Helping Girls Like Fatima Find The Place They Belong 💜

Fatima’s Story

Here you can read more about our $62,000 Match Funding Campaign. Thank you.

I would like to introduce you to Fatima, a bright and resilient nine-year-old with a big heart and boundless potential. Fatima, pictured above playing a learning game, faces challenges in her local public school where, despite her eagerness, the lack of support leaves her feeling lost and alone.

Fatima lives with a developmental disability, and her school simply doesn’t have the resources or training to meet her needs. Sadly, instead of finding friends, she has encountered hurtful teasing, leaving her feeling rejected. After coming home from school in tears every day, begging not to return, her mother, who faces her own health struggles, made the difficult decision to keep her at home. But she didn’t give up; she found a new path forward for her daughter with us here at Project Somos.

At Project Somos, Fatima is not only accepted, she is cherished. Here, she learns at her own pace with compassionate teachers who are patient, kind, and dedicated. She plays, explores, bakes, and finds comfort in nature, making friends and feeling valued in a way she never has before.

For Fatima, Project Somos is a place of warmth and love, and she tells her mother daily that this is where she wants to be.

Through our girls’ program, Fatima has a safe place where she can be herself, grow, and learn, surrounded by the support and kindness she deserves. Her journey isn’t easy, but with a nurturing community around her, Fatima is discovering her unique strength, voice and who she really is.

Thank you for being part of our family, for making it possible to continue empowering young women and girls just like Fatima.

Fatima’s story is being shared as part of our Holiday Season Match Funding Campaign, and we have our BIGGEST MATCH FUNDING CAMPAIGN EVER!! A generous donor has pledged $62,000 in match funding.

Every dollar we raise will be DOUBLED, and go twice as far, providing girls like Fatima with a brighter, more hopeful future. 

Here you can read more about our $62,000 Match Funding Campaign. Thank you.