Akili Dada

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Phone: +1 650.592.2535

Nairobi, Kenya and San Francisco Bay Area, California

Kenya and USA
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Description: Akili Dada is an international Non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that the next generation of Africa's leaders includes women from diverse economic backgrounds. We achieve this by:

* Providing scholarships and leadership training to bright young women scholars from impoverished families.
* Connecting these future leaders to a growing network of peers and professional Kenyan women who serve as mentors.

We believe that:

* Justice is served when there is a diversity of leaders and voices at the policy making table.
* Access to education and leadership training is critical to women from underprivileged backgrounds in order for them to be able to transform society.

Through these efforts Akili Dada is creating a core of educated and empowered young women who are positioned to be part of the next generation of African leaders.

Target demographics: Young women from underprivileged backgrounds, beginning when they are in secondary school (age 13-17) and continuing into their young adult life.

Direct beneficiaries per year: We currently serve 42 young women, of whom 23 are receiving full scholarships to secondary school, 8 are receiving all components of our leadership training program except the scholarship, and 11 have graduated from secondary school and are either in university or are currently applying to attend.

Geographic areas served: Kenya
Africa

Mission:

Akili Dada's mission is to empower the next generation of African women leaders.

Results:

We currently serve 42 promising and top-achieving young women who are in secondary school, gap-year, and university.

100% of our high school alumnae have earned full scholarships to universities around the world.

Our foundation partners include Global Fund for Women, Institute of International Education, Spark San Francisco, and the How Fund.

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njeri

08/09/11

Can clearly see where the funding goes! Finally, an organization that gives disadvantaged and bright Kenya women hope... more »

shadongo

05/31/11

I have been part of Akili Dada from almost the very beginning as a scholar and now as a member of the advisory council representing the scholars and alumnae. Numerous opportunities have opened up for me just by virtue of being a scholar. Not only was I able to successfully complete my secondary ... more »

ellen4

03/09/10

Akili Dada has such a strong vision for what's possible when girls get the right education and exposure to role models. Their work helps girls raise their goals and also helps mentors see the value of their work on a new dimension. The leadership of this group has high standards for performance and ... more »

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