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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

The COVID-19 pandemic has our attention – as we’re sure it has yours. We hope you are staying safe and healthy as we all face unprecedented challenges. In times of uncertainty such as this, we’ve seen the best of our community emerge. We are overwhelmed with gratitude for all who have asked, “How can we

“The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.” -Gloria Steinem  March 8 marks International Women’s Day, a day to recognize and celebrate world leaders, activists, and advocates around the world that are fighting for

In collaboration with the Daily Nation, one of Kenya’s largest newspapers, Kakenya’s Dream launched a journalism club for students at KCE I earlier this month. The club is made up of fifth-seventh grade students led by English teachers. Throughout the academic year, newspapers will be delivered weekly to each club member, giving students the chance to

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,