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Breaking Barriers: 5 Girls’ Triumphant Journey to Education

This inspiring story follows five young girls who, with the support of Daraja 360, have overcome numerous obstacles to pursue their education at secondary school. Despite facing challenges such as poverty, disabilities, and societal expectations, these determined girls are preserving and are now on their way to achieving their dreams. Daraja 360 is a community-based organization (CBO) that recognized the …

Gael Resilience Triumphs Over Trauma

The graphical scenes we normally see in movies are realities to some people. Take Gael, a sad story of young man who gruesomely witnessed her father killing her mother. What he saw would later come to haunt him in episodes of mental depression. From a young age he’s lived with these traumatic episodes and severely suffered from compounded grief. That …

Susan, a Teenage Mother Hoping to go Back to School After Bitter Lessons in Life

According to an Out-of-School Children Initiative study conducted in Kenya in 2021, nearly 1.13 million primary school-aged children (6 to 13 years old) are not attending school. The situation has deteriorated as a result of the impact of COVID-19-related school closures, which was followed by difficult economic times. These statistics paints a sad picture for the millions of young mothers …

July Report: Taking Advantage of Slow Season to Upskill and Train Our Workers

The women’s and youth economic empowerment program is still on course, and so far it’s training and employing women and youth with technical skills in the fashion and design industries, entrepreneurship, and creating a network for job linkages. However, the month of July has been a slow month for Daraja 360 social enterprise, with no production taking place and only …

Simon Karugo Success Story

New dawn for Simon Karugo, a 6 years old boy with Cerebral Palsy. Simon stayed at home and could not join school with his peers due to his disability. This is despite the government introducing laws that protect such vulnerable groups. Simon’s parents, on the other hand, somewhat ignorant and lack of right information weren’t aware of the special units …