Current students - Kids to school

Salama was born in 2005. She lives in Tanzania and has a sister and two brothers. Her father has died. Her mother has no education and has no job. Salama attends Steven Tito Academy, The Baobab Home, Bagamoyo. She has been sponsored by Kids to School since 2013. She completed primary school at the end of 2018. She started high school in January 2019. Salama successfully completed secondary school at the end of 2022. Salama started her hotel management course in January 2024. This study lasts a year and a half.

Nasra was born in 2008. She lives in Tanzania. She has one sister. Her father died. Her mother is and has had no education. An aunt of Nasra is a farmer, she takes care of Nasra. Nasra is at the Steven Tito Academy in Bagamoyo. She has been sponsored by Kids to School since 2015. At the end of 2022, Nasra has completed primary school with excellent grades. She has been attending Sakura Girls Secondary School since January 2023. This school is for four years.

Elijah was born in 2000. He lives in Kenya. He is the oldest boy in a polygamous Masai family. In this family are 14 children. All children go to school. Three of the children go to secondary school with the help of the community. The parents are not educated, and income from the sale of goats and small jobs during market days has to provide for the whole family. The family owns eight goats. Kids to School sponsors him since September 2017. At that time he was in the first class grade at Tengecha Boys High school in Kericho. With a delay of six months due to the Corona pandemic, Elijah successfully completed secondary school (B+) in May 2021. In September 2021 he started his Bachelor study in Science in Medical Laboratory at Meru University of Science and Technology. This study lasts four years.

Asha was born in 2000. She is the third child in a family of four children. Her mother died and her father remarried. The parents are farmers and work as casual laborers. The family lives in Tanga. Asha completed the Steven Tito Academy at the end of 2018. In Tanzania, no school fees have to be paid for secondary school. Kids to School pays for Asha’s boarding school and school supplies. Since 2019, Asha has been attending Kiwangwa secondary school. Salama will have successfully completed secondary school at the end of 2022. Asha will start her vocational training in Zanzibar in February. She will first take a course in computer knowledge and then she will start her training to become a kindergarten teacher in June. The total training lasts 2 years

Edelquin is born in 2005. She is the youngest of four children. Edelquin lives with her mother in Nairobi, where her mother works as a domestic help. The salary is far too low to pay high school tuition. She completed primary school in November 2018. With the help of friends and acquaintances, her mother has struggled to raise just enough money for the first semester of her first year of high school. That didn’t work again for the second semester. Kids to School has decided to sponsor her from April 2019. She was in first grade at the time. She completed high school with good results at the end of 2022. Edelquin started her Bachelor of Science (Economics & Statistics) studies in September 2023. This study lasts four years.

Elias was born in 2001. His father is unknown and his mother left him with his grandmother when he was three years old. His grandmother did her utmost to get him to primary school. Thanks to COTTR, he got the chance to go to secondary school. He finished this one with very good results. Kids to School has been sponsoring him since September 2019. He is now at the Technical University in Mombasa and is studying civil engineering. This study lasts five years

Kelvin was born in 2005. He is the youngest of two children. Kelvin lives with his mother in a small village in Kiambu. His mother is sick and lives with her family. The family is helping his mother and him to live. Kelvin has finished primary school with good results. He loves to read and he really wants to go to high school. Kids to School sponsors him from January 2020. Then he was in form one.

At the end of 2023 Kelvin completed high school with good results. In September 2024 he stared a Bachelors in Art. This study takes 4 years.

Stephen was born in 2005. The family lives in Nairobi county. He is the youngest of three children. His parents are divorced and the mother takes care of the three children. Stephan has finished the primary school with excellent grades. Kids to School sponsors him since January 2020. Then he was in form one. Kelvin completed high school with good results at the end of 2023. He hopes to start his further education in 2024.

