“Technology has revolutionized the way we communicate with one another,” Ashley, Daraja’s communication intern told the Form 4s. “The internet has forced us into technological evolution. Our interactions have changed. Our expectations of one another have changed. And the methods of telling the world about this amazing academy have proliferated.” The final note, getting the
Despite a campus strictly inhabited with bright, energetic, sharp leaders, at the end of each term, only one girl from each class can rise as the best of the best. Jael, Lilian, Alice and Monicah garnered the top positions in their respective classes, and here’s how they did it. Jael, Form One: When our teachers
Welcome Home, Ladies! The campus is busy and bustling again, as the girls made the trek from their respective homes and villages all across Kenya back to Daraja. “Home is 3 matatu (bus) rides away,” Fatuma, Form 2 said. “I traveled for maybe 6 hours on matatus to get to Daraja. I am so happy
Florence, the Farm Prefect, runs the Daraja Farm like she would the small farm in her village. Before she leaves Daraja, she is intent on reaching her goal of helping the campus become fully sustainable. The girls of Daraja strive for perfection in every area of academics, but they don’t stop there. “By the time
The Daraja Academy seniors are currently on campus studying for the KCSE, a test each high school student must take at the end of their secondary school career. The younger students, however, have been home for a few weeks now. One of Daraja's very own interns, Ashley Nicole Johnson, reflects on her visit to Form
My future is brighter than my past: Daraja's newest students learn that their unrelenting faith in their future gained them admittance into Daraja Academy Last week, the Form 1s filed into the lounge, sitting shoulder-to-shoulder around the wooden conference-like tables. After a couple minutes of whispering and giggling amongst themselves, their attentions focused in on
Malawi recently elected Joyce Banda as President, making her the first woman in her country, and only the second female in all of Africa, to hold that office. When asked about the significance of President Banda's election to office, here is what the Daraja girls had to say: Ireen (Form 1): "I want to become
Heading Home: The end of Term 1 is upon us. Daraja is in transition today, as Forms 1-3 depart from campus and journey to their respective destinations. "At 8 o'clock in the morning, a matatu leaves Daraja and we go to Nanyuki," Shamsia, Form 3 said. "From there, travel all day and through the night
Grassroots Girls Club produces an income-generating venture in partnership with local NGO How can you help your local community? The Grassroots Girls Club at Daraja posed that question to themselves, and came up with a fun, innovative program that would do just that. The Grassroots Girls partnered with MS Kenya to teach tribal dancing in
Last weekend in Nanyuki, over 30 schools met to face off in Netball and Athletics (Track & Field). The Daraja Academy dominated across the board, handily winning all 4 Netball games and advancing to next week’s regional tournament in several Athletic categories. "At first, I felt very nervous," Christine Jamaica, Form 4, said. "I thought,
Mpala Field Trip Twenty four Daraja girls got to do the work of research scientists on a recent field trip to Mpala Research Center, a few miles from the school campus. In small groups, girls tracked Grant’s gazelles, elephants, dik-diks and impalas that are being studied, measured water loss in plant leaves, and compared ecosystems.
Leadership training over the holidays – Leila and Grace, who previously attended a conference about women’s opportunities in Kenyan politics, are at an East African Self Leadership training in Nairobi. They have spent most of their week in the city, learning from other women and members of GROOTS. Both girls are very active in the
