Neipamei Ngodia is the only girl in her family of 18 children and three mothers

In this interview, Kakenya Ntaiya talks about the freedom she has found in education.  Tracing

We left Eldoret at six in the morning, piling boxes of shoes, shirts, socks, and

I’m interrupting our story of Kakenya’s school and the people of Enoosaen to update you

We have made it.  This is a milestone.  We have matching, freshly starched uniforms for

As the parents entered the gate to Kakenya’s school, I noticed the majority of them

We arrived at the school for Parents Day, and found the girls  in their temporary

Life at Kakenya’s homestead has been as rich and full of learning as our time

Just after arriving in Enoosaen, we visited Mr. Gideon Konchella, the Member of Parliament (MP)

Kakenya got off the phone, shaking her head.  “Some bad news today.”  She stood up,

Walking into town with Kakenya is an event.  Old women stop her every ten feet,

“All I want to do is see my girls.  Are we going to make it? 

At first, I took Solomon Kariuki for what he said he was – shy.  In

Now I’ve returned to where we should be: nearly in the present.  We visited Nakuru

As soon as we got out of the matatu and began walking towards Lelmolok camp,

After speaking to the men and women of Lelmolok, we were eager to hear from

When we sat down with the men of Lelmolok Camp, we learned more about the

When we arrived at Lelmolok IDP Camp, the women and men were assembled, waiting for

I am disturbing the chronology of events in favor of telling you a little more

Lelmolok Center is surrounded by cornfields and the distant, rolling hills of Kenya’s western highlands. 

I’d only be telling my side of the story if I didn’t introduce you to

We met Felistus at the orphanage that Saturday, just after the four-hour mass and right

After staying with Abby Onencan until July 10th, Luna and I left for Nakuru and

It is apparent when first meeting Abby Onencan that she is more than the sum

Ripe for Harvest is, in founder Abby Onencan’s own words, a non-profit organization dedicated to

I should say first that the participants of the first workshop were not all councilors

I returned from Umoja and settled back into Nairobi, having just enough days in the

I may have a few extra entries regarding Umoja that could pop up in my

Written June 21st, 2009: This morning I am leaving Umoja.  The sun is barely above

Umoja Uaso breaks the rules in many ways – they do not rely on men,

Although I’ve told the stories of Umoja, I haven’t gone into detail about individual women

The Magic Five – the women who composed my timed and measured team of jewelry

My tasks at Umoja sound simple.  Rebecca is going to Sante Fe in July to

It took me half of the first day to realize it, but then everywhere I

When Rebecca first stepped out of the cab, I thought, I didn’t know people could

Just returned from the dusty wilds of northern Kenya, I’m now back to electricity, palatable

One glance at this picture, and you know Kenya is full of miracles.  In particular,

I have just returned from India two days ago after a whirlwind pilgrimage to the