Empower Kenyan Girls with Education

As the Global Giving Girl Fund campaign wraps up this week, we want to thank all our donors and continue our ongoing efforts to empower Kenyan girls through education. Your support allows us to meet the specific needs that individual girls have and break down the different types of barriers they face. Please take a minute to meet one of the girls we serve.

Neema, 18 , the oldest of 9 orphaned grandchildren, is living in an HIV infected household, though she herself is not infected. The mothers and fathers have died of AIDS, four of the grandchildren have HIV, and the grandmother caring for the kids and running the household is quite elderly. Being the oldest, Neema will soon inherit responsibility for the entire household and is up for the challenge. She has been an exceptional student earning a full ride to high school in Mombasa where she excelled.

This allowed her to be accepted into an engineering program at a reputable university in Nairobi. She is currently doing very well in her first year. She is also extremely responsible with her siblings and cousins and already helps supervise the meds and nutritional intake of the ones with HIV. Keeping Neema in university will cost between $150-$200 a month and is crucial for this family.

Makindu Children’s Program is succeeding in providing young girls the tools and educational access they need to break the cycle of poverty, and empower themselves to become independent, contributing members of the community. The need continues, however, and we urge you to continue helping us empowering the young women of Makindu. Please share their stories with your social networks!

Diana Richardson

Executive Director