#GivingTuesday is just ONE week from today on December 3rd! We have a lot planned and have been spending every Tuesday leading up to the big day celebrating #ThankfulTuesday and hearing from program participants about why they appreciate everyone who supports Uweza. Genti has been a player for our women’s soccer…
We usually update our website and post paintings for sale every few weeks. This involves taking photos of all of the paintings at the gallery and taking their measurements and multiple people at the gallery get involved. Last week, when we took photos, we decided to include a new painting…
#GivingTuesday is just two weeks from today! We will be spending every Tuesday leading up to the big day celebrating #ThankfulTuesday and dedicating our posts to appreciating groups and individuals who make our work possible. Winny has been a member of our Girls’ Empowerment Program for several years. She is also…
A few weeks ago, we graduated our second cohort of photography students. As part of their graduation, they were tasked with taking photos on any subject in Kenya. The best 43 photos were selected, exhibited at the graduation, and are posted here. The collection offers a glimpse into life in…
[pictured: Norman on his first day of first grade and Norman now] #GivingTuesday is just three weeks from today! We will be spending every Tuesday leading up to the big day celebrating #ThankfulTuesday and dedicating our posts to appreciating groups and individuals who make our work possible. Today, our focus is on our…
#GivingTuesday is just four weeks from today! We will be spending every Tuesday leading up to the big day celebrating #ThankfulTuesday and dedicating our posts to appreciating groups and individuals who make our work possible. Today, our focus is on Uweza Art Gallery. To date, with your support, we have generated just over 5,200,000…
Our gallery was recently featured on a segment on Kenyan TV station NTV:
Happy International Day of the Girl! Golden Girls Power, our girls’ club named by the girls themselves, meets every Sunday. The club provides girls with a safe place to meet, learn, gain confidence, develop healthy, positive friendships, and be reminded on a regular basis that they are strong, powerful and…
This year, we have made the equal participation of girls and women one of our priorities in our soccer program, Uweza Soccer Academy. Although the number of Women’s and Girls Under-16 teams in the community is steadily rising, they don’t receive even close to the amount of support or attention…
