TrainingSponsor a learner's beauty training
Fund tuition, kits and tools so a young woman can train for a dignified career.
Transforming beauty one youth at a time
We empower youth, especially women, with practical, in-demand skills in hair, skincare and makeup artistry, enabling dignified, self-reliant livelihoods.
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A 40-year beauty legacy, reinvested in youth
We channel four decades of industry expertise into hands-on training that equips young people, especially women, with the skills employers actually need.
- Practical, in-demand beauty & hair skills
- Direct industry apprenticeships & placement
- A focus on youth, especially young women
Pathways from training to a livelihood
Three connected ways we help youth and women build dignified, self-reliant careers in beauty.
Causes that change lives
Every program turns talent and ambition into real skills, real work, and a real income.
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PlacementLaunch graduates into work
Support apprenticeships and placement that turn new skills into steady income.
Zero Street KidsA path off the street, into a salon
Give vulnerable young people training, confidence and a real future in beauty.
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Fund a scholarship, host an apprentice, or hire a graduate. There are many ways to get involved.
See the impact of skills in motion
A short film on how hands-on training transforms lives, families and whole communities.
Lintons Foundation
Our story, in their words
What our graduates say
The people we serve tell the story best, in their own words.
“Before this opportunity, I kept asking for any job that could keep me going. Today I stand with a skill I have mastered, a career I am proud of, and something of my own to build on.”
Jacobet Mwende Kiio
Graduate, Diploma in Hairdressing
Opportunity should never be limited by privilege.
We turn four decades of beauty expertise into dignified, self-reliant livelihoods for youth and women.
Stories from our partners
How leading brands and organisations are investing in the next generation of beauty professionals.
Foundation L'Oréal
The Lintons Hair Academy by L'Oréal
A deliberate investment in the professionalization of Kenya's beauty industry, opening structured, industry-ready training and scholarships for talented young women.
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Learn MoreMaureen Murunga Kadeiza
Foundation L'Oréal
Clean Start Africa
Second chances through beauty training
With Lintons Beauty School and L'Oréal, 36 women and youth impacted by the justice system have accessed professional beauty training, and new, dignified livelihoods.
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Learn MoreTeresa Njoroge
Founder & CEO, Clean Start Africa
Your gift becomes someone's livelihood
Every contribution funds training, tools and placement that turn talent into a dignified, self-reliant livelihood.
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Every skill learned is a livelihood earned.
Behind every graduate is a family lifted and a community strengthened.
Real graduates, real livelihoods
Meet the young people whose lives changed through training, mentorship and a first real opportunity.
Diploma in Nail Technology
Nobert
Excellence is a choice you can learn
A first-year university student and mobile nail technician on focus, flow, and building self-sufficiency one client at a time.
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Diploma in Skincare
Becky
From doubt to a content-creation dream
The oldest of three on turning a fully-funded skincare scholarship into confidence, skill, and a content-creation dream.
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Clean Start × Lintons Academy
Jackline Makena Kirai
From prison to purpose
After nine years in prison, a story of acceptance, healing, and a second chance, building toward her own salon in Kangemi.
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Diploma in Hairdressing
Brenda Kamwathi
Do it scared anyway
A self-taught makeup artist who added professional hairdressing through an L'Oréal scholarship, and now runs her own salon with her twin sister.
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Diploma in Hairdressing
Joyce Mugure
Someone believed in me
From Dandora to stylist at Spritz Hair Studio, a Royale scholarship that restored confidence, dignity, and financial stability.
Learn moreStories from our community
Insights, updates and thought leadership from across the Lintons Foundation community.
