News & Stories

*Disclaimer/trigger warning: The following story may be potentially triggering and emotionally challenging to read due to the use of some words and references.*

At the PDAid Foundation we feel it is vital to share stories and news related to the circumstances in Kenya, specifically the atrocious experiences that the youth are facing. This following story is an example of a difficult and extremely devastating story that many young girls are, unfortunately, experiencing. A report from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics from 2014 highlights that 14% of…

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I will not lie or sugarcoat the fact that Kenya has taken from me as much as it has given me in equal measures. When I was little, I did not have a lot of things. We were not wealthy in any way. I hardly had a roof over my head, my clothes were tattered, and I could go to bed hungry for days on end without any hopes of getting something to eat. This was still the same country that I lived in carefree, dancing and playing in the rain with my fellow children, playing with a football made of paper and hear the beautiful melody of birds in the morning, a magical place…

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