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The Dream
We dream of a world
where every girl and young woman is educated, valued, respected, and realizes her full potential.
What's standing in our way?
THE PROBLEM...
In rural Kenya, age-old patriarchal norms and systems favor men and boys. As a result, girls are left with far fewer resources and opportunities from the moment they are born across every stage of their lives.
These barriers appear in their homes, schools, future workplaces, and throughout society at large.
For example, girls are often:
- Denied an education
- Forced to marry in childhood
- Forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM)
- Subjected to other forms of violence
To put it in perspective, in our communities:
of girls and women haven't completed high school
0
%
of girls are married by the age of 19
0
%
of girls and women are subjected to FGM
0
%
of women have experienced physical violence
0
%
Sadly, these are not just local issues—they are challenges girls are facing across the world.
girls aged 6-17 who should be in school are not
0
mil
adolescent girls under 18 will marry every year
0
mil
girls undergo FGM every year
0
mil
an adolescent girl dies as a result of violence every 10 minutes
0
min
THE SOLUTION...
With access to the proper support and resources, a much brighter future is possible. But where do we begin?
At Kakenya’s Dream, we decided to start with
education.
Why?
Education is a human right in and of itself, but it is also a gateway that can lead to the fulfillment of other human rights and lays the foundation for overall empowerment.
Girls who are able to access a quality primary and secondary education are more likely to avoid child marriage and teen pregnancy.
reduction in child marriage when girls receive 12 years of education
0
%
increase in future wages for every year that a girl stays in secondary school
0
%
If and when they do get married, girls who have had secondary education marry later, have children at a more suitable age, and have healthier children who live longer and are more educated themselves.
In essence, educating girls creates a ripple effect that not only benefits them, but also lifts up their families, communities, and entire nations.
That’s why education is the cornerstone of our work.
THE PLAN?
Kakenya’s Dream began as a single school serving 30 vulnerable girls. 15 years later, Kakenya’s Dream is a robust nonprofit organization supporting girls holistically with a foundation of quality education in addition to community-based health and leadership programs designed to empower girls to become agents of change, end harmful traditional practices including FGM and child marriage, and transform communities in rural Kenya.
We are raising the next generation of Kenyan women leaders and sharing our replicable model for girls’ education and empowerment across Africa.