Lydia came to Neema from an unstable family. She lived in abject poverty and was also being brought up by a step-father. Today, Lydia runs a small business, she is able to support herself, her kids, and her parents.
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Despite all these barriers, girls and women hold incredible potential. We believe that each one is valuable. She has opinions that should be listened to. She has ideas that can change her family.
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As our 30 new and returning students settle into life at Neema, our prayer is that they’d know beyond all doubt that they’re loved, especially as they begin processing and healing from past wounds and building trusting relationships. Third-year student Jentrix says, "I have learned to stay with people while at Neema. I used to rarely share with others and lived in isolation. But I have learned to smile from Neema and I am so excited that God has changed me so much - I feel completely different."
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Her father shared, "I couldn’t believe that Purity asked me for forgiveness after she disrespected me. I had sworn not to forgive her, but seeing her so humble and genuinely sorry, my heart just melted. If my daughter can humble herself, there is a God at Neema, and you are definitely teaching our girls the right things.”
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While the word Tribe in the African culture can communicate a sense of separation, we hope this name change of our recurring giving community to The Grace Collective will better symbolize a sense of connection and the African philosophy of Ubuntu: a group of individuals who are choosing to weave their lives into others so that they become who God created them to be.
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Neema is a rare, international partnership of people working together cross-culturally for the same vision. It is a collaboration of faith, mutual respect, and equality. To me, it is a much needed example in this world of what humans are called to be with one another—what we are created for.
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I was told that a man and his family can take a child from its mother. Just like that, a baby is snatched away and brought to the parents, siblings, cousins, aunts, and uncles of his or her biological father.
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