Born from Harambee. Built through education.
One Big Change Kenya is a Kenyan-led institutional framework for turning shared education priorities into coordinated implementation, rigorous evidence and meaningful practice.
Schools should not solve difficult challenges alone.
LocaeRise was founded on a simple conviction: schools are asked to deliver ambitious change, but too often they are left to do it alone, disconnected from the expertise, resources and evidence that could help.
One Big Change Kenya brings the village together: schools, public institutions, universities, experts, partners and communities, each contributing their part so that practice becomes consistent, evidence becomes rigorous, and local capability grows.
This is an implementation movement, not another programme. Kenya has designed the change. One Big Change helps schools deliver it, together.
Ten years of learning. One clear purpose.
We do not overclaim that the entire model has already been proven. We are proving it now, in Kenya, with Kenyan partners.
What our work has taught us so far.
Change is stronger when practitioners help design it.
Programmes are more relevant when educators shape the questions, tools and implementation journey from the beginning.
One-off training rarely changes a whole system.
People need time, practical support, peer learning and repeated opportunities to apply and strengthen new approaches.
Evidence should help people improve, not merely prove that activity happened.
The strongest evaluation creates feedback while implementation is still taking place.
What senior stakeholders are saying.
"The framework brings exactly what Kenyan education needs right now, a structured way to move from well-intentioned policy to disciplined, evidence-led practice at institutional scale."
These testimonials represent the perspectives of institutional stakeholders engaged in early conversations about the One Big Change™ Kenya framework.
What guides our work
The principles that shape every decision we make.
Kenyan-led
Designed and directed by Kenyan educators, institutions and communities.
Co-designed
Built with schools and partners, not delivered to them.
Evidence-driven
Every decision is informed by what is working, measured honestly.
Implementation before activity
We prioritise sustained practice over one-off events.
Local capability before dependency
We build capacity that remains when we step back.
Resources directed by need
Support goes where schools and Hubs identify it matters most.
Different roles, shared responsibility
Schools, experts, partners and communities each own part of the change.
Awards & Recognition
Celebrating innovation, impact and excellence in education.
Best European Startup
Global StartUp Awards 2025
Fastest Upcoming European Female Startup Leader
Global StartUp Awards 2025
Start-up of the Year
Precious Awards 2025
Start-up of the Year
South East StartUp Awards 2026
National Finalist
Ideafest StartUp Awards 2026
Recognised for our commitment to transforming education through expert-led programmes.