Shamsa Adan’s Journey: Overcoming Challenges to Pursue My Dreams
My name is Shamsa Adan, I come from Rombo, a small village where I was born and raised. We are seven children in our family and I’m the firstborn. I
Every girl deserves a safe space where her dreams are nurtured and her voice is heard. We are dedicated to creating a nice place of support and empowerment, equipping her with the knowledge and skills to lead. By investing in her today, we are securing a brighter future not just for her, but for her entire community.
Nice Place Foundation is a registered charitable organization based in Loitokitok, Kajiado County, founded on 11th October 2021 by girls’ rights advocate Nice Nailantei Leng’ete, dedicated to protecting, educating and empowering vulnerable girls and young women.
Nice Place Foundation Center is both a Safe Shelter and a Leadership Academy that provides protection for girls at risk, support vulnerable children to stay in school, nurture young women into leaders and work with communities to create lasting change.
We believe that every girl deserves to feel safe enough to dream, to have the chance to learn, and the courage to lead.
For many girls in Maasai communities, growing up is marked by significant challenges. They face harmful practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage, and other forms of gender-based violence that rob them off their childhood, interrupt their education, and deny them the opportunity to realize their full potential.
And unless girls have access to quality education, supportive mentors, leadership opportunities and digital skills, they will continue to face discrimination, miss out on opportunities and be excluded from decisions that shape their lives and communities.
It is from this reality that Nice Place Foundation was born to ensure no girl has to choose between her culture, her education and her future.
Driven by the daily realities girls face, we have developed an integrated approach that responds to both their immediate needs and long-term aspirations. Our work is built on four interconnected pillars: a Safe Shelter that provides protection, care, and rehabilitation; a Leadership Academy that equips girls and young women with leadership, advocacy, digital, and life skills; a Scholarship Program that enables vulnerable children to access and complete quality education; and Community Engagement that works alongside families and communities to transform harmful social norms. Together, these pillars create lasting pathways for girls to Dream, Learn and Lead
Mentoring, coding, life skills, growing confident, future-ready leaders.
Immediate safety, counselling, case management, and reunification planning.
School fees, supplies, and follow-up so girls learn without fear.
Engaging elders, men, and boys to end FGM/C and early marriage for good.
Through our efforts, we are creating a tangible and transformative impact on the lives of girls and their communities.
Scholarships for needy and bright girls from vulnerable backgrounds
Girls trained as leaders and ambassadors of change through our leadership academy
Girls at risks rescued through our safe shelter program
Students, teachers, leaders, and communities reached through our community engagement and advocacy program
Protecting girls. Restoring childhood. Building leaders.
My name is Shamsa Adan, I come from Rombo, a small village where I was born and raised. We are seven children in our family and I’m the firstborn. I
Naomi Semeyian, from Rombo in Kajiado County, was born into a large family where girls were often not considered valued members of society. Naomi’s father, absent for most of her
Faith Tekenet, a 15-year-old Maasai girl from Ewuaso Kedong’ Village in Kajiado West, was forced into marriage at the tender age of 13 due to her family’s financial hardships. Her