Highlights of 2017

2017 Transformative Highlights

This was truly the year of transformation for us.
Take a look at everything that you helped us accomplish this year!

16 women in prostitution learned about sexual health, parenting, micro-business, and trauma healing in Nairobi.

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12 children practiced their literacy skills in our program that prevents child abuse which often occurs during school holidays.

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220 students in Machakos learned about how they can prevent sexual violence through our new high school curriculum that will impact even more students next year!

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21 girls learned how to value their body through growing in confidence and self worth in Lusaka.

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7 Freely in Hope survivor-leaders practiced their leadership skills by sharing their stories of hope, facilitating discussions, and leading sessions with hundreds of students in Nairobi.

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12 Freely in Hope scholars came from all over Zambia and Kenya to learn, grow, and heal together at our retreats this year. Nikole’s family joined us too!

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1,200+ people were directly reached through our survivor-led programs that end sexual violence across Kenya, Zambia, and South Africa.

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Welcoming our Incoming Executive Director of Freely in Hope

It is my distinct honor to introduce our incoming Executive Director, Fridah Wawira Nyaga. Throughout her career, Fridah has been a fierce champion for women’s rights and a strategic leader in the fight against sexual abuse across Kenya.

When Children Find Their Voice: Building Safety From Where I Stand

I used to dream of a community where children could grow up not feeling afraid. Where women didn’t have to scream every night. Where survivors could rise as leaders and lean into their lived experiences to bring the change they wanted to see. The dream didn’t come from some abstract place, it came from living in Kibera, from knowing what it feels like when poverty exposes girls to vulnerabilities, from understanding firsthand what happens when children don’t have the language to recognize violence as it’s happening to them.

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