When I entered the class, they were sure I was alive. When I was absent they were worried. When the class was over, they prayed for me. The prison became a safer place for me. I felt more secured and protected. In times of…
I am on a mission to educate and empower girls in rural communities. This, I do through offering scholarships to underprivileged girls and most importantly, creating what we call Girls' Lead Clubs in rural secondary school…
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Within the #EmpowerMeDontBlameMe framework we have our annual campaign which is out to empower young girls with knowledge about their sexuality, sexual rights and responsibilities as well as skills which can fetch them…
After launching the first part of my Digital Action Campaign on May 4th 2017 a lot of people started contacting me for collaboration and partnership on projects aimed at empowering women and girls. With regular updates about…
During the past 3 months, some female leaders and parents in my community have taken time off their busy schedules to visit CYEED digital empowerment center for girls. http://www.cyeed.net/ “Bring a girl to STEM” is…
In March I organised a workshop to train 20 girls with hearing impairment on using digital tools such as Facebook, WhatsApp status and labels to sell products as a way of enhancing their economic empowerment. 20 girls were…
A young lady of about 23 years became a petty trader as a result of poverty because there was no one to pay for her education. In the course looking for means of livelihood, a transformer exploded near the place she was…
When I first chose and decided to help end child early and forced marriages in Tanzania especially among girls in Longido District, in Northern Tanzania; it was rather difficult to make the changes immediately but as a…
As part of the #EmpowerMeDontBlameMe campaign action plan, we are reinforcing our message through sexual and reproductive rights education and entrepreneurial skill training for adolescent girls within our rural community.…
Our latest meeting with the Adolescent mothers at Ijegun held few days ago. Our primary purpose was to follow up on the last skill acquisition training where we taught them how to make bar soap and encouraged them to start…
At the age of 14, I excitingly resume my senior secondary school but notice a school mate is not back in school. And a few weeks later, I learn that she got married to her father’s friend as his third wife and I never…
As part of our digital campaign to create visibility and reach a wider audience with the use of digital tools. Our team has worked round the clock and the good news is we have a website!! Check us out at www.weteckenya.org…
Domestic violence makes me sick! Each punch, pinch, kick, slap, hitting with a fist, thrashing with a cane, heavy blow, verbal attack, denial of my rights, and rejection feels like a sword piercing under my ribs.
Rural Girls are more likely to be victims of early marriages and female genital mutilation than their urban counterparts. A lot of young girls in rural areas are prone to sexual abuse and domestic violence. Lack of education…
InspireIT is currently running its STEM Club workshops across the 6 geo-political zones in Nigeria. We are working hard to not only ensure that our girls are digitally skilled but also that our children (male and female) are…
I am so delighted to share our Project Kuongoza mentoring program for the year which we kick-started yesterday, the 6th of August 2020. The project Kuongoza initative was born out of the need to address the under-…
1. Help raise funds for establishment of a Digital Centre; 30 Computers & accessories 30 Tables 30 Chairs 5 UPS' 1Printer with a Scanner 1Projector 1Generator Internet 2. Capacity strengthening for the after-school…
As one of the SPEAK champions 2019 and considering the great opportunity it offers to dealt with issues of priority, Girls Education Mission International hosted an event on the theme “SPEAK #I am Possible against Gender…