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Cynthia, 19, who is studying nursing at University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in Australia, has been volunteering at a local health center over the break between semesters as a way to give back to her community. Cynthia joined KCE I as a fourth grader in 2010. She is now a member of our Network for […]

Over the past few weeks, our eighth grade students at KCE I have been preparing to take the annual Kenya Certificate Of Primary Education (KCPE) exam. Taken at the end of primary school (K-8 in Kenya), it serves as a placement test to determine what secondary schools students will attend.   The placement qualifications are

As we commemorate International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) amidst a global pandemic, we are reminded that now more than ever, our mission at Kakenya’s Dream to empower girls and end harmful traditional practices like FGM is vital.   With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, this past year was particularly

It fills our hearts with joy to announce that after nearly a year away, our students finally returned to campus for in-person learning on January 4!   This past fall, the Kenyan government announced that all Kenyan schools would reopen in the new year. Nine long months after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we

As a way to engage Center for Excellence (KCE I and II) alumni who are now in university and provide better support for our current primary school students, this fall, we began the process of revamping our mentorship model. In the past, trained volunteers from universities across Kenya would serve as mentors for our primary

The coronavirus is infecting my community in ways that go far beyond the symptoms of the virus that we’ve all heard so much about.   The lives of girls in rural Kenya, where I am from, have long been plagued by poverty, gender-based violence, child marriage, and female genital mutilation (FGM). Kakenya’s Dream offers boarding

ISAMPIN, Kenya – Kakenya’s Dream is thrilled to announce $725,000 in new funding from Twitter and Square co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey through his #StartSmall initiative. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the funds will provide much-needed immediate pandemic relief and fulfill the organization’s longtime dream of establishing our community’s first and only youth-friendly

The Angaza Project is Kakenya’s Dream’s emergency response to the COVID-19 crisis, designed to ensure our girls are empowered to continue learning and that their critical needs are met throughout the pandemic. We spent the month of March calling each of our students to hear how they are coping at home since our schools have

18 year old Cynthia, who joined KCE I as a fourth grader in 2010 and is now a member of our Network for Excellence program, was awarded a scholarship to study nursing next year at the University of Technology Sydney! Cynthia is now our fourth KCE graduate to study abroad in Australia, and will join