Now families are equipped with permaculture education to start small-scale businesses that boost household income and improve their children's futures. From their new crops, families are improving nutrition, generating income from selling extra produce, and cutting expenses on produce. This not only alleviates food insecurity, but also empowers families to send their children to school. When families can afford to pay school fees, children will access a higher education level that can empower them out of poverty.
Read MoreOn Friday, November 10th, over 600 people gathered at Neema to celebrate the grand opening of Neema’s new campus. Friends and family, pastors and partners, village elders and chiefs, along with the Neema staff, students, and board members came together to commemorate what has been a long time in the making — Neema finally having a home of its own.
Read MoreYoung women at Neema are now learning how to cultivate diverse organic crops and gaining knowledge in soil conservation, water management, and waste recycling. These skills empower them to address the pressing challenge of food insecurity in their communities!
Read MoreWe’re excited to share that our students and staff have moved into our brand new campus! We are all celebrating this incredible milestone for Neema as this new home will reshape the future and restoration for twice as many vulnerable young women scarred from years of systemic inequalities and extreme material poverty in rural Kenya.
Read MoreWith the new campus, twice as much education and twice as much transformation will happen in the lives of these young women, their children, and their families. While our campus is close to completion, we still have to raise 39% of the funds to pay this donor back.
Read MoreHaving its own well means Neema students will no longer be at the mercy of the county’s water source, and therefore, will no longer be forced to trek twice a day just to obtain the one thing that is essential for all of life.
Read MoreMany women and children in rural Kenya walk miles everyday to access water. But our borehole is now usable and word has spread that clean water is accessible! Everyday, women and children from the surrounding area come to fetch water for drinking, cooking, cleaning, bathing and/or watering crops.
Read MoreOur construction team has made amazing progress! As of early May, the tin roof was being installed on the administration and classroom buildings, and windows were also being installed!
Read MoreWe held a Groundbreaking Ceremony a couple weeks ago to lay a stone foundation before starting construction of our new campus. We were thrilled to welcome twenty guests from the community!
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