Linnet with the nurse at the Ng’ando CONNECT DREAMS site Linnet is a resilient DREAMS girl. She was enrolled in the project in 2023. She belongs to a traditional family with parents that did not embrace education for girls. After she was enrolled in the CONNECT DREAMS project, she was provided with the DREAMS primary
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Brian Omboga (Left) is a resilient 19-year-old young man from the Mukuru Kwa Njenga informal settlement. Pictured on the right is one of his original art pieces. Brian Omboga is a resilient 19-year-old young man from the Mukuru Kwa Njenga informal settlements in Nairobi. He comes from a single parent household, and is the first-born
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Quintine Mwongela (pictured) is a joyful 18-year-old young man. He is excited to join university and begin a new stage of life. After completing a short 3-month computer studies course, Quintine is now ready to join university and further his studies. He will be attending the University of Nairobi to pursue a Bachelor of Science
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Hadale during a conference in Uganda addressing climate change and its impact on young girls and women. The conference was facilitated by UN Women. Hadale Saru is an adolescent girls and young women advocate, mentor, and facilitator from Mukuru Viwandani Ward. She comes from a family of five children, and belongs to the Borana tribe.
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Naomi off duty with her supervisor at the Parliament of Kenya Building, Nairobi Naomi Wangui Gichuki is a 21-year-old DREAM girl living in Lenana, Ng’ando in Nairobi. She joined DREAMS after completing high school in 2021. She learned about CONNECT DREAMS during an enrolment exercise in her community. After registering in the program, she became
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Margaret is a resilient 21-year-old young woman Margaret Nyambura is a resilient 21-year-old young woman from Mukuru Viwandani Ward. She is the first-born in a family of 5 siblings and lives with her younger sister in Tassia. When she was enrolled in the project, Margaret was at home due to a lack of school fees.
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Vyonne Owade is a single mother living in Mathare Constituency, Nairobi. She is an empowered young woman. She works at the DREAMS Program site office in Hospital Ward as a Mentor, Trainer of Mentors and facilitator of the Shuga Intervention that are key in HIV prevention among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW). Yvonne’s story
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My name is Naomi Nyatichi Nyagaka. I am an 18-year-old high school graduate. I sat for my high school national examinations this year and attained a mean grade of A- (minus). I am supposed to join Daystar University but due to financial instability I am still at home. My ambition is to become a nurse
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My name is Tyson Okoth. I am 18 years old and currently in my second year of high school. I live in the Mukuru kwa Reuben informal settlements in Nairobi with my single mother. I have not been going to school since mid-term break because of the lack of school fees. My mother has been
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A MWENDO beneficiary arranging fish for her business in Mukuru Informal Settlements, Nairobi The COVID-19 pandemic has made lives incredibly difficult all over the world, with Faustina being no exception. Faustina lives in the Mukuru Kwa Reuben informal settlements in Nairobi County. When the pandemic struck, she was already struggling to put food on the
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