Unveiling one of their biggest projects to date was a big highlight for the art club and all the Daraja girls. Earlier this month members of the club finished painting the Daraja gate, plans for which were started back in June when students from Marin Academy were on campus. The Daraja girls worked
For many of the girls, a highlight of this past term was when four ladies from Nairobi visited campus to talk about their lives, their careers and their experiences as women in Kenya. It was one of the first times Daraja has had Kenyan women volunteer their time and experience to the girls.
End of term– Once again, the girls loaded up several minibuses, hugged each other goodbye and set off for the journey home for the holidays. They completed their finals on Tuesday and spent the rest of the week getting themselves organized for their vacation, playing sports and doing special WISH (Women of Integrity, Strength and
The Daraja girls didn’t want to sit back and watch the results of the Girl Effect Challenge come in. They wanted to take part in the campaign and know that they were doing everything they could to help their school. The girls followed the results every day and could rattle off the top
When the girls graduate from Daraja, we expect some will go on to university while others will go back to their communities to find work or start a business. Going home will reunite them with their families and friends, but also return them to some of the same challenges they faced before starting high school
The girls are getting excited about being involved in a global campaign for girls, plus enjoying time with new volunteers and relaxing after their midterms. Girl Effect fever hits Daraja! – The girls have been following the Girl Effect Challenge with a poster in the dining hall that gets updated daily. They love following Daraja’s
The students, teachers, staff and volunteers at Daraja work productively and positively to make campus the successful and beautiful school that it is. To stay on track, Daraja’s Four Pillars are the guidelines that encourage everyone on campus to work together to get the most of out of their education or work. Here’s what some
Every dollar saved on campus is a dollar that gets put back into the classrooms and the girls’ education. With the current economic situation in Kenya, the price of food has gone up substantially – with some staple foods nearly doubling in price. To help save money on food, Daraja volunteers and staff expanded the
When Mary S. and Mesret went home to Marsabit for their term break, they were both shocked to see how dry and desperate their community had become. Marsabit is located in the north of Kenya and has been badly affected by the drought, having had no rain since November of last year. “People
Daraja's been out showing neighborhood schools what we've got once again! This week the girls competed in a mathematics contest with awesome results. And with midterms just a few weeks away, they're studying hard and keeping up with their extracurricular activities as well. Math competition – Last weekend, the keenest Daraja math students competed against
The challenge all the Daraja girls have in common is the financial struggle to get into high school. One Form 1 student had another challenge on top of that – epilepsy. Before starting at Daraja, this student said that she used to have to miss school for several days at a time. She had headaches
“African women in general need to know that it’s okay for them to be the way they are – to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence.” Wangari Maathai – Nobel laureate, women’s rights activist, environmentalist, and Daraja girls’ role model – passed away in
