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On World Environment Day

By: Editors at Women's eNews | June 5, 2019

Girls and Rhinos Have the Same Enemy!

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Kenyan Girl Rejected by Schools for Her Disability

By: Miriam Wangui Wanjiku | March 1, 2017
From our partner Daraja Academy

A young Kenyan thanks her schools for the medicine, confidence and education provided after local options rejected her because she has a disability.

Teen Voices

‘Seat at the Table’ video: Activism as Personal Responsibility

By: Katina Paron (Editor of Teen Voices) | February 10, 2017

Teen Bryn Healy talks with Global Fund for Women’s Musimbi Kanyoro about the challenges of making the world free of hatred in this first installment of their “A Seat at the Table” conversation. “Activism is a long life of justice,” says Kanyoro.

Teen Voices

Teen Shares the Beauty of Kenya for Girls, Visitors

By: Mercy Wambui | August 3, 2016
From our partner Daraja Academy

From communities who pitch in to send a girl to university to the graceful Grevy’s zebra, the writer shares her favorite things about living in Kenya.

Teen Voices

Teen Questions Why Education Isn’t Enough for Kenyan Girls

By: Mary Mukami | June 8, 2016
From our partner Daraja Academy

Teen Mary Mukami knows that the key to success for women in her country is education. But what she doesn’t understand is girls’ own inability to keep their eye on the prize.

Teen Voices

‘Add Something Little’ Taken Too Far for Kenyan Teen

By: Faith Wanjihia | April 27, 2016
From our partner Daraja Academy

In Kenya, “ongeza kitu kidogo” means “add something little.” But despite its often lighthearted connotation, an attempt to act on this phrase nearly costs Faith Wanjihia’s cousin his education.

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In Kenya, Forgotten Rape Survivors Have Stories to Tell

By: Agnes Odhiambo | March 14, 2016

In recent months, I interviewed 163 women who were raped – many of them brutally gang raped – during the three-month period after the disputed presidential election. So far, they have been left out of all forms of recognition and reparation.

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Kenyan Girl Learns Harsh Life Lessons Early

By: Mary Kanini | March 2, 2016
From our partner Daraja Academy

The writer’s sister had a rough year when she was 14 but things are looking up for her now.

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How Maasai women in Kenya are helping to make your cosmetics

By: PRI's The World (PRI's The World) | December 29, 2015
From our partner PRI's The World

It’s a day-long drive from Kenya’s capital Nairobi to Twala in Laikipia County. The last 50 miles is along a dusty road, and then you arrive at the farm of the Twala Cultural Manyatta. It’s oasis-like, and the moment you enter the gate, the fresh smell of greenery strikes a contrast with the aridity you leave behind.

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Kenyan Teen Copes through Desertion and Death

By: Joyce Wanjiru | December 2, 2015
From our partner Daraja Academy

Despite her father’s abandonment, teen writer Joyce Wanjiru learned about strength and empowerment through the women who stepped up to give her a better life.

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