Unveiling one of their biggest projects to date was a big highlight for the art club and all the Daraja girls. Earlier this month members of the club finished painting the Daraja gate, plans for which were started back in June when students from Marin Academy were on campus. The Daraja girls worked
For many of the girls, a highlight of this past term was when four ladies from Nairobi visited campus to talk about their lives, their careers and their experiences as women in Kenya. It was one of the first times Daraja has had Kenyan women volunteer their time and experience to the girls.
End of term– Once again, the girls loaded up several minibuses, hugged each other goodbye and set off for the journey home for the holidays. They completed their finals on Tuesday and spent the rest of the week getting themselves organized for their vacation, playing sports and doing special WISH (Women of Integrity, Strength and
The Daraja girls didn’t want to sit back and watch the results of the Girl Effect Challenge come in. They wanted to take part in the campaign and know that they were doing everything they could to help their school. The girls followed the results every day and could rattle off the top
It's the last week before final exams begin! The girls are deep in review classes and study hall, but still saving some time for a few extracurriculars! New pen pals in Tanzania – Volunteer Sarah Montgomery, who’s studying at the Arcadia Center for East African Studies, arranged for the girls to write letters to high
"In Kenya, 1.6 million girls are high school dropouts. If they could finish their secondary education, they would make 30% more money- and contribute $3.2 billion to the Kenyan economy every year. Or – they could become one of Kenya’s 204,000 adolescent mothers instead, and lose the economy $500 million a year. A three billion
