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Clinic to Address Critical Health Disparities in Southwestern Kenya – A Major Advancement for the Region ISAMPIN, Kenya – Kakenya’s Dream is proud to announce the grand opening of the Kakenya Health and Wellness Center, a pioneering youth-friendly health clinic in southwestern Kenya. Opening on July 12, this groundbreaking new initiative addresses critical healthcare disparities […]

Menstrual Hygiene Day, observed annually on May 28, marks a global celebration intended to raise awareness about the importance of prioritizing menstrual health and hygiene (MHH). Women and girls all over the world experience shame regarding their natural menstrual cycles and struggle to hygienically manage their periods. Many are never even taught about and don’t

While the idea of taking a gap year has become increasingly popular in the west, Kenya has been ahead of the trend. Here, students have a built-in “gap year” of sorts between high school graduation, which happens in December, and college enrollment the following September. We help our graduates maximize this time through our gap

We are excited to share the first edition of our annual student magazine, Golden Voices. Created by our high school Journalism Club, the magazine offers a creative outlet for students to share their voices, perspectives, and artwork.  Kakenya’s Dream exists to embolden girls to raise their voices in a society that often silences them. This

This month, against the backdrop of the UN’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, leading Kenyan TV network KTN News featured our work to support survivors and end gender-based violence through community education, sensitization, and soon, the provision of health services.  As we prepare to open our community’s first health clinic next year, we

Graduating isn’t the end of a student’s journey—it’s only the beginning.   Our job at Kakenya’s Dream isn’t finished when our students graduate high school or university. Our ultimate goal is to empower a generation of girls to achieve lifelong success and fulfillment, and to do that, they need continuing support after graduation and beyond.

Healthy girls come from healthy communities. At Kakenya’s Dream, we believe there is an important relationship between community health and women’s empowerment. When communities have access to health education, information, and medical services, people are better equipped to protect their bodies and make informed decisions about their health and future – particularly women and girls.

Last week, Kakenya’s Dream won Public Interest Registry’s 2023 .ORG Impact Award for Community Building!   The annual .ORG Impact Awards celebrate individuals and organizations whose mission-driven work tackles a range of global challenges to make the world a better place. Kakenya’s Dream is honored to have been recognized among nearly 1,000 formidable organizations from

Leading Kenyan TV station KTN News featured our programs this week in a prime time spotlight!   In 2020, we launched our Linda Dada campaign (which means “protect a sister” in Swahili) in response to the alarming surge in teen pregnancies across Kenya during the COVID-19 lockdowns. It was a moment that laid bare the reality that while

Our work at Kakenya’s Dream doesn’t happen in a vacuum. We rely on allies across place and sector to advance our mission. Research shows that 96% of organizations that engage male allies make measurable progress toward their goals for gender inclusion. Allyship is essential to achieving gender equality and we want to encourage everyone to