“When I asked Mercy what makes her happy,” says our counselor, “she said the day Neema took her up with all her mistakes together with her child. She felt blessed and loved again even when she thought she had lost all in life.”
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One of our first year students, Catherine, recently shared, "Being at Neema is reducing my stress because of the love they are showing me and my child. Ever since I gave birth to my child, no one has loved and accepted us like Neema has."
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Since Brenda joined Neema in January of 2021, her grandparents have seen a change in her. Her grandfather shared, “Brenda is really responsible and clean. She doesn’t need to be followed around to do her work. Even in her talking, she’s growing and maturing.” Her grandmother says, “Brenda is a great girl. She is disciplined and is an example. When I went away for two weeks to bury my mother, Brenda was left with the other kids, and she was responsible for taking care of them. She is calm.”
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Neema is excited to announce that we recently acquired two acres of land to build our own brand new campus! We’re thrilled about this progress and the exciting future that it affords to double our impact in the same community.
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For Ann and Faith, hope was restored when they found emotional and spiritual healing as well as the opportunity to learn a skill to provide for themselves and their mother. But many other young women in rural Kenya are still facing the same struggles that make them vulnerable. Since Covid-19, “School closures, barriers to distance learning, economic insecurity, food insecurity, gender-based violence, and the health risks of COVID-19 have all increased adolescent girls’ concerns and feelings of hopelessness about their own educational futures.” (Brookings).
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I have learned to love unconditionally, and this has helped me extend it to the young women at Neema and the people I encounter without passing judgment…. We do trauma counseling at Neema to help our students to spiritually, physically, emotionally, and psychologically address their personal experiences and come to terms with and recover from traumatic events by becoming survivors and knowing their true identity and worth.
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This year, we gave time to each guardian to say something to their girl as she graduated. It was the most emotional time for me that day: To hear fathers and mothers tell their daughters that they are proud of them and that they love them. Especially that part. You see, in this culture here in Kitale, it is not common for a parent to tell their child that they love them. Love is shown in other ways but not usually expressed in touch or words.
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Watch 3rd year student Winnie M share about her experience in the Neema Fashion Show, her dream of life post-Neema, and how the skills she’s developed have changed these dreams. Because you took action and invested generously in the hopes and dreams of the young women at Neema, young women like Winnie have opportunities they never could have imagined.
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“Not only does the Fashion Show give them an opportunity to be creative, make what they want, and show off the skills they’ve learned over the past three years, it also boosts their confidence as they head off after graduation to begin working and providing for themselves and their families.”
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