March 9, 2011: Peninah Nthenya (Safe Spaces Founder/Director) accepts the I Am Powerful Award from Care International in Washington DC on International Women's Day. Care has pledged to build Safe Spaces a basketball court in the Eastlands of Nairobi. 

Peninah's Interview with Voice of America

Safe Spaces works with young girls and women between the ages of 7 – 25 to build a strong generation of dynamic young women. Through life-skills training, arts and sports programs, vocational and enterprise training, mentorship and international exchange, the girls are set up for incredible learning opportunities that lead towards economic opportunity, civic leadership and community health.

"Safe spaces has taught me how to love myself, keep myself safe from immoral behaviours like drugs, learn new skills like computer and to work towards being a respectable and responsible woman in my society. I’m the change!"
- Joy Nyagah (21 years old) Project leader, Nairobi, Kenya   
 
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