Our annual Harambee fundraiser is coming up! This year our Harambee will be highlighted like never before, with our Samburu-based coordinator Apin Yasin in attendance during his first-ever trip outside of Kenya! And, we’ve added a Happy Hour Harambee in…
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During the first school break of the year, our youth participated in a multi-day workshop facilitated by Stephen Muasya of Daraja Academy about conflict, gender-based violence and leadership. Employing a variety of activities and small group discussions, the students immersed…
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In what has become our annual tradition, we hosted a ceremony and celebration in early January to acknowledge the 11 youth who recently completed high school (in December 2016) and to introduce our 12 new scholarship recipients. Our new SYEF…
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We ramped up our beading program in 2016, a program in which we partner with women in Samburu to produce beaded items for resale abroad. Proceeds support the women directly as well as SYEF scholarships and programming. It’s a partnership…
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SYEF’s annual Harambee fundraiser is scheduled for Thursday, November 3 from 6:00-9:30pm at the Old Town Artery in Fort Collins. “Harambee” is a Swahili word with no direct translation to English, but implies “community coming together,” usually for a shared…
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SYEF will be selling Samburu relics and items at a number of events through the Fall and Winter. The sales support Unity Women’s Village and SYEF’s scholarship program. Come do some shopping at one of our upcoming events, and support…
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We’ve been supporting Samburu youth for more than five years now. And we’re convinced that our place-specific, super grassroots approach is how to make a difference in the world. For this model to work, though, efficiency is critical. We’re committed…
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Interested in seeing the impact of SYEF’s work with your own eyes? Join us for our annual celebration and safari in January 2017! This 12 day trip includes all of the fun and good vibes of the SYEF festivities, as…
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Our second-ever annual celebration was held in early January, marking the completion of high school for 14 scholarship recipients, and welcoming 13 new young people to the SYEF community. Following a morning of unusually strong rainfall that delayed the celebration…
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Prior to Fall 2015, SYEF worked together with a group of Samburu women from Unity Village to sell their beaded work now and then at a few locations and events in the United States when a decent opportunity emerged to…
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