Magdalene and Sharon have travelled over 12,000km from their Maasai community in Kenya to begin university scholarships to Sydney.

This week two young Maasai women, Sharon and Magdelene, who have been awarded scholarships, have arrived in Sydney as they prepare for university life.

Dr Kakenya Ntaiya has often dreamt of the day when the girls from her school graduate and join universities. Now her dream has come true.

The LBW Trust, in partnership with Women for Change, is currently supporting its first cohort of graduating students at the Kakenya Center for Excellence (KCE) in Kenya. In August, a group representatives visited.

In 2018, Women for Change launched the Standing on Our Shoulders campaign. The program created a network of empowered women to support each other and work together to raise funds for the education of women.

Reflecting on what has been a very successful year, Women for Change would like to wish all of our supporters a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Attending the LBW Annual Dinner event, our students from Kenya shared their stories of settling into a new city, country, university and culture.

Attended by supporters, mentors, and corporate donors, the Women for Change Highlights Night provided a review of the last 6 months for Kekenya’s graduates.