Ngong Road Children's Foundation

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

George Odhiambo

Social work is something that George Odhiambo has always wanted to do. Having been supported through his education, and acquiring his diploma in Community Development, he’s now a case manager and happy to serve other students.

He feels he was lucky to receive the greatest gift of his life through the generous sponsorship from Bob and Louise Tritt. He is now able to make a difference in the society. 

After joining the programme, George did his Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) at G.S.U. Primary School and later enrolled at Parklands Boys High School where he did his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). As a young man, there was always the challenge of succumbing to peer pressure while in school. He, however, was able to successfully graduate in 2013. 

 

In 2014, George joined Mount Kenya University for his post-secondary education to pursue a diploma in Community Development. He made this choice as a way of giving back to the community that nurtured him.

George knew he wanted to impact other people’s lives and make a difference in society. Life in the university taught him to make wise decisions keeping in mind the welfare of others. He is glad that he has acquired the necessary skills and knowledge to enter the corporate world, something he always held close to his heart. 

He is now working at Ngong Road Children’s Foundation as a caseworker and he is happy in his job. His goal in life is to improve other people’s lives and he believes that NRCF is the best place to achieve just that.

Tunda Lepore

Tunda was born into a polygamous Maasai family whose father had three wives, thus she has fourteen brothers and sisters in total. She grew up in a small village in Maasai land called Enaibelibel in the midst of the rich, beautiful, and sometimes biased cultural practices of the Maasai community. Being born female made her very vulnerable. Today she is one of the few girls from the Maasai community who was never circumcised and escaped being married off at a young age. Tunda is a university graduate with a degree in development studies.

Before joining our organization, Tunda worked with United Africa for Orphans and Widows Foundation in Uganda as a development officer. In February 2010 she joined our organization as a volunteer caseworker as a way of giving back to the community.  A year later she became a full-time case manager. In January 2013, she was promoted to Head of the Primary department.  She says she has learned a lot from the kids; they have become part of her life and given her life a different dimension.  She believes education is the backbone of success for any individual and for the development of any country.