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October Highlights

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JULY Highlights

2 scholars enrolled in computer lessons!

With the transition to online education, proficiency in computer expertise is a much needed skill. We are excited for our scholars to learn about the basics and advances in computer!

1 University Scholar graduated!

We are thrilled to announce the graduation of Magdalene Chikanya, who received a BA in Community Development. She is now working for Freely in Hope as the Program Coordinator in Zambia. Congratulations!

International Day of the Girl Video Competition Winners

This year, the United Nations International Day of the Girl theme is “Be Bold, From Equality to Equity.” In response, Freely in Hope launched an arts competition to invite communities to be a part of reimagining a safer Kenya for teenage girls. The arts competition was themed: Back off!! Mimi ni under 18 (I’m under 18).

WE RECEIVED 44 SUBMISSIONS FROM 12 COUNTIES ACROSS KENYA!

Watch this video to see Lydia Matioli, our program manager in Kenya, announcing the 3 winners who will win the cash prize and care package from P&G!

The Book Club was a Blast!

Thanks all who attended our Book Club last week! At our Book Club, we discussed the interconnectedness of liberation, healing, and advocacy with survivors of sexual violence. We had such transformative conversations! Watch the conversations with Freely in Hope staff and alumni to learn from their wisdom!

Part I: liberation

part ii: healing

Featuring Magdalene Chikanya, Zambia

Featuring Trizah Waiyaki & Lydia Matioli, Kenya

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How FIH Is Strengthening the Ecosystem of Care for Survivors in Kenya

January 15, 2026

Kenya’s fight against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is far from over. Poverty, harmful cultural practices, lack of GBV awareness, lack of access to justice among others perpetuate violence in many Kenyan communities. In addition to that, survivors when seeking for help face stigma, fear and trauma not only from the violence itself but also from systems that are meant to provide protection, support and justice. Instead, the systems end up silencing them. As a result, it makes their healing difficult and the violence hidden.

Partnering with Together Women Rise to Expand Survivor-Led Child Protection in Kenya

December 23, 2025

We are proud to announce a new partnership between Freely in Hope and Together Women Rise, a global community of women and allies advancing gender equality worldwide in the Global South.
Through this partnership, Together Women Rise is investing $50,000 over two years to support the expansion of Pendo’s Power, Freely in Hope’s trauma-informed, play-based program designed to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse in under-resourced communities.

How Maryanne’s Story Became Her Strength

November 4, 2025

The weight of my community’s silence was heavy. Growing up, I didn’t just witness violence; I lived in its shadow, watching as systems and customs quietly expected women to remain small, silenced, and in servitude. I saw women I admired trapped in cycles of abuse, their dignity chipped away until their dreams seemed impossible.

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