Sandra was born in 2005. The family lives in Western Kenya. She’s the oldest of two children. Her mother is single and because she is very depressed she can not take care of the children. The family lives with the grandparents. Sandra finished primary school with good results. Kids to School sponsors her since January 2020. Then she was in form one. At the end of 2023 Sandra completed high school with good results. In September 2024 sher study for a diploma in Public Health at a Kenyan Medical Training Center. This study takes three years.

Patrick was born in 2002. He has an older sister. His mother is single and has to take care of her children with odd jobs. He completed primary school with very good results and with the help of various people they were able to pay for the first year of secondary school. He ended this first year with great grades. Raising the money for the first semester of the 2nd year was also difficult again. They eventually sold their piece of land. Due to Corona, the situation has of course deteriorated and it is even more difficult for the mother to earn money. Patrick dreams of becoming an engineer. Kids to School sponsors him since 2021. He was thenin form 2. He graduated from high school at the end of 2022. He started his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in September 2023. This study lasts four years.

Nickson was born in 1999. He lives with his single mother, a younger brother and two sisters The mother is unemployed and depends on casual labour to provide for the family. Nickson was supported by various people throughout the primary and secondary school. He finished the secondary school with a A-. However there was no money to attend Moi University where he was placed for a bachelors in Dental Surgery. Since leaving high school, he has been helping his mother pay for the siblings’ school fees and other needs through casual labour in the village. Finally in November 2020, he was lucky to find a local doctor who raised funds for the first semester ending March 2021. Since May 2021 Kids to School sponsors him. The study takes 5 years.

Virginia Wanjiri Nganga was born in 2005. She is the third child in a family of four. She has 2 older sisters and a younger brother. Virginia lives with an older sister and her younger brother with her mother just outside Nairobi. The family has experienced a lot of domestic violence and 6 years ago her father ran away and has not returned. Since that time, the mother and a sister have been trying to get her. She comes from a broken home due to domestic violence. Her father left 6 years ago and never came back. She completed primary school with above-average results and then started good secondary school. Unfortunately, Virginia was regularly sent home for the first two years because the school fees could not be paid. That clearly had an effect on her results. Kids to School sponsors her since April 2022. At the end of 2023 she finished her high school with good results. In April 2024 she started her diploma study in Information Communication Technology. This study lasts three years.

Josephine RS was born in 2004. She is the second child in a family of nine. Her father is addicted to alcohol. Her Mother tries to take care of the family as well as possible with the help of the neighbours. The whole family lives in a one-room house. At primary school she was a good student and with the help of people at primary school she was able to finish this school with good grades. At a young age, her father wanted to marry her off. Thanks to COTRR’s sponsorship program, she was able to attend high school and she completed it in 2021 with good results. Kids to School sponsors her since September 2022. She is studying for a Bachelors in Education at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. This study lasts four years.

Peninah was born in 2003 into a polygamous family with 24 children. She is her mother’s third child. Both parents have no education, but they are interested in an education for their children. As far as their income is concerned, the family depends on the sale of cows and goats and that is too little to be able to send the children to school. Peninah is disabled and needs a prosthesis to walk. Because of that she has been living in the Rehabilitation Center in Loitokitok since 2011. This is where she was able to complete her primary school. Thanks to a scholarship from the Equity bank, she finished high school in 2021 with good results. Her parents did everything they could to pay for her university studies, but partly due to the drought, that became impossible after the first year. She is now in her second year and since September 2023 Kids to school sponsors her. She studies for a bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance. The study lasts 4 years.

Elizabeth was born in 2007. She is the third in a family of four children, the family lives in Kiambui, one of the largest slums in Africa. Her father works as a casual labourer and her mother earns her income by washing clothes for others. Over the years, the family has had to take out loans to pay for her studies. Despite all the financial problems, Elizabeth is now in form four of high school. She is a good student and has always shown interest in further education. Kids to School sponsors her since January 2024. She has to take her final exams in November.

