For those of us who have been wired for years, it’s difficult to imagine having never been online before. But for many teens in Kenya, the internet is not easily accessible or affordable. Daraja was recently awarded a Yahoo! grant to help get internet access on campus. Many of the Daraja girls said they would
Sports – After last week’s fantastic table tennis performance, Mesret, Esther C., Ann N. and Mary S. are off campus today, competing for Daraja’s ping pong glory. All four of them are thrilled to represent Daraja in sports for the first time. We’ll let you know how they do! Meanwhile, the whole school is preparing
Thanks to Yahoo! employee and long-time Daraja advocate Minoo Ayat, the Yahoo! Employee Foundation has granted the Daraja Academy funds to help get internet on campus. "Once I learned about my company's foundation, I had to make sure Daraja was in the running for a grant." We are glad she did! After a two-month application
By Sumari Barnes Being at Daraja has been an amazing and life-changing experience. Aside from all the projects we have been working on we have also lived the full life of a Daraja Academy girl. Whether we were sorting beans and singing with the girls, to sitting in a triple biology class for two
Singing, dancing, plastering, public speaking – it’s been another busy week for the Daraja girls! Here’s what they’ve been up to this week: Sports – The Daraja football team and table tennis players participated in a regional tournament over the weekend. Four freshmen table tennis players will be moving on to the district competition: Mesret,
Americans and Kenyans may learn about similar subjects in high school, but student (and teacher) perspectives on education can differ between the cultures. Jono, a recent graduate from Marin Academy, shadowed Leila on campus for two days. They both enjoyed some coaching from each other on tricky subjects, but Jono also got to see how
It’s been a busy week at Daraja! The girls have been working alongside a group of volunteers from Marin Academy, a high school in San Rafael, California. The American students, ranging from sophomores to recent graduates, arrived last week and have shadowed the girls – attending classes, sports and doing duties together – and
The Daraja girls were all hugs and cheers yesterday afternoon after their football team came first in the zone. This allows the team to compete in the district tournament in Nanyuki next weekend! Daraja took their first game against the host school, Il Polei, 2-0. Hadija and Lillian from Form 3 scored early in the
“This is something that may change your attitude about history,” says Teacher Victoria to the Form 2 class. Before the girls’ most recent break in April, they were given an assignment to interview some of the elders in their communities. Their goal was to learn about that what had happened in that person’s life—their challenges
Last week, the Form 2 students, who will be Daraja’s second graduating class in 2013, were asked to consider short-term goals they can set for themselves that will lead to one long-term goal by the time they graduate. In their previous lesson, the girls were taught that goal-making is SMART: Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-bound
Daraja’s most senior class spent time in their WISH lesson last week talking about our responsibility to some of the most important people in our lives – our older family members and the elderly in our communities. WISH – Women of Integrity, Strength and Hope – is a class that helps the students gain
The Daraja girls proved themselves a force to be reckoned with in public speaking and poetry recital last weekend at the district Music and Poetry Festival. Out of 11 participants, 10 will carry on to the regional competition to compete against students from Laikipia Central, East, North and West. The most outstanding effort of the
