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An Afternoon with Asha Jaffar: On the Kibera Girls Soccer Academy
Join international journalist Asha Jaffar as she shares the powerful story of how her life was transformed by education. Jaffar attended the Kibera Girls Soccer Academy (KGSA), a free high school that serves 150 girls every year in the Kibera slums of Nairobi. KGSA helps girls who have no other opportunity to continue their studies after 8th grade. KGSA’s model cares for the whole girl, providing health care and counseling, school meals, extra-curricular activities and boarding. Since 2009, KGSA has graduated over 400 students with more than 100 pursuing tertiary education.
Jaffar's presentation will include a video, program and Q&A with KGSA Foundation Executive Director Katy Troyer. Light refreshments will be provided.
Asha Jaffar graduated from KGSA in 2011 and received her bachelor’s in Journalism from Moi University. She currently works as a freelance journalist, producer and social activist. She has been featured in NYT and National Geographic, and has worked for Clear Water Productions and the Foreign Correspondents’ Association of East Africa. Her awards include the Haller Prize for Development Journalism and the Africans Rising Activist of the Year.
Katy Troyer's international development experience includes a decade working with Global Dental Relief and two years supporting women's projects in Guatemala. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Latin American Studies from Kalamazoo College in Michigan and a Master of Arts in International Development from the University of Denver. Troyer cherishes every trip to Kenya – KGSA truly feels like home.
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