In September 2019, I was giving a talk to class 8 students at one of the public schools in Kajiado County, Kenya. Somehow, some words came out of my mouth and I said, ‘Those who will achieve 400 marks and above, will get a prize from me’. At the time, I was the President of one of the Rotary clubs in Nairobi. Later after the talk, the school principal informed me that this was a high target because the best they have ever done was 352 marks. I was optimistic that the children would pull through. They did not disappoint, the best student achieved 398 marks (2 marks short of the target), and two others achieved 374 and 372 respectively. I was super excited to have my first student to celebrate. 

However, this particular girl who scored 398 marks did not have parents and was living with a Good Samaritan. My journey to helping out on school fees, uniform, plus other necessities including mentorship started at that point. I was able to get some funds from friends and other Rotarians and the girl reported to school on time. 

This year, I came across another girl who was almost missing out on secondary school education despite the fact that she had performed very well in her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams, because her parents could not afford school fees. Below are the stories of the two girls. Kindly donate what you can and help in building the girls’ future. Thanks in advance!