Our Story
Inspire Spaces is disrupting the cycles of scarcity by empowering young people to reach their dreams and give back to their communities.
Humble Beginning
Fred Ndavi grew up in a small village in Kenya, where a complete education was available to only the highest-performing students with the financial means to afford it. As one of the privileged few, Fred completed high school and went on to attend college at Dallas Baptist University in the United States.
Throughout his education, Fred was keenly aware of how very blessed he had been. He knew he was no more deserving than any of the others who hadn’t been as lucky, so he decided he must use his advantaged position to help others who – like him – yearned to discover the possibilities of their potential.
Inspire Spaces
Inspire Spaces was born out of the idea that education is about much more than knowledge passed from teacher to student. In order to learn, children need to feel safe and uplifted in their school spaces. With this in mind, Fred returned to Kenya with groups of volunteer friends to begin transforming basic school houses into beautiful, functional, inspiring spaces.
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”
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Our Progress
Scholarships Awarded
% of Graduation Rates
Students Impacted
A gap in the opportunity
Fred and his colleagues quickly realized that better buildings alone could not cancel out the glaring lack of resources preventing so many young people from continuing their education. Students facing such poverty, violence, food insecurity, and disability simply did not have the means to rise above their circumstances.
Inspire Spaces went all in on fundraising and mobilized to change that.
Our People
Venerandah Nyambura
Finance and Accounting Assistant
From an early age, Venny displayed a keen enthusiasm for mathematics and problem-solving, finding her greatest joy in crunching numbers.
Joan Kimani
Programs Officer
As a student leader through her entire education background, Joan has always had a heart for leadership.
Caroline Kivyatu
Program Assistant
Caro has always had a passion for community development which is mostly inspired by her growing up in a humble background.
Esther Mima
Communication Assistant
Mima has always had a passion for effective communication.
Fred Ndavi
Executive Director
Fred is inspired by the words of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin; “The future is in the hands of those who can give tomorrow’s generations valid reasons to live and hope”.
US Board of Trustees
Kevin Mulligan
Senior Consultant, Financial Force
Maina Kaigi
Director, Profirm Consulting Group
Adrian Cook
Director of Research & Evaluation, The Rees-jones Foundation
Dr. David Wachira
Public Sector Specialist, World Bank
Stacie Russell
Region Representative, HOPE International
Allison Dunagan
Nurse Practitioner, Dallas
Ashley Smith
Board Member
Edwin Njiru
CPA at Njirucpa
Fred Ndavi
Founder/Executive Director
News & Updates
Mima’s Story
Mima’s Story April, 2022 Inspire Spaces organization was a light at the end of
Our resident Priest
Our resident Priest January , 2022 “I did what I saw was good”. These
Caro Kivyatu’s Story
Caroline Kivyatu’s Story April , 2021 In 2015 when the first cohort of students
Rapid response care package
Rapid response care package March , 2020 Our students come from some of the
