Maria’s Story of Transformation
Maria* was still a young teenager when she discovered she was pregnant. Her pregnancy unfortunately meant the end of school; without reliable support from the baby's father or her family, the idea of continuing education while raising a baby seemed impossible. It was at this time in her life that she heard about Neema’s program for young women — including teenage mothers. At Neema, Maria began working through her shame and pain, found peace in her role as a mother, and ultimately fell in love with her daughter.
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“The fashion show made me believe in myself”: Fashion Show 2025
“This year has been the best of my life,” one student shared. “I feel proud as I see myself creating beautiful designs. After living most of my life in rejection and stress, this year has brought me hope. The fashion show made me believe in myself.”
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Iddah’s Joy, 5 Years Later
“We thought we were only learning to make clothes, but we learned [so much more]—catering, making bags, how to pray,” Iddah says. “Today I’m a prayerful person. When we got stressed, we could go to counseling. Someone would talk to you and you would be okay. We learned how to live with others peacefully.”
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Beyond the Classroom: Change Is Spreading Through Community
“We are going to be better role models to our children, which will help us have an even better relationship with them.” - Guardian
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“Neema has given me an opportunity I thought I had lost forever.”
In Neema’s region of Kenya, few girls finish secondary school. Many girls shoulder adult burdens—heavy domestic burdens, early marriage, and motherhood—before they’re grown. Unfortunately, when girls miss out on literacy and vocational training, they often struggle to afford schooling for their own children—passing poverty on to the next generation. That’s why skills training is so central to Neema’s vision to unleash opportunity for young women.
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Visiting Neema: A trip of joy, laughter, and dancing
The trip taught me a lot more than I was expecting. It taught me to dance and sing without caring what other people think. It taught me how far confidence and hope can take you in life. It taught me to love and laugh so loudly that other people have no choice but to take part in it.
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After my visit, Neema Project has a forever place in my heart.
This summer, I left behind my day-to-day world as a suburban mother of four— a world of dance classes and laundry piles—to fly across the ocean, desert, and mountains and visit the world of Neema Project, a program for resilient young women in rural Kenya.
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2025 Neema Pamoja Run
For the first time ever, we hosted a community run raising funds for mental health support for at-risk children and youth at the local school! We were blown away by the local and international support. Our team hosted an incredible event with over 300 school children participating. The counseling services that will now provide for hundreds at-risk children and youth! Thank YOU for making this happen.
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Staff Stories: Jackline—A Seed of Hope, Love, and Peace
Jackline works specifically in trauma-informed counseling because she sees that trauma pushes people to the edge. She works to help people find joy again as they heal.
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