Daraja Academy https://daraja.org/ be her bridge. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:49:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://daraja.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-Daraja-Logo-D-32x32.png Daraja Academy https://daraja.org/ 32 32 236264079 Welcoming a New Year at Daraja https://daraja.org/welcoming-a-new-year-at-daraja/ https://daraja.org/welcoming-a-new-year-at-daraja/#respond Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:49:30 +0000 https://needless-surprise.flywheelsites.com/?p=23151 With 121 students at Daraja, birthdays are a frequent celebration. Unlike American birthdays celebrated with cake, presents, and parties, Daraja girls celebrate with water.

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]]> https://daraja.org/welcoming-a-new-year-at-daraja/feed/ 0 23151 Celebrate 2021: A Year in Review in Pictures https://daraja.org/celebrate-2021-a-year-in-review-in-pictures/ https://daraja.org/celebrate-2021-a-year-in-review-in-pictures/#respond Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:21:08 +0000 https://needless-surprise.flywheelsites.com/?p=23115 2021 has been a fantastic year filled with new Daraja graduates, new Form 1 students, and new friendships! We are excited to welcome 2022.

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]]> https://daraja.org/celebrate-2021-a-year-in-review-in-pictures/feed/ 0 23115 Gratitude from Daraja: A Kenyan Recipe for You https://daraja.org/gratitude-from-daraja-a-kenyan-recipe-for-you/ https://daraja.org/gratitude-from-daraja-a-kenyan-recipe-for-you/#respond Fri, 19 Nov 2021 00:00:32 +0000 https://needless-surprise.flywheelsites.com/?p=23075 As the Daraja girls continue to learn and thrive, we are thankful for the partnerships and supporters that sustain us. Thank you for being on our team to empower girls from poverty to become community leaders. 

We are many, but we are one. 

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]]> https://daraja.org/gratitude-from-daraja-a-kenyan-recipe-for-you/feed/ 0 23075 Meet the Daraja Graduates! https://daraja.org/meet-the-daraja-graduates/ https://daraja.org/meet-the-daraja-graduates/#respond Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:30:22 +0000 https://needless-surprise.flywheelsites.com/?p=23027 On September 17th, we celebrated the Class of 2020 as they officially graduated from Daraja! Since arriving in 2017, each young woman in the Class of 2020 has poured their hearts and minds into studying and learning. And, they share aspirations to attend university and enter competitive career fields such as electrical engineering, tourism management, or medicine.

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]]> https://daraja.org/meet-the-daraja-graduates/feed/ 0 23027 Student Selection & New Form 1’s https://daraja.org/student-selection-new-form-1s/ https://daraja.org/student-selection-new-form-1s/#respond Tue, 21 Sep 2021 21:32:11 +0000 https://needless-surprise.flywheelsites.com/?p=22896 This year, out of 412 applicants, approximately 150 girls were selected to interview for a spot at Daraja. Over multiple weeks, Daraja’s founder, Jason Doherty, Daraja’s business manager, Helen Ngunjiri, Daraja’s head of school, Victoria Gichuhi, and a few other rotating team members, traveled across Kenya to meet, listen, and understand the Daraja candidates’ stories: to hear firsthand why they deserve to have a chance at a lifetime of learning.

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]]> https://daraja.org/student-selection-new-form-1s/feed/ 0 22896 Ready For The Future https://daraja.org/ready-for-the-future/ https://daraja.org/ready-for-the-future/#respond Tue, 11 May 2021 22:00:11 +0000 https://daraja.org/?p=22866 Earlier in April, the Daraja Form 4s finished their KCSE. For Kenyan students, this examination is the entrance to university. Exam results were released yesterday! Drumroll, please!

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]]> https://daraja.org/ready-for-the-future/feed/ 0 22866 What it means to go home https://daraja.org/what-it-means-to-go-home/ https://daraja.org/what-it-means-to-go-home/#respond Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:01:26 +0000 https://daraja.org/?p=22746 Walking through Nairobi's Kibera Slum; the home of many Daraja girls over the years. Thanks to YOU, Daraja students are safe and well-fed at school. At home, that's not always the case. Two weeks ago, the school term ended in Kenya. Daraja Academy is a boarding school,

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]]> https://daraja.org/what-it-means-to-go-home/feed/ 0 22746 Happy International Women’s Day! https://daraja.org/happy-international-womens-day/ https://daraja.org/happy-international-womens-day/#respond Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:51:36 +0000 https://daraja.org/?p=22530 Happy International Women's Day! The theme is "Choose to Challenge," and we couldn't think of a better example than Daraja alumna Lilian Tirati, who chose to challenge FGM. Read her story in her own words.

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]]> https://daraja.org/happy-international-womens-day/feed/ 0 22530 The Girls Are Back https://daraja.org/the-girls-are-back/ https://daraja.org/the-girls-are-back/#respond Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:24:04 +0000 https://daraja.org/?p=22250 After 10 months of distance learning they've all returned to campus, and it's kind of a miracle. Do you know what happened in Kenya when the pandemic hit?

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]]> https://daraja.org/the-girls-are-back/feed/ 0 22250 virtual graduation https://daraja.org/virtual-graduation/ https://daraja.org/virtual-graduation/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:50:31 +0000 https://daraja.org/?p=22204 You are invited to join us for a virtual graduation to celebrate the Class of 2019. We can’t wait to see what they accomplish!

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]]> https://daraja.org/virtual-graduation/feed/ 0 22204 Good News, Bad News https://daraja.org/good-news-bad-news/ https://daraja.org/good-news-bad-news/#respond Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:52:22 +0000 https://daraja.org/?p=22190 In-person school is postponed until 2021, but the entire Class of 2019 has been accepted to university.

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]]> https://daraja.org/good-news-bad-news/feed/ 0 22190 One World. One Cause. One Race. https://daraja.org/one-world-one-cause-one-race/ https://daraja.org/one-world-one-cause-one-race/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2020 21:32:43 +0000 https://daraja.org/?p=22166 As the world still shelters in fear and the US fights against racism, a small school in Kenya proves that any barrier can be overcome.

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