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Kenya Programs

A Place to Learn, Grow, and Begin Again

When you walk into our Learning Center in Kenya, the first thing you notice is the sound. Laughter. Soft chatter. Cheers when someone finally understands a lesson or completes something they are proud of. It doesn’t feel like a typical classroom. It feels alive. It feels safe. It feels like a place where people want to be.
The Learning Center supports women living in our shelter and women and girls from the surrounding community. Not everyone who comes to us needs shelter. Many come

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