Zoe Blossom

Here at Kakenya’s Dream, we value family involvement in our students’ lives. When we found out that Naserian hadn’t seen her mother in 5 years, we knew we had to act.  You may remember Naserian’s* story; a few years ago at the age of 14, she was kidnapped, raped, and forced to marry her captor. […]

Today on International Human Rights Day, we commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the UN General Assembly in 1948. The UDHR became the foundation for international human rights law, outlining 30 rights and freedoms guaranteed to each and every person across the world. As we celebrate Human Rights Day,

  This week, Kakenya’s Dream hosted our largest celebration yet! Over 1,400 local girls, teachers, parents, and community members gathered at the Kakenya Center for Excellence (KCE I) to commemorate the eighth annual International Day of the Girl and the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Since 2012, October 11 has

Kakenya’s Dream is excited to congratulate our Founder and President, Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya, on receiving the 2019 Break The Silence Rosie McGrath Activist Award, presented on the margins of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.  Awarded by There Is No Limit Foundation, the Rosie McGrath Activist Award recognizes activists

Did you know that play is a human right? The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states, “Every child has the right to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child and to participate freely in cultural life and the arts.” The Convention on

Today is the 10th annual Nelson Mandela Day! On this day, we are called to take action and inspire change, particularly action against poverty and social injustice. As a lawyer, peacemaker, political prisoner, and a former president of South Africa, Mandela fought to restore and reaffirm the dignity of the poor, especially in Africa. 10

Last week, Kakenya’s Dream went to the U.S. Capitol to show support for the Keeping Girls in School Act (KGISA), a bipartisan bill emphasizing the importance of girls’ education around the world and calling on the U.S. government’s foreign assistance to address the barriers that keep more than 130 million girls out of school globally.

Today is International Day of the African Child (IDAC)! Celebrated around the world, IDAC honors African children’s dignity and rights while focusing on access to high-quality education. IDAC commemorates the children in Soweto, South Africa who marched for access to quality education in 1976. We spent this past week reflecting on the meaning of today

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, Kakenya’s Dream sat down to chat with Mr. Victor Nyambok, one of our stellar new teachers at our second school, KCE II. Mr. Nyambok joined KCE II when the campus first opened in May of 2018. Kakenya’s Dream: Can you tell us a bit about your background and what

In communities like Enoosaen, storybooks are often considered a luxury. There are no local bookstores or public libraries, and most schools lack the resources to provide students with a variety of reading material. As a result, children do not develop the habit of reading for pleasure. At Kakenya’s Dream, we want to nurture a lifelong