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Women Like Us Achieve Program

Activities for peace and women’s character are a big part of the skills, character and courage for the women at the Women Like Us Center and an important piece of the Women Like Us Achieve Program. Having opportunities to learn skills on the outside, but also are important to understand…...

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Ann’s House

I was deep into the 10th year of the work I love. Women’s rights. Women’s equality. And women’s chance to change their world. The Women Like Us Foundation’s mission to educate women and girls was always front and center in my life. We traveled to Kenya with 18 women and…...

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Lucy’s Story

We’ve made an impact on hundreds of women and their families in Nakuru, Kenya. See Lucy’s story, one of our students at the Women Like Us Center. It is written in her own words below. My name is Lucy… And a graduate from Women Like Us Center in Kenya, Nakuru,…...

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Meet Agnes Sagimo from the Women Like Us Center

The Women Like Us Centre would like to introduce you to Agnes Sagimo. She is a 54 year old wife and mother of 5 children. Unfortunately, many of the women that come to the centre have suffered physical and mental abuse. Fortunately, this is not the the case for Agnes.…...

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Rooting for Ann Mary Akinyi’s Success

Her name is Ann Mary Akinyi.  She is now 30 years old, but came to the Women Like Us Centre when she was 29.  Like many other women at the center, her story is filled with abuse and tragedy.   Ann Mary was married to an abusive man for 3…...

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Lending a Hand for Girls Beyond County Borders

See our most recent report from the Women Like Us Center in Kenya.  This report shows our initiative to include teen girls in education and stability through staying in school.  And our new initiative will take place as we teach these girls, at risk of homelessness, to sew and make…...

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Cooking With Chef Orwa

The coronavirus has no limits and touches all of us in one way or another. Our Women Like Us Center in Nakuru initially had to shut down. Our poultry project came to a halt as the government of Kenya halted all animal businesses during this time of covid-19. The chickens…...

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The Story of Paulyne

Her name is Paulyne and is the mother of one child. She has lived on the streets, cleaned toilets with her baby strapped to her back, is a victim of rape and abandonment. Her story is one that is difficult to imagine for many people, but one that needs to…...

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Women Like Us Helps New York City Hospital

With support from the New York/ New Jersey Metro Professional Network who donated the resources to purchase 300 masks, the professionals on the front line at New York University hospitals on Long Island have welcomed the masks from our women at the Women Like Us Center with open arms. The…...

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How to Stay Positive & Motivated During COVID-19

This week we have a guest blogger from the gapmuse website. The author, Jedidah Karanja, is a volunteer for our initiative, Masks for Change. …  Is there a reset button? Seriously, could we reset this year and start it all over again? The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted our lives in…...

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