Welcome back girls! – After a month off school, all of the girls were reunited on campus safe and sound last weekend. They spent the weekend together catching up on what they did over their holidays and getting ready for the start of the new term. We’re thrilled to have everyone back together and working
Daraja Academy's Media Club and past campus volunteers submitted their amazing photos for the Pick My Pic competition. Appointed judge Maureen, Form 3 student, chose the top 10. Now, it's time to vote for the best photograph! The photo with the most 'likes' will be featured on Daraja Academy's front page. Click here to see the
Baby Omari: On Monday, August 29th Daraja Academy welcomed its newest family member – Omari Richard Harley. Volunteer coordinator Andy Harley and his fiancé Betty Omari brought Omari home to Daraja this week and the girls were so excited to meet their newest brother. Best of luck to the proud parents! Business Workshop: Jenni Prisc
To keep the quality of education at Daraja in top shape, our teachers are often going through professional development exercises – either with other Kenyan teachers, or with volunteers that visit campus. Volunteer Sue August worked with the teachers early this year to help them identify their learning styles. She provided questionnaires which the teachers
When the Daraja girls are asked who their role models are, you can be sure that Nurse/Counselor Jacinta’s name will come up. She’s a woman who has risen to all of life’s challenges and chased down her dreams. But most importantly, she’s a woman who understands the situations that some Kenyan girls are put in.
Bridge building – Jason’s dad, Jack Doherty, along with volunteer Alex Rodondi and head of maintenance Peter Rutere, have been hard at work down at the river. They’ve built a bridge to connect the Daraja neighborhood with the nearest village, Naibor. Naibor hosts an important Saturday market but has been connected to the Daraja side
Volunteer Maggie Gaughran gave six Daraja girls the opportunity to learn skills that can lead to immediate employment – training to become CPR instructors. The group was chosen based on their submission of a one-paragraph application explaining why the wanted to take the course. Here’s an excerpt from Alice N. and Teddy’s applications. “When I
My name is Lisayo and I live in Ng’areng’iro village near Ol Pajeta ranch. We have a big family of six members. My father passed away eight years ago. I have two brothers and two sisters. We live in a horrible house with my family. My elder sister’s name is Jane. She is an intelligent
When Marin Academy visited campus in June, they helped the Daraja girls produce an all-student newsletter – Your News, My Views. A team of student photographers, writers, editors and layout designers worked together with the help of Steve and Jono Disenhof, Megan Kallstrom and media club leader Maria Kelly. It was a great opportunity for
The drought and famine in the Horn of Africa have threatened over 10 million people with starvation in Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya - it's being called the worst drought in memory. With the Daraja girls dismissed for term break, some will be going home to towns in the northern part of Kenya – like
The girls are heading home after a busy exams period. But before they left they spent some time together to relax, finish up some projects and play. Here's what happened on campus this week: Home for a rest – The Daraja girls are spreading out all over Kenya for their term break. They filled up
Exams – The girls are just one day away from the end of Term 2 exams – marking the end of Daraja’s eighth term! They will be heading home in one week; the Form 1 and 2 girls will be away until the beginning of September but the Form 1 students will come back early
