My name is Peter, and I am a post-secondary student at the Ngong Road Children’s Foundation (NRCF). I grew up in Nairobi with my siblings, and my uncle and aunt, raised us until recently, when my aunt relocated to the upcountry. My educational goals were realized when I joined the NRCF program.

I joined the NRCF when I was in fourth grade. I was enrolled in one of their elementary focus schools. I worked really hard because I wanted to acquire good marks so that I could attend an excellent high school. Taekwondo was another extracurricular activity I participated in. I took the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and scored a decent grade. I enrolled in a boys boarding high school in Nairobi. I played rugby, handball, and football as part of my extracurricular activities. They kept me busy throughout high school.

After graduating from high school, I was offered the opportunity to train as a Youth Peer Provider (YPP) in the program in July 2022. This was a great chance for me because I would be teaching my classmates and younger students in the program about the fundamentals of sexual and reproductive health. I was also working as an operations associate at Karibu Loo to keep myself occupied while I waited to start college. My job was to make sure that the restrooms were clean during social events. I was also helping at the NRCF on Saturdays.

In September, I enrolled at Thika Technical Training Institute study in Social and Community Development. My desire to become a social worker and aid the community, particularly children, motivated me to pursue this degree. My program lasts three years, and I aim to work for a non-governmental organization such as NRCF, the Red Cross, or the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

I am grateful to the NRCF program for ensuring that I pursue my educational goals. In the future, I would like to sponsor a student from the program and create a similar organization to help transform the lives of other children. 

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My name is George. I live with my parents and two siblings. Getting the opportunity to join Ngong Road Children’s Foundation was a lifelong dream for my educational success.

I joined the NRCF when I was in third grade. I sat for my Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in one of their focus schools and got above-average marks. My KCSE performance secured me a slot at a boys boarding school Bungoma County

I am currently a student there. I love attending practical lessons at the lab for Biology and Chemistry subjects, and I am also involved in extracurricular activities such as football and the debate club. I am working hard to ensure that I get good grades in my exams and am able to get into University once I am done with my high school education.

I aspire to join the University of Nairobi and pursue a course in Aeronautical Engineering. I have always had an interest in planes, and since my father is a mechanic, I developed an interest in working with different tools. He is my role model, and I hope to become even better at working with tools. I am grateful to the Ngong Road Children’s Foundation (NRCF) program for believing in me and taking me through my education, and I hope to achieve my educational dreams and make myself and them proud. 

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My name is Assumptae. I live with my mother and my younger brother. I got the opportunity to join Ngong Road Children’s Foundation, and my educational journey took a positive path.

I then joined one of the program’s focus schools. I sat for my Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and scored good grades to join high school.  

So far, I have loved being a student at my high school. I spend my free time in the computer lab doing my assignments or carrying out my personal studies and research. I also joined the journalism club because I would like to take a journalism course once I get into college. My role model in the journalism industry is Lulu Hassan, a Kenyan journalist and news anchor at Citizen TV. I also got the chance to interact with one of the program’s alumnae, Sallyanne, who graduated in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication. She really inspired me because she not only successfully completed the journalism program but also graduated with first-class honors. She also gave me a few tips on how to prepare myself for the course.

I am grateful to the NRCF program for giving me the chance to pursue my academic ambitions and to my sponsor for always ensuring that everything I need in school is catered for. I want to one day be able to give back to the program by sponsoring a child to enable them to transform their lives as well.

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My name is Nickson, and I am a Ngong Road Children’s Foundation program alumni. The NRCF program initiative quickly spread in my neighborhood, and my mother heard of it. She immediately applied, and I was fortunate enough to get a slot.

I attended my elementary education at one of their focus schools. Upon completion of my elementary education, I attended a boys high school in the heart of Nairobi City. I engaged in co-curricular activities that kept me active all through. I was not only participating in one sport but in three. I was playing rugby, which is my favorite sport, as well as football and handball. When I was in form four, I knew that I wanted to take a course in hospitality when I joined college, as I had an interest in cooking and preparing different drinks.

I completed my high school education and enrolled at Zetech University to take a course in food and beverage production. I really loved the course I was taking and would often practice on my own by preparing different dishes at home. I am certified chef. 

I heard of the TechMates program that was established last year, and I was interested in learning a new skill. I went for an interview, and I was accepted to join the program in March of this year as an intern. I took the digital marketing path, and I immediately started taking the courses outlined by the program for that path.

I am a digital marketing freelancer for the program. Once in a while, during the weekends, I work as a chef at the restaurant at Tangaza University in Bomas. I also work as a Karibu loo associate, where I assist in keeping the portable toilets clean and man the handwash area, among other things.

I aspire to start my own restaurant business and use the skills I will have learned from the TechMates program to market and grow it. I am extremely grateful to the program for not only taking me through my education but also for the opportunity to join the TechMates program and for making it possible for me to learn a new skill.

My name is Michael, and I consider myself to be a highly ambitious student.

when I joined the program. I was enrolled at one of the program’s focus schools. In 2019, I sat for my Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and gained an above-average performance.

This achievement earned me a spot at a well performing boys high school in Siaya County, an extra-county-level boarding boys’ high school. I am in my fourth and final year of high school and have worked hard to maintain a respectable grade point average. I’ve been the school captain since I was in third grade. I also serve as president of many clubs, including the mathematics club, the science and engineering club, and the modern dance club.

I want to get an “A” on my final high school exams and be the top student in the program as well as among the top students in my school. I’d want to attend the University of Nairobi and study chemical engineering, which would allow me to create and construct chemical manufacturing processes, or human pathology.

I am delighted to be a part of the program, and I would like to express my gratitude to my sponsor for supporting me through this educational experience. I want to be a successful alumnus who gives back to the program so that other students may benefit from the same high-quality education I have received.