Today I had a somewhat emotional day when meeting the girls. Some of their stories went deep into the core of my heart. I had asked the school Principal of the school to identify two girls in high school who needed a bit of help as far as paying their school fees. He instead got me 4 and 2 are in primary school. I couldn't say no and so I interviewed them all.
A little profile of the girls is below. However, I have to say that my eyes teared up when I heard Faith's story because it somewhat reminded me of how I felt being in high school. I felt like the poor kid around all the other girls. The fact that Faith was made fun of by her friends because she was always on the list of those to be sent home broke my heart and that's what motivates me to work harder.
Faith
12 years old, in Class 8 at Jagiet Academy in Kawangware
· Lives in an informal settlement in Nairobi called Kawangware
· Has one older brother
· She likes to skip rope, play hide and seek
· Her dream is to become a Doctor
· The most challenging thing about school is being sent home for lack of school fees. She gets embarrassed being called out in front of the class as one of those to be sent home.
· She's one of the smartest students in her class.
· Lives in an informal settlement in Nairobi called Kawangware
· Has one older brother
· She likes to skip rope, play hide and seek
· Her dream is to become a Doctor
· The most challenging thing about school is being sent home for lack of school fees. She gets embarrassed being called out in front of the class as one of those to be sent home.
· She's one of the smartest students in her class.
Janet
· 11 years old, in class 7 at Jagiet Academy Kawangware
· Lives in the informal settlement in Nairobi
called Kawangware
· Has 3 siblings
· Her favorite subjects are Math and English
· She wants to be a model when she grows up
· Lives with her mother who earns less than $3 a
day
Mitchell
· 16 years of age, 10th Grade
· Has 4 siblings
· Her favorite subjects include Biology and
English
· She loves to play football
· Her role model is Michelle Obama
· The most challenging thing about school is lack of school fees and sanitary towels
Maureen
· 17 years old, in 11th grade
· Lives in the informal settlement of Kawangware
· Has 6 siblings
· She loves English and Biology
· Her dream is to become a pilot
· She enjoys cooking and swimming
