Success Stories

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 […]

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Samples of clothing from a MWENDO beneficiary’s boutique business in Kayole, Nairobi Fiona M* is widowed and a mother to 3 sons living in Kayole in Nairobi. She and her 10-year-old last-born son are HIV positive, which she discovered during a visit to antenatal clinic around the time of his birth. Upon finding out her

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