In the Media

Daraja Academy is a revolutionary idea – a secondary school where remarkable Kenyan girls, otherwise forgotten due to the lack of school fees, are given the one thing they desire most… a chance to succeed, because Daraja and its supporters believe educated girls can transcend poverty and change the world.

Executive Producer Deborah Santana. Directed & Produced by Emmy-winning filmmaker Barbara Rick. Cinematography & Sound by Jim Anderson. Edited by Ann Collins. Associate Producer/Assistant Editor Julia Wrona. Music by Salvador Santana, Rachael Sage, John Califra & Pearson Constantino. Animation by Dancing Diablo. A Production of Out of The Blue Films, Inc. a 501(c)(3). 

School of my Dreams, the follow up to Girls of Daraja, is a moving portrait of the students of Daraja Academy, a free Kenyan boarding school for exceptional girls living in poverty. Committed to transforming their communities and the world, Daraja students demonstrate in their own words and art how education is expanding their vision and unlocking their dreams. The series of award-winning short documentaries from Executive Producer Deborah Santana and Peabody & Emmy-winning filmmaker Barbara Rick of Out of The Blue Films, Inc. highlights the immense power of educating women and girls worldwide.

Executive Producer Deborah Santana, Directed & Produced by Emmy-winning filmmaker Barbara Rick. Cinematography & Sound by Jim Anderson. Edited by Laure Sullivan. Associate Producer/Assistant Editor Julia Wrona. Music by Salvador Santana, Jim Anderson, John Califra & Pearson Constantino. Animation by Dancing Diablo. A Production of Out of The Blue Films, Inc. a 501(c)(3) 

ABC 7 news anchor Cheryl Jennings on the visit of several Daraja Academy students to Woodside Priory School in the Bay Area, August 5, 2015.

KTN News in Kenya visits Daraja Academy.