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Nine young women graduate from Neema

The nine third year students marched towards the graduation square at 10:00am. They looked beautiful. One of the highlights of the day was when the graduating students stood to share something, and it was such an emotional moment for them. As they looked back at the progress they had made since joining Neema in 2020, and now three years later, they could see such change.

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2022 Fashion Show!

By 10:00am, students, staff, and guardians had arrived at Neema and were waiting for the festivities to begin. Neema’s annual Fashion Show is a special time of year for students, staff, and alumni, and the Kenya staff team was thrilled to celebrate the students’ hard work and encourage their creativity!

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Sitting with Our Student's Parents Part 2: Brenda's Story

Her dad agrees it’s true that she isolated herself and felt like life had come to an end — she didn’t see any reason for it. But by coming to Neema, Brenda was taught that her inability to continue on to high school doesn’t mean it’s the end of life. She accepted that and is now moving on and has hope in life. And in terms of the tailoring skills she’s learning, Brenda has been bringing good samples of her work home and can even give them to the neighbors.

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Sitting with Our Student's Parents Part 1: Angeline's Story

But in this moment, it hit me hard that some of the families we’re working with are actually those found within the statistic, “10% of the world’s population lives on less than $2 a day.” Because of this, Angeline’s parents didn’t have the money needed for the required uniform and school supplies to send her onto high school after she finished 8th Grade.

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