03/09/2026
🌍 From Idea to Impact: Building a Digital Home for Educate Us To Rise
A few months ago, I took on a project that genuinely means something — building the full-stack web platform for Educate Us To Rise (EUTR), a grassroots nonprofit empowering communities in Kakuma, Kenya through early childhood education, women-led enterprise programs, and community protection initiatives.
Here's what I've built so far:
🖥️ The Public-Facing Website (https://lnkd.in/dKnigGgU) A responsive, modern site that brings EUTR's mission to life — featuring impact stats (620+ learners, 310 women reached, 32 projects across 9 communities), program pages, volunteer sign-ups, and a donation portal.
💳 A Full Donation System Integrated both M-Pesa (for local Kenyan donors) and PayPal/Stripe (for international supporters) — because accessibility matters when you're serving a community on the ground in Africa.
🔐 An Admin Control Center - A custom-built admin dashboard that lets the EUTR team manage posts, volunteers, members, donations, and applications — all in one place, no technical knowledge required.
Stack used: React .JS · Python/Django · Render · Vercel · M-Pesa Daraja API · Stripe · PayPal SDK
This project taught me how technology can directly serve people who need it most. Every feature I built has a real human behind it — a child getting their first learning materials, a woman launching a small business, a community staying safer.
I’m also incredibly grateful to Action for Refugee Life being the institution that guided and supported me throughout the learning process. The skills, inspiration and encouragement I received there played a huge role in making this possible.
With the guidance and support of Action for Refugee Life experts and mentors, I'm almost at the finish line. Final testing and handoff in the coming days. 🚀
To the EUTR team — it's been an honor building this for your mission.
If you're a nonprofit or mission-driven org looking to build your digital presence, let's talk. 👇
