“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 MoreAs a teenager, Winnie was abandoned by her father and her mother passed away. She had to drop out of school by 9th grade because she lived in extreme poverty and couldn’t afford school fees. Like many vulnerable young women in rural Kenya, she became pregnant.
Read MoreWhile at Neema, young women (and their children) are provided with essential medical care that would otherwise not be accessible. Transportation to healthcare centers ensures that students and children can visit doctors, undergo imaging and testing, and receive physical therapy when needed.
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 More"I came here with a lot going on in my life feeling so stressed but I am leaving here healed and better at heart.” - Esther, a guardian to one of our first-year students
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.
Read MoreI had never been to Africa, although I had a desire. Well, God decided it was time. From the very first time I heard about Neema I had a burning desire to go. I had never been on a mission trip and was concerned with how I could contribute. When I was told that all that was required was a true interest and compassion for these girls, I knew I could do that.
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