In 2001, gang violence and a culture of silence left women and girls paying the highest price.

In 2001, young people responded with a radical act: the first Miss Koch Beauty Pageant — “Never say Die, Yes We Can.” A pageant became a movement.

Twenty-five years later, that same conviction is still what moves us — from a beauty pageant that broke the silence, to an organization still building for the community that raised it.

We identify needs through community assessment. We fund through donors and partnerships. We strengthen together through implementation and monitoring. We build networks for sustainability and scale.

Transforming lives by empowering minds.

To empower young people through education, nurturing talents, mentorship, and life-skills for their sustained social well-being.

Twenty-Five Years, By the Numbers

Scholarships funded, families fed, a Material Recovery Facility rising from Korogocho’s soil. Numbers alone don’t build trust. These do.

Years transforming Korogocho (2001–2026)

Households fed through MKK’s COVID-19 response

Scholarships funded; 441 pupils transitioned to secondary school

DJs trained to work level; 165 dancers trained

Residents served daily by Korogocho’s first Material Recovery Facility

The Crisis That Created Us

Korogocho, home to over 180,000 people, was one of Nairobi’s most densely populated settlements. In 2001, gang violence and a culture of silence left women and girls paying the highest price.

In 2001, young people responded with a radical act: the first Miss Koch Beauty Pageant — “Never say Die, Yes We Can.” A pageant became a movement.

Twenty-five years later, that same conviction is still what moves us — from a beauty pageant that broke the silence, to an organization still building for the community that raised it.

Shaping Our Commitment

Twenty-Five Years, By the Numbers