Dec 21, 2020
2 min

Meet the Newest Member of the CAI Team - Doris Kamathi!

We (virtually) sat down with Doris Kamathi, who is joining us as Regional Program Manager for our work in East Africa, to get to know her...

Individual and collective courage in creativity; reflections on my time with CAI

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Oct 17, 2020
6 min

Individual and collective courage in creativity; reflections on my time with CAI

By Veronica Thamaini My first interaction with Creative Action Institute was at their 2nd East Africa Girls Leadership Summit and Mentors...

Stories of Resilience: Finding Strength in Safety Circles

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Sep 16, 2020
1 min

Stories of Resilience: Finding Strength in Safety Circles

All four of her older sisters dropped out of school due to marriage and pregnancy, but Sabine had been determined to take a different path.

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Aug 7, 2020
1 min

#FridayFeeling: Creative Action Institute mentioned in Michelle Obama and Melinda Gates Op-Ed!

Michelle Obama and Melinda Gates posted an op-ed on CNN - and mentioned Creative Action Institute!

#FreshfromtheField: Racheal catalyzes change in Uganda

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Aug 5, 2020
2 min

#FreshfromtheField: Racheal catalyzes change in Uganda

Racheal has been inspired by Aunty Nala's texts to take action in her community

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Jul 24, 2020
2 min

Guest Article: The Effects of COVID-19 on Women and Girls with Disabilities

The pandemic has presented a range of challenges to the disability community across the world.

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Jun 18, 2020
1 min

New and Adapted Programming

Here are some ways we've innovated and reinvented our programming during COVID-19.

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Jun 8, 2020
3 min

Resilience During COVID-19

Fulfillment of girls’ and women’s rights globally has not yet been achieved, and COVID-19 is putting these rights further in danger.

Menstrual Health in East Africa: A Panel with Three EAGLS Mentors

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May 27, 2020
1 min

Menstrual Health in East Africa: A Panel with Three EAGLS Mentors

Learn about barriers to menstrual health and the affects they have on girls' education and equality in East Africa.

Guest Article: Our Experience at the East African Girls' Leadership Summit

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Mar 10, 2020
2 min

Guest Article: Our Experience at the East African Girls' Leadership Summit

Last year from December 9-13, five lucky Form Two SEGA students had the opportunity to attend EAGLS (East African Girls Leadership Summit).

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Mar 2, 2020
2 min

Meet Julian

This year, one of the girls who attended with Girls to Lead Africa in 2017, returned as a volunteer chaperone.

Guest Article: Women in Engineering Kenya at our East African Girls Leadership Summit

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Feb 26, 2020
1 min

Guest Article: Women in Engineering Kenya at our East African Girls Leadership Summit

Women in Engineering Kenya featured their experience at our 2019 EAGLS in their most recent newsletter!

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Feb 14, 2020
1 min

EAGLS 2019 Pictures

Check out these beautiful pictures from our 2019 EAGLS!

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Feb 3, 2020
3 min

Fresh from the Field: #TheBigFive

Five. I’m told that the number five symbolizes favor and goodness.

Veronica, our Africa Regional Coordinator, speaks at the Obama Foundation Summit!

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Oct 30, 2019
1 min

Veronica, our Africa Regional Coordinator, speaks at the Obama Foundation Summit!

Veronica Thamaini - our lead in Africa - shared her story and, along with another woman, had the great honor of introducing Michelle...

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Sep 26, 2019
2 min

Clare's #ThursdayThoughts

On the long drive through the incredible landscapes of Kenya and Tanzania – taking in the vast expanse of the Rift Valley, the pink...

Fresh from the Field: Taking time to learn, unlearn and refuel

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Sep 26, 2019
2 min

Fresh from the Field: Taking time to learn, unlearn and refuel

By Veronica Thamaini, Africa Regional Coordinator Last month, mentors in our East African Girls’ Leadership Summit and Mentor Program...

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Feb 22, 2019
4 min

Here's how Creative Action Insistute is hitting the ground running in 2019!

How did you jump into the new year? Our Executive Director, Clare Dowd, shares how Creative Action Institute is hitting the ground...

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Dec 28, 2018
2 min

Clare's #FlashbackFriday

For the past four years, just before the hustle and bustle of the holidays, I have had the privilege of joining extraordinary women and...

International Day of the Girl: Meet Sarah

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Oct 11, 2018
1 min

International Day of the Girl: Meet Sarah

Meet Sarah: A scholar for the ages This year’s International Day of the Girl Child seeks to celebrate the skilled force that girls bring...

Stories from our team.

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