Awareness
Understanding Changes Everything
About Us
We Help People Understand How They Learn
Many children, teens, and adults struggle silently with focus, reading, memory, organization, writing, mathematics, processing information, and emotional overwhelm. Too often, they are misunderstood before they are supported.
We Help People Understand How They Learn
Many children, teens, and adults struggle silently with focus, reading, memory, organization, writing, mathematics, processing information, and emotional overwhelm. Too often, they are misunderstood before they are supported.
Learning Differently exists to create awareness, provide practical tools, and connect people to solutions that help neurodivergent individuals thrive at home, in learning environments, at work, and in everyday life.
Founded in 2021 · Nairobi, Kenya
Too many children are left behind — not for lack of ability
Across Africa and the world, learning differences go unrecognised. Diagnosis is costly, awareness is low, and interventions are often unavailable or unaffordable.
1 in 5
Children globally have a learning disability
$450+
Typical cost of a formal diagnosis
140M+
People in Africa affected
Estimated prevalence
1.6B
Globally
140M
In Africa
10.5M
In Kenya
- School dropout and lost potential
- Low self-esteem, anxiety, and depression
- Frustration in education and careers
- Social exclusion when support comes too late
Awareness. Assessment. Intervention.
Everything we build is guided by the AAI Approach — a practical framework designed to move people from confusion to understanding, and from understanding to support.
Assessment
Early Identification Creates Better Outcomes
Intervention
The Different Learning Mall
1. Awareness
Understanding Changes Everything
Many people live for years without understanding why learning, focus, organization, emotional regulation, or everyday functioning feels harder than it should. We create accessible awareness around ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and autism spectrum disorder through community activation programmes and short courses at the Different Minds Institute.
2. Assessment
Early Identification Creates Better Outcomes
Early identification creates better outcomes in schools and leads to interventions that promote a better quality of life. Dora, our AI-backed inclusive screening tool, helps families, schools, organisations, professionals, and communities better understand possible learning and executive functioning challenges and access appropriate support pathways. Dora supports dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and ADHD screening; provides a comprehensive report; offers referral pathways; and generates Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) with whole-person, Afrocentric guidelines for inclusion at home and in class.
3. Intervention
The Different Learning Mall
The Different Learning Mall brings together inclusive products, learning tools, training, and trusted partners designed to support neurodivergent individuals and communities.
- Neurodiversity-friendly learning platforms
- ADHD & SLD training
- Practical support tools
- Inclusive content
- Trusted partner services
- Accessible interventions
Our approach ensures that every learner receives support that makes sense in their world — at home, in school, and in life.
Our Dream for Africa
We envision an Africa where neurodivergent children are seen, supported, and celebrated. An Africa where diagnosis doesn't mean exclusion but opens doors to the right help, hope, and a future full of possibility.
Our dream is to mainstream inclusion across education systems and equip every African child with the tools they need to thrive — regardless of how they learn.
Our solutions are homegrown, based on real African classrooms, languages, and cultures — because meaningful inclusion starts with context.
Why We Exist
Because millions of children across Africa are falling behind — not for lack of intelligence, but for lack of understanding. Because mislabeling, shame, and silence still define the journey for too many neurodivergent learners.
We exist to bridge the gap between need and support, between awareness and action, between diagnosis and dignity.
At Learning Differently, we don't just intervene. We reimagine what learning can look like for every child.
Leadership & Governance
The founders guiding Learning Differently's mission to build practical, inclusive neurodiversity solutions across Africa.
Kaimuri Karauki (Kuka)
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Kaimuri Karauki is a counseling psychologist, educator, and communications professional driven by lived experience — her own journey with dyslexia and ADHD and her experience supporting her dyslexic son. She holds a Master's in Counseling Psychology from Daystar University and a Bachelor's in Journalism from United States International University–Africa. With over 15 years of experience in children and youth ministries, curriculum development, teaching strategy, journalism, corporate communications, PR, and events management, Kaimuri brings clinical insight, educational expertise, and strategic communication. She is also a lecturer in reputation management and communication at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). Under her leadership, Learning Differently Limited has grown into a trusted voice in inclusive education across Kenya and Africa.
Kathomi Gatugii (Kuki)
Director & Partnership Lead
Kathomi Gatugii is a strategic forestry and sustainability specialist whose expertise supports inclusive, green-economy frameworks. As co-founder and Director of Green Pot Enterprises, she has spearheaded large-scale community mobilization, training over 1,000 farmers across East Africa. Her professional background is enriched by her personal journey with ADHD, which fuels her passion for neuro-inclusive workforce development and vocational training for neurodivergent youth. With strong foundations in information systems, marketing, and media operations, Kathomi drives high-impact fundraising, corporate partnerships, and regional outreach — helping Learning Differently scale screening, education, and multi-sensory programmes across Africa.