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Many of us closed out 2018 with holiday parties. Daraja girls rang in the new year by doing community service.

Meet Nasibo: A Daraja Graduate who knows that one changed life changes many.

A Daraja graduate who believes that with hard work and faith, you can achieve anything.

Meet Rosalia: A Daraja graduate who knows the impact that a woman of integrity, strength, and hope can have on those around her.

By Hayden Bates This week the Daraja form 4’s boldly sang, I won't let them break me down to dust. I know that there's a place

By Bethany Hardy Today is International Day of the Girl Child! Daraja Academy is proud to stand with the UN and organizations all over the world

By Hayden Bates The wellbeing of a student equals success. We need to understand and address the things that make a student unwell, the little things in their

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it," writes Christine M. (Form 4), in her award-winning essay, "The Written Image."

"Keep the connections you make here," said Maureen K., Class of 2014. "They will help you navigate the ups and downs 'out there.'"

The birds are the first ones up on campus, their songs waking 116 students from their dreams and convincing them to start the day. By 6:00 a.m., the girls are dressed and completing their morning duties.

More than a third of the first-year students in Daraja's computer classes have never been exposed to or interacted with computers. When students come in with zero exposure, every moment is a realization of a possibility.

Since the pioneer class graduated from Daraja in 2012, a total of 151 students have completed their secondary education and transition program at Daraja.

“When I run, the pain that I usually feel is the pain that someone feels when she is looking for money for her school," says Sabdio, a Form 4 student at Daraja.

“When you educate girls, you make equal opportunities in society and [in the] community,” says Philemon. “When we’re equal no one will be left out.”