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Breaking Boundaries

a series of challenges
and still she hoped for Finding Senior Housing can be
a better future. She had complex, but it doesn’t have to be.
no funds for secondary
school but DARAJA
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quickly displayed your options. Since 2000, we’ve – Joan Lunden
leadership ability and helped over one million families
was elected Student fi nd senior living solutions that
meet their unique needs.
Body President. Her
favorite subjects were
chemistry and biology,
and she loved to play
basketball. She actively
Winner of 1984 Nobel marathon during her
participated in WISH
Peace Prize second year. Her
confidence has flourished class curriculum; where A Free Service for Families.
Alice Naini - Class of and she was elected students are encouraged to Call: (855) 407-7851
identify societal problems
2015 Student Body President
in her third year. At and to see themselves
Alice is one of seven DARAJA, she excelled as the solution. WISH:
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from Northern Kenya, enjoyed writing poetry strength, and hope We are paid by partner communities, so our services are completely free to families.
but tribal violence and playing sports. Esther graduated
at the top of her class
forced them to move Alice graduated as
to a slum in Nanyuki. valedictorian of her 2015 in 2014. And credits
Despite struggling with class. Currently, she is DARAJA Academy
with helping her realize
hunger and lacking a being sponsored to study
light source to do her for a Bachelor’s degree her true potential -
despite her childhood
homework when it was in Computer Engineering
circumstances.
dark, Alice managed at Foothill College in
to excel at her primary California. Today, she is studying
for a Bachelor’s degree in
school exams. She
Nursing at Becker College
was determined to Esther Wanjiru - Class
attend secondary school, of 2014 in Massachusetts, where
she received a scholarship.
and earned her place at Esther and her six
DARAJA Academy. siblings were raised by
While at DARAJA, a single mother. Despite We live among some
wonderful people here in
Alice competed on the a traumatic childhood,
school volleyball team Esther was an excellent the Bay Area, doing some
and finished a half- student. She has survived incredible work - here and
around the world.

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