Ngong Road Children's Foundation

We empower Nairobi children living in poverty to transform their lives through education and support, leading to employment.

Top KCSE Candidate 2022

My name is Boaz. My father heard of Ngong Road Children’s Foundation from his friends in the neighborhood. He applied, and I got accepted to the program. I attended one of the program’s focus schools before transferring to General Service Unit (GSU) Primary School. I was determined to achieve the best in my academics and to also hold leadership positions. Due to my good performance and discipline, I was elected a class representative and also a house captain for my dormitory. Additionally, I was also a subject representative for mathematics and Kiswahili in my class, and these two were my favorite subjects.

When I sat for my Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), I performed above average, which enabled me to secure a spot at a boys High School, a national high school in Kisii County. While in high school, I still held various leadership positions. I was a spiritual leader for Seventh-day Adventists in my school, and I was also a secretary for the school’s debate club. I was working really hard while in school, as I have always been a believer that education is key to opening doors to opportunities and creating paths for higher learning. I sat for my Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and scored a good grade.

I am the top NRCF high school candidate for the class of 2022! I aspire to join the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and pursue a course in Computer Science. I have developed an interest in coding and computer technology, hence my choice of course. One of my goals after joining the university is to be able to join the TechMates program and enhance my coding skills under the developer’s program.

I am grateful to my sponsor, Cathy, for taking me through my educational journey and to NRCF for the sponsorship opportunity. I have benefited from pieces of training such as computer training and life skills training offered by the organization, and I attribute my success to all of that.

Ann’s Success Story

When Ann was enrolled in the program, she attended one of our focus primary schools in January 2012. This opened a new chapter in her life. Her academic journey smoothed out, and she was able to complete grade eight and join secondary school for her secondary studies. She later pursued her career of choice, Beauty Therapy.

Before she graduated from school, her tutors saw huge potential in her and employed her in one of the famous SPAs in the Hill Park Hotel. Anne is enjoying her work. She has gained experience and has a dream of starting her own SPA in the near future. Special gratitude goes to her sponsor, Lauren Winter, who has supported her through her education. Anne is now supporting her aunt and grandmother and can also comfortably take care of herself. She is grateful for the opportunity she received from the organization to pursue her education and dreams.

The successful journey of Roseann

By Sallyanne Atieno

Roseann joined Ngong Road Children’s Foundation (NRCF) in 2007 as one of the beneficiaries for the education program from primary school through Secondary School to University. Her education journey was made successful through the financial support of her sponsor, Steve Lewis.

Roseann graduated from GSU Primary School with an above-average grade point average. This gained her a place at a Nairobi girls’ high school. She earned an extraordinary performance and a university admission grade, and she enrolled at Maseno University to study Geospatial Information Science with IT, a field that ladies have traditionally shunned.

She was relieved to have completed her four-year program.

Roseann has held several leadership positions in her education journey beginning as a squad leader at Ngong Road Children’s Foundation, a Deputy School Captain, football Captain and Captain of students Campaign Against Drugs  at her high school. In Maseno University, she was a class representative.

She began her career at Kenya National Highways Authority, KeNHA, and later joined Digireg Kenya as a data operator in Kisumu County where she currently works. In her spare time, Roseann volunteers as an Environmental Champion and participates in  the UN-HABITAT- COVID-19 mitigation activities. Roseann also organizes a charity program at St Mary Magdalene Oasis of Peace Children’s Home in Kisumu County and a Street feeding program for street Children.

We wish Roseann a successful career journey.

First Class Honors

This year has been incredible for us in terms of getting exceptional performances from our students and Sallyanne is one of those students who has made us extremely proud. Sallyanne has become the first student ever since the organization started to get first-class honors! This is the highest achievement ever made by a post-secondary student.

Sallyanne joined Kabarak University in May 2018 and was admitted to the Bachelor of Mass Communication. She was doing exceptionally well in her studies as could be seen from her end-of-semester results. In September of 2021, she was attached to a local radio station where she worked for three months and December marked the end of her studies. 

In January 2022, Sallyanne was among the first students to join the TechMates program where she specialized in Digital Marketing. She has since been creating content for both the NRCF and FoNR websites as well as managing the content on both social media pages and she helps in training new Digital Marketing TechMates who join the program. It is from the program that she got an opportunity to work with Lido Nation which is a Cardano staking pool. She works for Lido Nation as a content writer, a website translator, a social media manager and she is also a trainer for mentees who would like to learn more about Blockchain. The greatest highlight of working for Lido Nation was when she became a co-proposer in a proposal that got funded.

Sallyanne graduated on the 16th of December 2022 making her a journalist by profession. She received an award during the annual AGM as the first student to get first-class honors. Her role model is Larry Madowo and she hopes to become an equally great journalist. She has set the pace for our post-secondary students and we hope that many will follow suit. Congratulations Sallyanne!