Stephanie was born in 2007. She lives with her parents, a younger brother and a niece of her mother and child in Huruma, a slum of Nairobi. Her father is a music teacher but has no job, his mother depends on temporary jobs. Stephany finished primary school in 2022 with good grades and then spent a semester at a secondary school. There was no money for a follow-up. Kids to School sponsors her since January 2024. She is in form one.

Joshua was born in 2003 in a polygamous family with 7 children. He is the eldest child of his mother and has 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Both parents did not go to school. His father is an alcoholic and earns some money by renting out his land, his mother sells tea. Thanks to the Community Organisation & Training for Risk Reduction (COTRR), Joshua was able to attend secondary school. Kids to School has been working with COTRR for a long time. COTRR sponsors up to and including high school. Financial help must then be sought elsewhere for further study. Since January 2024, Kids to School sponsors him. He studies for a bachelor’s degree in Megatronics at Dedan Kimathi University. He is in his first year, semester two. The study lasts 5 years.

Samuel was born in 2002. He is the eldest son in a family of 7 children. The father is not present. The family owns a small farm in Kaijado County. Thanks to the help of his grandmother, he was able to get through high school. He graduated in 2022, but due to lack of funds, he was unable to start further education. From April 2024, he will be sponsored by Kids to School. It is not yet entirely clear which study it will be.

David was born in 2008. He is the eldest in a family of four children. His father is in prison and unable to provide for his family. The family has a small farm and it is very difficult for the mother to earn enough money. After primary school, David went to high day school for secondary education. Due to the problems at home, he quit after the first semester. Kids to School sponsors him since January 2024. He is now in form one of a Boys High School with boarding

Nancy was born in 2002. Both her parents are deceased and she lives with her younger brother with their grandmother. In addition to these two children, the grandmother also has to take care of the three children of another deceased daughter. The grandmother has a small plot of land on which she grows vegetables that she sells. Thanks to the help of the principal of the high school and many others, Nancy finished high school in 2022 with good results. In order to be able to continue her studies, she has been working and thanks to financial support from several people, she started her studies as a hairdresser and beautician at Muranga Tecnical Training Institute in September 2023. Since January 2024 Kids to School sponsors her. She is now in the second semester of the first year. The study lasts two years.

Asili was born in 2004. She is the youngest child in a family of three. Her mother left her family because she was mentally ill when Asili was three years old. Her father took care of the three children, but as a primary school security man, he barely earned anything. A primary school teacher has taken Asili’s fate to heart and has taken her into her family. With the help of other teachers, she was able to go to secondary school in 2018 and she graduated with good results in 2022. Since March 2024 Kids to School sponsors her. She is studying to be a nurse and midwife at a Medical College. This study will take three years.

Zaccharia was born in 2007 in Rift Valley. He is the only son of a single mother. Due to the problems after the 2007 election, his mother and son moved to Kiambu County. Here they got help from an elderly woman. This lady has helped mother and son through time. The mother is sickly and tries to earn something by sewing. Zaccharia is now in form three of a Technical High School. Kids to School sponsors him since January 2024.

Benson was born in 2005 in a polygamous family of eleven children, he is the third child of his mother in a family of five. The mother is a housewife, has some goats and tries to provide for her family with this. Her husband is an alcoholic and does not contribute to the maintenance of the family. Benson was sponsored by COTTR for his secondary education. Benson and his siblings work on the farms as day laborers during the holidays to provide for the basic needs of the family. With the help of many, Benson started his studies for a Diploma in Clinical Medicine at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) in January 2024. After the first semester he had to end with a debt because there was no money. Since September 2024, Kids to School has sponsored him. He is now in the first year, second semester. The study lasts for 3 years.

