Celebrating the unique and powerful Daraja Academy in Kenya: a free all-girls secondary school in all of East Africa. https://www.daraja.org Daraja Academy is a revolutionary idea - a secondary school where remarkable Kenyan girls, otherwise forgotten due to the lack of school fees, are given the one thing they desire most... a chance to
We are three sisters who wanted to organize a group of women that would find different projects that we could donate our time and money to. Our intention was to spend 6 months with a charity in the United States then 6 months with something internationally. We were told about Jenni and Jason and their dream
On January 8th, Daraja Academy's sophomores and juniors began their first day of school of the 2011 school year! Feeling rejuvenated after a well-deserved one month break, the student body seemed more attentive than ever. "It feels great to see the girls respond so well in class," says science teacher Peris. Now that the sophomores
On April 12, 2008, founders Jason and Jenni Doherty sat down on camera to discuss their vision, the school, and moving to Kenya. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMIExjAteh0&feature=player_embedded
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/3449390 While there, Mark and Grey visited the Naibor Primary School, a government-sponsored primary school within a few kilometers walk from campus. The following video shows what that school is like.
In July 2008, board member Mark Lukach visisted the Daraja Academy and compiled a video of the campus, featuring founder Jason Doherty and Program Coordinator Greyson Brooks. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PPQ_qK8wtI
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHSXS0r-2GU
Daraja Video [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/3912089
