Akili Trust
Supporting Libraries in East Africa
The main purpose of the Akili Trust is to develop libraries in rural areas of Kenya to contribute to the promotion and development of literacy. We aim to work with local and national communities and NGOs to improve literacy and expand access to education.
The Akili Trust
The Akili Trust achieved charitable status in May 2006. ‘Akili’ means ‘brains’ or ‘intellect’ in Kiswahili. The purpose of the Trust is to contribute to the promotion and development of literacy.Akili Community Libraries
The Akili Trust has funded the registration of a sister organisation in Kenya known as Akili Community Libraries (ACL) to provide advice, support and guidance.Get involved
Financial donations are used to support all aspects of our work.
You can also specify if you are interested in sponsoring a bursary for one of our students.
Your donation will be used for this purpose, we do not make links between donors and individual students.
News & Events
Bursary Report: 2018
06/08/2019In 2018 the Akili trust supported the secondary school education of 25 local young people through its bursary programme. We regularly award a new bursary to a boy and girl from the two communities of Dabaso and Kakuyuni each year. But in 2018 we were able to award three additional bursaries for girls as a […]
Dabaso: October 2018
21/11/2018Here is an extract from the report: Greetings once again from Dabaso! After experiencing the torrential rains in many parts of the country in the last few months, the calmness has finally returned. The dry season is starting to kick in. The locals are happy again to see the sunshine. Here are the notes for […]
