Rescue Girl Centre partners with FasterCapital LaunchUp to scale safe shelters for vulnerable girls
Nyahururu, Kenya & Dubai, UAE - Sep 27 2025
The Rescue Girl Centre and FasterCapital today announced a strategic partnership through FasterCapital’s LaunchUp program to accelerate launch and scale of safe-haven, education, and psychosocial services for vulnerable girls across Nyahururu and surrounding counties. The collaboration pairs local program delivery with FasterCapital’s global resources, mentorship, and capital-raising support to address a pressing community need immediately and sustainably.
Market opportunity & problem statement
Nyahururu faces a measurable gap in protective services: high rates of abuse, neglect, and early marriage are denying girls access to education and pathways to self-sufficiency. National and regional data show persistent vulnerabilities among adolescent girls in rural Kenya, while community shelters and integrated support programs remain underfunded. Rescue Girl Centre targets this white space by providing a locally rooted model that reduces immediate harm, improves retention in school, and creates a replicable template for counties with similar socio-economic dynamics.
Startup solution & differentiation
Rescue Girl Centre offers an integrated shelter model combining emergency housing, trauma-informed counseling, mentorship, school reintegration, and life‑skills training. The Centre’s holistic approach addresses physical safety, mental health recovery, and long-term socio-economic empowerment. Early-stage pilots have demonstrated improved school re-enrollment rates and measurable gains in self-efficacy among residents. Distinctive strengths include strong community partnerships with local schools, churches and government bodies, a volunteer and low‑overhead operations model, and a curriculum tailored to local cultural contexts—creating defensible impact and scale potential.
FasterCapital partnership value
Under the LaunchUp program, FasterCapital will provide strategic mentorship, organizational design, digital fundraising tools, and investor introductions to accelerate Rescue Girl Centre’s operational scale-up and capital raise. FasterCapital’s selective criteria and track record in scaling mission-driven ventures provide an external validation that enhances credibility with donors and institutional funders. The partnership sets a 12–18 month roadmap for expanding bed capacity, formalizing education partnerships, and launching a sustainable local funding channel.
Executive quotes
Hesham Zreik, Founder & CEO, FasterCapital: “We invest where technology, community leadership and measurable impact converge. Rescue Girl Centre addresses an urgent social problem with a practical, scalable model. LaunchUp will fast-track their operational capability and help mobilize the funding and partnerships needed to protect and empower hundreds more girls.”
Thomas Nderitu, CEO & Executive Director, Rescue Girl Centre: “This partnership validates our community-driven approach. With FasterCapital’s mentorship and network, we will expand safe housing, strengthen our education pathways, and build a sustainable model that keeps girls in school and on a path to leadership.”
Growth trajectory & future plans
Near-term milestones include expanding capacity in Nyahururu, securing formal MOUs with two district schools, and launching a local CSR funding stream within 12 months. Rescue Girl Centre aims to replicate the model across neighboring counties within 24–36 months, seek seed funding and impact grants facilitated by FasterCapital, and establish a self-sustaining vocational training program that transitions graduates into economic independence.
About Rescue Girl Centre
Rescue Girl Centre is a Nyahururu-based nonprofit founded to provide safe shelter, counseling, education and life skills to girls at risk of abuse, neglect, or early marriage. The Centre’s mission is to heal trauma, restore dignity, and equip girls to become resilient leaders in their communities.
About FasterCapital
FasterCapital is a global venture studio and early-stage investor that runs LaunchUp, an acceleration program providing mentorship, technical resources, and capital-raising support to selected startups. FasterCapital has a track record of scaling impact-driven ventures through advisory and funding networks.