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Partner  Highlight    Basic  information  Partner  organization:   AKILI  DADA     Date  report  completed:  August  16,  2014    Person  completing  report:  Peninah  Ringera     Job  title:  Finance  and  Administration  Officer    Total  funds  received  from  One  World  since  last  report:   $  200,000.00    From:     July  2013   to   July  2014    

About  Expenses  Expenses  List:    Program  costs:  $107,729.00    Staff  costs:  $83,875.00    Management  &  General  costs:  $35,940.00    Fundraising  &  Communication  costs:  $5,010.00    TOTAL:  $232,554.00      

New  Programs  Gap  Year  Porgram:  In  2015,  we  will  be  piloting  a  restructured  “gap  year”  program.  In  this  program,  there  will  still  be  an  internship  component,  but  it  will  be  with  organizations  outside  of  Akili  Dada.  In  addition,  we  will  be  increasing  the  level  of  college  preparation  and  placement  support  for  those  interested  in  attending  school  in  the  U.S.  During  college  preparation,  gap  year  participants  will  also  volunteer  in  social  change  projects  in  the  Nairobi  area.    

Age  Groups  Impacted  

 

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Programs  Offered  

DIRECT  IMPACT  

Describe  Services  in  Detail    

How  many  children  and/or  caregivers  received  services?    

Describe  results  of  services,  e.g.  exam  results,  health  improvements    

Education   Scholarships:  We  offer  competitive,  comprehensive  scholarships  to  academically  talented  young  women  from  underprivileged  backgrounds    

81   Most  of  our  scholarship  recipients  score  A’s  and  A-­‐‘s  in  their  university  qualification  exams  at  the  end  of  high  school  (KCSE).  The  record  by  2013:  11  (A);  15  (A-­‐);  5  (B)+  

Leadership  Development  

Mentorship:  Key  components  of  our  program  include:  pairing  our  scholars,  alumni  and  fellows  with  individual  mentors;  engaging  high  school  alumnae  as  mentors  to  current  scholars;  hosting  an  annual  conference  for  our  scholars,  mentors,  and  other  stakeholders;  and  providing  mentor  only  events      Leadership  skills  building:  Our  multi-­‐faceted  and  experiential  leadership  curriculum  trains  young  women  to  become  agents  of  social  change  through  opportunities  to  serve  their  communities,  to  learn  from  peers  and  more  experienced  leaders,  and  to  grow  through  rigorous  self-­‐analysis      Fellowships:  The  Innovation  in  Leadership  Program  incubates  young  women’s  social  change  projects  to  scale  and  sustainability  through  financial  investment,  mentorship  and  skills  based  training.  

   

 Plans  for  the  coming  year    

• Fundraising  goal  for  2014  is  $1  Million  USD.    • Redesigning  our  gap  year  program  and  will  be  opening  applications  to  Kenyan  high  school  graduates  who  

can  pay  for  the  program  in  order  to  broaden  our  reach  and  create  a  more  sustainable  program.            

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