The girls are getting excited about being involved in a global campaign for girls, plus enjoying time with new volunteers and relaxing after their midterms.

Girl Effect fever hits Daraja! – The girls have been following the Girl Effect Challenge with a poster in the dining hall that gets updated daily. They love following Daraja’s position and learning more about the other girls’ organizations that we’re competing against, especially where they are geographically, and it’s led to many conversations about girls’ issues across the globe.

Esther C., Jemimah, Fatuma I., Hadija and Irene with the Girl Effect Challenge status board

 

Lights, camera, action – Leila and Grace from the Grassroots Girls club had a special visit from GROOTS Kenya. They’re working on a series of videos about what’s going on across Kenya in their leadership series and stopped into Daraja to meet some of the girls and film some shots. We’ll let you know when the video is online to view.

The Grassroots Girls are making their film debut

Midterms are done – After three days (and evenings!) of midterms, the girls are enjoying a few days off – playing sports, doing workshops and watching movies – before classes resume on Monday. The mood among the Form 3s was a little different this term, as many of them acknowledged that at this time next year they’ll be writing the KCSE exam, a massive cumulative exam that marks the end of high school and determines a student’s post-secondary prospects.

Welcome new volunteers – Five students and one leader from ARCC (Adventures Cross Country) arrived on campus last weekend. They’ll be here for three weeks, working with the girls in clubs, sports, workshops and as tutors. It’s great to have a group of volunteers on campus again!

ARCC volunteers playing a game with the Form 1s