Having 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.
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Many 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.
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Coming into contact with these beautiful young women has built strong relationships. It has made me have a passion and a concern for the young women whenever I come across them. It has taught me about passion and patience in life and understanding people in all dimensions — having sympathy and empathy towards them.
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Without a thorough education, how can young women in rural Kenya have good job opportunities? Or a stable source of income? Or a way to provide for their children? Because of a lack of school fees and/or teenage pregnancy, a lot of young women in Kenya drop out of school.
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Our 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!
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“Through the discipleship and counseling sessions at Neema, I've been able to overcome guilt and self-blame and realized that there is no such great sin that God cannot forgive me of if I honestly repent of my sins and ask for forgiveness. I'm jolly that I've been able to restore my relationship with God, and that above all, he has given me joy in serving him through singing and praying."
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On this day it is obvious that Neema is more than a story about young women being given the opportunity for an alternative life out of extreme poverty. What I witnessed was a global community of people coming together across oceans and continents empowering one another, empowering the students, the staff, their families, and the community of Waitaluk alike, everyone together.
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Due to lack of school fees, I had to drop out of school in the year 2009 when I was in seventh grade. During that time my mother got very sick, and my father was not around… I received the good news from Neema that I was among those who were selected. I remembered that I cried tears of joy and gave thanks to God because he had just answered my prayer.
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I wanted to work in childcare so I could nurture the young women by caring and loving their babies while they’re young and also mentor them about bonding with their babies and advise them on how to do this.
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