Loropio girls senior high school
Supporting girls in Turkana, Kenya, to access quality secondary education and digital skills
Turkana is the Kenyan county with the highest poverty rate: an overwhelming 82.7% of Turkana residents live in poverty, over double the national rate (39.8%). The region’s challenges, including low-productivity agriculture, a high disease burden, lacking education system and high transport costs render local communities vulnerable to persistent poverty. In addition, while there is near gender parity in secondary school enrolments, with girls accounting for 49.1% and boys 50.9% of enrolments in 2024 (2024 Turkana Long Rains Assessment), when it comes to attendance, data suggests girls remain disadvantaged by unequal gender norms: in 2022, only 17.1% of secondary-school aged girls were attending secondary school, compared with 23.7% of boys.
In response to these challenges, Loropio Girls Senior School aims to bring a new model of secondary education to girls in the region, with the ambition to form a generation of skilled young women who can break barriers, achieve their dreams, and contribute to the progress of their community and beyond. It is the first fully digital girl school in Northern Kenya, with every desk and classroom equipped with a networked computer and a large variety of extracurricular activities focused on I.T. skills.
While at the school, the girls are supported to complete upper secondary education in a dignified and stable environment, have access to digital infrastructure and training including coding and graphic design and are paired with mentors who help foster their self-confidence, communication skills and critical thinking abilities. Loropio aims to achieve an 80% graduation rate, compared to the <40% average in Turkana and believes that their graduates will be better positioned to pursue different pathways including employment opportunities in the digital economy.
The first cohort of 140 girls started at the school in January 2024. Of these, 105 were supported through BTG scholarships. The school operates as a public-private partnership with the Kenyan Ministry of Education, using the full Kenyan curriculum but modifying the teaching approach with technology to create a paperless and more interactive system.
As of 2026, 315 girls chosen based on economic need and academic merit are attending Loropio Girls Senior School on BTG scholarships. BTG also sponsors a mentorship program for the girls that covers life and leadership skills, delivered in partnership with Echami a Ito, and digital literacy, delivered in partnership with TechDada.
Key Numbers
REACH
As of 2026, 315 girls are attending secondary school at Loropio on BTG scholarships.
340 students, or the whole student body, reached with mentoring funded by BTG.
IMPACT
100% of Loropio girls have successfully transitioned to the next academic year of education, as of 2025.
59% have an awareness of gender equality and women’s rights.
84% of young women are proactively leading advocacy efforts on a specific cause.
