At Daraja, we learn through classes, teachers, field trips and guest speakers how to be academic achievers and leaders in our communities. When Father Wario came to visit Daraja, he gave a motivational speech that changed my attitude. I had started to feel stressed, but he reminded me what it takes to be a leader
On Sunday, May 20th, more than 120 Daraja advocates came out in groves to represent the Daraja girls at the 101st Bay to Breakers footrace in San Francisco. Despite being a FRACTION of the size of the other charity partners, the Daraja Academy team was the biggest group represented at the race and the worldwide
What made this year's Race for Daraja so phenomenal? YOU DID. From each and every student, faculty member, supporter, volunteer and intern, from Kenya to California and all over the world, thank you for making Race for Daraja 2012 a phenomenal success. Three Events. One Family. Over $90,000 Raised! Lilian, Form 1, tries to
“Technology has revolutionized the way we communicate with one another,” Ashley, Daraja’s communication intern told the Form 4s. “The internet has forced us into technological evolution. Our interactions have changed. Our expectations of one another have changed. And the methods of telling the world about this amazing academy have proliferated.” The final note, getting the
Despite a campus strictly inhabited with bright, energetic, sharp leaders, at the end of each term, only one girl from each class can rise as the best of the best. Jael, Lilian, Alice and Monicah garnered the top positions in their respective classes, and here’s how they did it. Jael, Form One: When our teachers
Dear Daraja Family, Bay to Breakers is an exclusively important event in our lives. It has created an opportunity for us to participate in fundraising money that is of benefit to our wellbeing in general, and our education in particular. Many are the times that volunteers have worked hard to support us –mind you they
Welcome Home, Ladies! The campus is busy and bustling again, as the girls made the trek from their respective homes and villages all across Kenya back to Daraja. “Home is 3 matatu (bus) rides away,” Fatuma, Form 2 said. “I traveled for maybe 6 hours on matatus to get to Daraja. I am so happy
The work at the Daraja Academy doesn't stop when the term ends. During school break, the Daraja girls take skill sets and knowledge acquired from their studies to complete curriculum-related projects in their respective communities. Community Health Project: the Academy's Form 2s Learn to Analyze Their Surroundings to Create Positive Change In a partnership with
The Daraja Academy seniors are currently on campus studying for the KCSE, a test each high school student must take at the end of their secondary school career. The younger students, however, have been home for a few weeks now. One of Daraja's very own interns, Ashley Nicole Johnson, reflects on her visit to Form
My future is brighter than my past: Daraja's newest students learn that their unrelenting faith in their future gained them admittance into Daraja Academy Last week, the Form 1s filed into the lounge, sitting shoulder-to-shoulder around the wooden conference-like tables. After a couple minutes of whispering and giggling amongst themselves, their attentions focused in on
Malawi recently elected Joyce Banda as President, making her the first woman in her country, and only the second female in all of Africa, to hold that office. When asked about the significance of President Banda's election to office, here is what the Daraja girls had to say: Ireen (Form 1): "I want to become
Heading Home: The end of Term 1 is upon us. Daraja is in transition today, as Forms 1-3 depart from campus and journey to their respective destinations. "At 8 o'clock in the morning, a matatu leaves Daraja and we go to Nanyuki," Shamsia, Form 3 said. "From there, travel all day and through the night
