Meet Naomi and Nayla, twelve-year old twins attending the Pimbiniet Primary School in the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Naomi and Nayla are the first girls in their family to ever attend school. Naomi dreams of one day becoming a pediatric nurse and Nayla dreams of becoming a...
One of the pillars of our 5-pillar model for sustainable education is the Agriculture and Food pillar which is an integral program in all of our schools. Students from many of our communities in the Maasai Mara, in Kenya have been active and instrumental in...
Several years ago, for reasons I didn't understand at the time, I accepted an invitation to attend the first-ever rural African Women's Conference. I rearranged my entire schedule and traveled halfway around the world to meet with hundreds of women who came from all over...
The students stood staring at Susan — stunned — when they saw tears fall from her face. The principal told her she could not attend school. Susan had a dream — to get an education, become a doctor, and help lift her village from poverty. But Susan was...
On October 11, the entire world will be reminded that girls can be powerful agents of change. That’s because this is the International Day of the Girl Child — a day designated by the United Nations to celebrate girls, and promote gender equality and the...
Imagine a stadium-sized educational event with literally tens of thousands of students in attendance, generating the world’s largest youth empowerment movement of its kind. It's an event you cannot buy a ticket to, instead one must earn it through making a commitment to a local...
A few weeks ago I read about Rawan, the 8-year-old girl in Yemen who was forced to marry a 40-year-old man. She died on her wedding night as a result of injuries sustained from forced intercourse. I am outraged! Because I have seen the horror of...
We Day season is here, and the Unstoppable Foundation is proud to share in the energy and enthusiasm of so many incredible speakers and performers that will hit the stage in cities all across Canada and the US beginning today) and throughout next month. So...
Meet Naomi Chemutai. Naomi used to have to spend hours a day walking to fetch water from the nearest river – water that could make her sick at any time. Every morning and evening Naomi , her aunt and four cousins would walk the rough...
Growing up as a teenage girl in Kenya is not easy. If a girl is in school, her many chores and responsibilities likely take up any time not spent in class or doing homework. If a girl is not in school, she is often married,...
