Blog - Nicole Ruvimbo Marara

August 18, 2025

From Home to Income: Training 50 Moms for Virtual Assistant & Remote Jobs

In August 2025, we successfully hosted the first edition of our “From Home to Income” Bootcamp, a three-day intensive training designed to equip stay-at-home moms with practical skills to access online and remote work opportunities. Over 50 mothers took part in this program, representing…

August 18, 2025

Girl, Take Over: A Life Skills Workshop That Sparked Confidence and Courage

Hosted by the Shanda Initiative Date: 16 August 2025 Venue: Cocomia, Sam Levy’s Village, Borrowdale A Room Full of Becoming On Saturday, we held the Girl, Take Over life skills workshop for teen girls aged 13 to 19—and what unfolded in that room was…

August 6, 2025

24 Things I Need Every Teenage Girl to Know

There’s something sacred about those teenage years—both beautiful and brutal in the same breath. If I could sit across from every 13 to 19-year-old girl and pour into her heart, I would. But since I can’t do that one-on-one just yet, this is my…

August 4, 2025

Why Life Skills Workshops Are a Game-Changer for Teen Girls Today

Because your daughter deserves more than survival—she deserves confidence, clarity, and community. Teen girls today are growing up in a world louder than ever before. A world filled with filtered images, peer pressure disguised as friendship, and constant noise telling them who they should…

August 2, 2025

Sometimes people don’t relocate because of the economy.

They relocate to heal. Relocation is not always about chasing greener pastures or running from economic hardship. Sometimes, it’s about healing. It’s about starting afresh in a place where you’re not constantly bumping into memories you’re trying to forget. It’s about escaping the places…

July 26, 2025

Your plan is a guide, not a prison.

At the beginning of this year, I didn’t do the usual vision board thing. No cut-out pictures. No Pinterest mood board. Instead, I sat down with a pen, a notebook, and the quiet weight of reflection—and I drew a career plan. This wasn’t a…