A new cohort of 156 young women from some of Kenya’s most underserved regions has graduated from the HER Lab programme, marking a significant step forward in efforts to expand economic opportunities for rural youth. Read Full Article
Global Give Back Circle, in partnership with Perur Rays of Hope, today announced that 156 young women from some of Kenya’s most underserved communities have graduated from HER Lab, a transformative workforce-skills development program designed to prepare young women to…
West Pokot, Kenya (PANA) – Women from pastoralist communities in Western Kenya have received technical and vocational training as part of efforts by various agencies to empower them and ease their efforts to create jobs Read Article
HER Lab’s 2026 Graduates Represent Economic Empowerment Breakthrough for Rural Kenyan Women. WEST POKOT, Kenya – April 17, 2026 – The Global Give Back Circle, in collaboration with Perur Rays of Hope, celebrated a momentous occasion as 156 young women…
The first time Hope Murera met Mirriam Mueni, she brought her whole family. Her children, her sister, everyone. “I wanted her to feel she was coming into a real space, not just a formal meeting,” Hope told me. It was…
On International Women’s Day, the world will celebrate the power and potential of women and girls with speeches, panels, hashtags, and pledges. But for millions of girls like Dinah Jepkemei, women’s empowerment is not a slogan. It is a daily…
A Mentorship Built on Trust, Faith, and Determination Quanteer Williams, a Sales Technical Leader at Amazon, knows the weight of resilience. Before her mother joined the military, her family in South Carolina lived in a home without running water, pumping…
A Nine-Year Journey of Growth, Friendship, and Shared Strength Eunice Yarasia spent a year watching her friends leave for college while she stayed behind. Her dream of studying medicine had ended with a single rejected application, and with it, the…
Give to Gain How a chance mentorship between two women became a lifelong exchange of opportunity, trust, and purpose When I first walked into Hope Murera’s boardroom, the chemistry between the two women in front of me was unmistakable. They…
IRENE CHEBET My name is Irene Chebet. I come from Kasei in West Pokot near the Ugandan border. I am the fourth born in a family of five children and, at 25 years old, a mother to a 12-year-old son…
Stella Chepyatich 26-year-old Stella Chepyatich comes from Kapchemogen in West Pokot. After completing Form Four, her parents could not afford further schooling. Like many young people in her community, she found herself back at home, uncertain about her future. For…
Sabina Chepkemoi At 20 years old, Sabina Chepkemoi is building a future she once thought was out of reach. The recent HER Lab graduate studied Electrical Installation, a field she had never imagined pursuing before joining the program. Today, she…