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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 […]

For an exciting second year in a row, KCE I students were given the opportunity to visit the United States! On February 9, eighth-graders Abbigael, Caroline, Moreene, and Sylvia left Kenya for the very first time to take part in the trip of a lifetime. New York City Thanks to our wonderful partners at Whitby

14 year-old Mary was KCE I’s top scoring student in the recent national primary school exam. As a result, Mary secured placement at a prestigious national high school where she reports this week to begin her high school education. Mary’s family lives nearly 50 miles from KCE I’s campus, in one of the most remote

At the Kakenya Center for Excellence primary boarding school (KCE I), we start enrolling students when they reach fourth grade. In the communities where we work, it is at this age that girls often undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) in preparation for early marriage. By bringing girls into our fourth grade class each year, we’ve

When Noolkiramat received the news that her granddaughter, Neema, had passed the enrollment interview and would be admitted into the fourth grade class at KCE I in 2017, she says she was over the moon. “I did not go to school, but having lived this long, I have come to know that education is important

This year, KCE I’s pioneer class of students graduated high school and left for colleges around the world! We wanted to share what this incredible journey has been like through the eyes of one of these students.  Sharon, pictured below, is one of three of our girls who received scholarships to attend universities in Australia.

Kakenya’s Dream hosted over 600 local girls, teachers, parents, and community members at the Kakenya Center for Excellence (KCE I) this weekend to celebrate the Seventh Annual International Day of the Girl. Participants marched together through the streets of Enoosaen in a parade to raise awareness about the challenges girls face, and to demand better

Held annually on October 5th, the United Nations’ World Teachers’ Day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the ILO/UNESCO Recommendation on the Status of Teachers, and celebrates the crucial role teachers play around the world in providing quality education and learning for all. As we celebrate World Teachers’ Day, at Kakenya’s Dream we are

Rachel Bergen and George Radner are undergraduate students at the University of British Columbia. They spent this past summer interning with Kakenya’s Dream on the ground in Enoosaen, where our KCE I campus is located. Here, they blog a conversation about their experiences in the final part of their series, Intern Impressions. Rachel:One thing that