Christine’s dream is to work in community development, so she can build a better future for herself and make a meaningful contribution to her family and community. Her first goal is to help her mother leave the Kibera slum and build her a house that she can truly call home.
- Born in 1994 in Nairobi, Kenya
- Sponsored from 2017 – 2021 to study for a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology
- To prepare herself for the modern job market, she subsequently completed a computer course November 2021 – January 2022
- She has a job now
- She is 32 years old
Why did we sponsor Christine?
Christine lived with her mother in Kibera, one of the largest slums in Africa. Her father left the family and did not contribute to the cost of raising his children. Due to poverty, Christine was only able to start secondary school in 2012, at the age of 18, with support from her community. In 2015, she completed and passed her secondary school examinations. Unfortunately, secondary school graduation also meant the end of the sponsor program she was in.
Being a highly motivated student, she volunteered during the summer of 2016 at an inclusive Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre in Kibera. In August 2016, she was accepted into the Bachelor of Arts in Community Development program. However, without financial support, pursuing her dream of higher education would not have been possible. Recognizing her determination and strong work ethic, Kids to School began sponsoring her studies in September 2016. This support enabled her to focus fully on her education without financial worries and to build a brighter future for herself and her community.
Christine successfully completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology in December 2021. She has done volunteer work with a healthcare NGO and got paid work as an assitent-administrator and play-based teacher. Kids to School is proud to have contributed to Christine’s educational journey and to have supported her in building an independent and sustainable future.
Christine is now able to support her mother and younger sister financially and has purchased a house for her mother. She pays the school fees for her nephews so they can receive an education. In addition, she plans to save money to pursue a master’s degree herself.
Christine’s own story
Life has not been easy at all considering that I have been raised by my single mother who is not financially stable. I can remember instances where we have slept hungry and failed to go to school due lack of school fees.
Recently, I had flashback memories about my childhood when Ans told me to write a story KtS and I could hardly remember having happy memories as a child. I completed class eight in 2011 and scored 320 marks. In 2012, I was lucky to get a sponsor who paid high school fees from 2012 to 2015 and I scored a Mini grade of C+. In 2016 when it dawned to me that I had no hopes of joining University since my mother could not be able to support me. Through God’s grace I met the Foundation Kids to School (KtS) through Caroline who gave my mom hopes that it could be possible for me to further my studies
through the help of KtS Scholarship. I can still remember how grateful I was when I got a message from Carole that KtS would sponsor me through University. KtS made my dream to study at a University come into reality and I knew that I could be the source of help to my mother and my siblings.
My local Advisor Caroline told me to look for a University and I chose Daystar University where I schooled for two Semesters between September 2016 and May 2017.In 2017 Ans, Caroline and I opted we look for cheaper University since Daystar was Private University and its fees was quite high compared to Public universities. This so me joining University of Nairobi in September 2017.Have been a student there from 2017 to 2021 and am hoping to graduate this year come 17th December,2021. Caroline has been mentor since I joined KtS in 2016.She has been my source of encouragement, she has been patient with me, she has changed my perception that I had towards the future and above all she has loved me like her own daughter. Dear Caroline am so grateful for that and may God bless you.
KtS has been a family to me for the last 6years and I am so grateful for their care, support, patience and unconditional love. Ans thank you so much for the hope restored in me because I can now face the World with a broader smile. Through you I have acquired a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and
Sociology. May God bless you because through KtS Foundation I have been transformed and I to hope to bring the same transformation in my society in the near future. I had applied to Volunteer with Liverpool Voluntary Counseling & Testing from July,2021 but they requested that I start volunteering with them from next year February, 2022 since the volunteers who were working with them had their period extended to January,2022. I enrolled for Basic Computer Studies last month(November).It’s a three months course and therefore I will complete the course in January and get a Certificate. Upon graduation I look forward to doing voluntary work at LVCT and as well as doing other internships with hopes of securing a job. My major desire has been to take mom out of the Kibera Slum and later on build for her a house which she can call a home. As I conclude my heart is full of gratitude to KtS Foundation and God because I could not have made it this far without them.