Giving hope to underserved communities by helping them become healthy, independent, and self-sustaining.
Our Story
In January 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the vision to help teenage mothers acquire skills was birthed by Elizabeth Oroko to sustain their livelihoods. The project began in the heart of the Soweto Kayole settlement in Nairobi, Kenya (East Africa). We started with a focus on vocational skills training. So far, we have had three graduations for these girls in culinary arts, hairdressing, tailoring, and beauty. We hope to acquire land to build classrooms for needed training and education. We also want to support the children of these teenage mothers by providing education, meals, and care.
We have since expanded our focus in 2024 to help the underserved communities in the South Seattle and Kent areas of Washington State in the United States. Dayspring is a registered 501c3 organization providing mental health education, health and lifestyle empowerment seminars, and coping resources and transitional services for immigrants, many whom have suffered traumatic situations prior to entering the country. We hope to expand our services to include digital literacy courses to address the digital proficiency divide among immigrants.
Our Teen Mothers in Soweto Kayole, Kenya
These young women are part of the most recent 2024 graduates from the classes at Dayspring.
The teenage mothers that complete the programs are getting employed to work in salons and tailoring jobs. These new jobs allow them to feed and take much better care of their children.
It all begins with education in school and learning a trade.
The students are gaining skills allowing them to become employed in salons and tailoring shops, so they can feed their kids now.
They don’t depend on handouts anymore.
Immigrant Transitional Services in Kent, WA USA
These families are part of the most recent Family Outreach event held for immigrants transitioning to the US culture and lifestyle.
Things that may seem common to US citizens can be a foreign concept to those newly entering the country. Event topics included food accessibility at grocery stores, peer pressure in schools, laws and regulations, job training, drug and gun awareness, and resources for African goods.