Steven Hurt

Global Partners for Development

Our mission is to advance locally-led initiatives that improve education and public health in East Africa. Our partnerships are essential to the realization of our mission. In our experience, working directly with local communities not only promotes human dignity, but also empowers people to break the vicious cycle of poverty. We value the insight of community leaders and school management committees on the real needs at hand and the best methods for tackling them. Our vision is grounded in the belief that local people are the key to responsible development. We envision a world where even disenfranchised communities have the capacity to implement sustainable solutions to the problems they face. Our approach is to partner with schools to implement development projects to improve the communities' perception of the importance of education and further associate education with village and family development.