Sharon was born in 1998 as the fourth child in a family of six children. Her father is a day laborer and her mother earns some money by doing beadwork. After primary school, she was sponsored by Equity bank, but after finishing secondary school in 2016, her sponsorship stopped. She was admitted to several colleges but could not go to school due to poverty. She is a single mother, lives with her parents and hopes to study further so that she can build her life. Since 2024, Kids to School has been sponsoring her. She is studying for a diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics at the Kenyan Medical Technical College. This study lasts for 3 years.

Victor was born in 2003. He is the eldest in a family of five. He has two brothers and two sisters. His father completed primary school but is not with his family, his mother completed secondary school. The mother works as a waste collector at a landfill. Victor completed secondary school in 2022. Due to family and financial problems, Victor went with his mother to the landfill after secondary school to help her support the whole family. Victor went with his mother to the landfill to also earn money for the whole family. He met Andrew, a member of the local advisory board who helped him to start his studies for a Bachelor of Education and Arts, English Literature in October 2023. Since September 2024, Kids to School has been sponsoring him. The entire study lasts for 4 years.

Casey was born in was born in 2005, she comes from the Philippines. She is the only child of a single mother. Her mother finished high school and works as a housekeeper. Casey finished high school in 2024. She started her studies for a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology in June 2024. The last year of high school and the first semester of university she was a working student at MacDonald. This became too much for her when she was in university. Since November 2024 Kids to School has been sponsoring her. She is now in year 1, semester 2. The entire study lasts 4 years.

Siamanta was born in 2009 in a polygamous family of eleven children. She is the first born in a family of seven. The father passed away in 2023. Both women work on a small farm with some chicken. The earnings are very low. Carolne Houben met the family of Siamanta last year and with a the help of a friend she paid the school fee for the first year. Since January 2025 Kids to School sponsors her. She is in form 2 now.born in

Mary was born in 2007. She lives with her grandmother. Mary’s mother disappeared from home when Mary was very young and rarely communicates with the family. The grandmother does not earn enough money to support Mary. In her motivation letter she is really eager to find a sponsor, She is in a day school, has to walk 7 km to her school and is on and off in school because of no payment of school fee. Sometimes the school fee is paid for by the area political leaders. Since January 2025 Kids to School sponsors her day school. The feeling is that a boarding school would be very helpful. Mary is a good students and is in form 3.

Victoria was born 2005. She is the second child in a family of four. Both parents have finished secondary school. The father worked as a janitor but lost his job and works now on his small farm, the mother earns some money with beadwork. Victoria finished secondary school with an A-, and because of that she was admitted to University for a bachelors in Clinical Medicine and Surgery. This is her dream study. She applied for a government scholarship but without success, she reapplied but without response. Finally with the help of the community church, who paid for a year school fee, she started her study in September 2024. Kids to School will start her sponsorship in September 2025. This study takes 4 years.

Mercy was born in 2003. She is the second born of a family of nine. Both parents are not educated. The family is very poor. The mother washes other people cloths to get something to support her children and the father takes other people cows from one place to the other and gets paid for that. For her secondary school Mercy was supported by local church members and well-wishers whenever possible. Although she very often was send home due to debts in school fee she finished secondary school with a B-. She was admitted to the university to study Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Since January2025 Kids to School sponsors The study takes 4 years. She is in the first year now.

Stephen was born in 2002 was born in a polygamous family of nine children, he is the first child of his mother in a family of five. The father passed away in 2015 and shortly thereafter the stepmother deceased. The mother of Stephen now is the sole parent and caregiver of for nine children. Both parents are not educed. The single mother sells tea on the market to get money for food at home and the small fees for the primary school of young children. The money she earn in renting out her piece of land to farmers is used to pay school fees for the secondary school children. More and more community support and occasional financial assistance from relatives was needed. Stephen self was supported by a foreign aid-worker in form 3 and by well-wishers in form 4. He finished secondary school with good grades B-. He was admitted to the university to study Bachelor of Accounting and Finance. This study takes 3 year. Kids to School. sponsors him since January 2025. The study takes three years. He is in year one now.