Victorina teaches her students skills that will benefit them throughout their whole lives. Not only is she teaching them sewing and tailoring, but she also encourages them when they doubt their skills and equips them with courage to find employment after graduating. The students even call her Mama — and she loves it!
Read MoreJoyce, Neema’s Head of Training & Curriculum, says, “Giving them hope through passing Neema will make them continue with life and start a new chapter in life. Self-esteem will help them know they are worthy and know their values, accepting new challenges, being resilient and not fearing uncertainty.”
Read MoreHellen, Neema Counselor and Social Worker, says, “Getting education empowered me as a woman with knowledge and skills which I also use to empower the young girls at Neema.”
Read More“I used to do casual work, I saved and I started a business frying chips, but it did not end well, so there was this day that I prayed to God and told him that I needed work. Like two weeks later there was an advertisement [for work at Neema]. I checked the requirements and decided to give it a try and through God's doing I was employed.”
Read MoreEunice, Neema’s Business Skills Development Mentor, says, “My relationship with God has been everything in my life. It has helped me to never give up and through church I was able to get a friend who directed me to Neema to apply for this job position.”
Read MoreEnoch says, “What drew me to work for Neema is the passion I have in seeing vulnerable girls transforming into great people.”
Read MoreEunice has a great passion for seeing young women’s lives transform. She explains how much she loves seeing young women becoming new versions of themselves.
Read MoreRuth has a very special connection to Neema—she was once a student. As a former student, Ruth knows better than most the positive impact Neema can have on the young women that go through Neema. Life growing up was not easy for Ruth. Neither of her parents had a job, and they had to do casual work in order to support their family. Ruth went to school until eighth grade, but she was unable to do her final exams as they could no longer afford school fees.
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