The majority of our students have received teachings on the [Christian faith] from their churches and schools, but in many cases, the teaching is distorted, not thorough, or unclear.
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For most of these young women, growing up with a variety of foods was a non-reality.… [But the skills they learn] go beyond the young woman and extend to her children and future children, who now will grow up with better food choices than that of their mother, and potentially to her family and community as well. And again, it’s about providing her with life skills she may never have had access to before.
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"It was eye-opening to see how different things are done within the same industry. I realized that I can make more money than I thought if I work more on my craft." - Jentrix, 2021 graduate
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"I have peace in my heart even when I know things at home are not so well. But I asked God to give my heart peace because I am tired of worrying all the time. I decided to trust him with everything so that I am able to focus."
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I realized we’d been walking for over a mile. After walking a little further and going around a small densely populated patch of trees and brush, we finally arrived at Neema’s alternate water source.
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But because of one young woman healing from past trauma, getting educated, and learning a trade, she’s able to support her family and help those in the same generation get the formal education she missed out on, an education that will hopefully have multiplying returns in the future.
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During one-on-one counseling, a first year student asked me to teach her how to love because she doesn't know how to receive or give love. She had never been hugged in her life, and she was not [open] to being hugged in the first sessions of individual counseling. I asked her if she could allow me to demonstrate it through listening and giving her a hug twice a day in the morning and in the evening. By the end of the week, she looked brighter and had learned to hug with ease.
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Because life has been difficult for her, Rachel said she would rather get married than go back to living with her step families. Marriage brings status and financial gain into a girl’s family. And while the legal marriage age in Kenya is 18, 23% of girls are married before that age, sometimes against their will (Educating Adolescents Around the Globe). Others, like Rachel, think about it as a way to escape unhealthy households.
Read MoreNeema was able to collaborate with InNOVAtion 一 a team of students Civil Engineers from Villanova University working under the supervision of Dr. Virginia Smith一 to begin the process of getting detailed design ideas for a new, potential “Neema campus,” as well as estimated material and building costs.
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