Muriet’s droom was dat haar familie geen honger meer zou hebben en haar ouders een goed huis zouden hebben om in te wonen.
- Geboren in 1991 in de regio Kajiado, Kenia
- Gesponsord sinds 2012 voor haar bachelor studie Hospitality and tourist management
- Ze deed eind 2015 haar laatste examens, in juli 2016 was de officiële uitreiking van haar diploma
- Muriet werkt voor de regionale overheid
- Ze is inmiddels op eigen kosten een part-time masters opleiding gestart
- Ze is lid van de Kids to School Local Advisory Committee en begeleidt een aantal van onze huidige studenten in ons programma
- Ze is 35 jaar



Waarom sponsorden we Muriet?
Muriet komt uit een arm gezin van 8. Ze leefden onder zware omstandigheden, ze gingen soms zonder eten naar bed. Zij ging wel graag naar school, ze was een goede leerling. Ze kon dankzij de hulp van Maasai Girls Education Fund (MGEF) vanaf de vijfde klas van de lagere school tot en met de middelbare school naar kostschool, waar het onderwijs beter was en ze weg was van de zware omstandigheden thuis. Ze was gemotiveerd, vastberaden en een harde werker met uitstekende studieresultaten en werd toegelaten tot de universiteit.
Door de samenwerking van Kids to School met MGEF is Kids to School Muriet gaan sponsoren vanaf 2012 in het tweede jaar van haar bachelor’s opleiding. We wilden Murriet de kans geven om haar studie te volbrengen en zelfstandig een toekomst op te kunnen bouwen. In 2016 heeft ze moet uitstekende studieresultaten haar bachelor’s diploma behaald.
Al gedurende haar studie zag Muriet dat zij zelf jonge meisjes en jongens in haar familie en in afgelegen landelijke gebieden kon stimuleren om onderwijs te volgen. Maar ook besloot ze dat het tijd werd zelf verantwoordelijkheid te nemen en dat haar ouders en familie iets van haar mochten verwachten en geen honger meer zouden lijden. Het geld tijdens haar stage besteedde ze aan de bouw van een goed huis voor haar ouders.
Een paar jaar terug is Muriet ook toegetreden tot de Local Advisory Committee van Kids to School. Ze heeft regelmatig contact met een aantal van onze huidige studenten die ze begeleidt, motiveert en ondersteunt bij hun studie en leven. De betrokkenheid en dit persoonlijke contact is van enorm veel waarde voor onze studenten. Het is fantastisch dat Muriet na zelf gesponsord te zijn op deze manier een bijdrage levert aan het onderwijs van jongeren en de gemeenschap.
Emily Muriet zelf aan het woord (december 2016)
‘Impossibility can only be traced from whom who believe can’t make and can’t attempt.
Everyone’s destiny is within the plans of God‘.I am very happy to have come from a humble background, raised in a thatched house and depending on hand to mouth hustle basic needs from my beloved parents. Having eaten every meal was not an essential but waking up well was a great gift from God….. The past is long and gone and now marking a beginning of another better life.
Raised in a family of 8, God showed His own favor upon my tender life when he sent His Angels ( Maasai Girls Education Fund) through a beloved teacher and good neighbor to a rural primary school (Impiron) where I was.
The beginning of my sweet life was witnessed then. Despite the fact that everything was not that okay at home, I could score the best in class and therefore the chance was suitable for me. I realized then that God’s wealth is not all visible but can be diverse. I knew I was also rich in terms of understanding in class …
Mrs Saigilu the teacher introduced me to Angels and just at the beginning of my class five (2003), I was lucky to be transferred to a boarding school (DEB) primary for a better learning environment.
My parents couldn’t explain the favor as everything was catered for. I therefore started off a new life in a nearby town primary school having in mind that my fellow new colleagues will look down on me as a rural area girl. ..This indeed was challenging though it didn’t interfere with my thirst to this warm education. I was always attentive and keen to teachers to get the best out them. Good fruits were seen through that for I did manage to beat everyone came end of the term… I realized that it’s only the mentality that rural children has that they are not good as urban children because everyone can make.After there, I managed to get better marks and went to Kitengela Noonkopir secondary school through the help of beloved the Late Barbara Lee Shaw. This was away from home. I could rarely see my parents during parent’s day due to the fact that they could not afford transport fee to my place. I thank God for my brother who was around the city for he carried the burden and visited me whenever needed. That still did not affect me for I knew my destiny and the importance of been in school and having everything catered for by the good hearted people MGEF.
After secondary education i managed to score a better grade and proceeded to the university where I pursued a Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management at Kenyatta.Life was good and when I was in my second year first semester, God sent other Angels (Ruud-Kids to School) through The late Barbara Lee Shaw.. How this happened, I left it to always say thank you God.
Meeting Ruud at Fairview Hotel Nairobi was a privilege that I can’t account for. The story is endless. He tolde me that Kids to School can sponsor me throughout University. I felt encouraged for I knew and sure, I can’t misuse the chance. I was bonded to a new family of Kids to School.
This was a strong family too. I felt happy when it reached the MGEF mentoring workshop at the end of the year when I saw Ans the president of Kids to school for the first time. The gift she brought me was just awesome and still holds to date….By then, I was strong enough to encourage someone testify the goodness of education and how God can use People to uplift you from nowhere to somewhere.. I could facilitate both in schools encouraging young girls and boys in the far remote areas and also from my family. Life was more interesting.. Comfortable in school, everything provided by kids to school and my part was to excel. Yes I did . I managed to be a second class upper division student with good aggregate points and I Thank God for the whole family of kids to school and Mgef for
their good start and my parents too for always encouraging me to go on.This was the beginning of my life personal responsibility… It was the time that my parents and the whole family could expect something from me.. The time to tighten the belts and download what the God sent people input me. The time to say how do my people live. The time to ask myself whether my family should stay hungry anymore. The load is huge but I knew the Beginner God is still the continuous God. I love His endless
love.I got an internship in the county government of Kajiado. I managed to get some cash through field work and really grateful for it marked the beginning of developing where I came from. I started by building a four room decent house for my parents for the prev Naborru house looked very bad. It was a nice feeling indeed to have managed that. One can ask self how I did that. I make people hair which was a plus, I do small affordable businesses which were a plus and now my parents are in a decent and comfortable house. I thank God for that…I love my parents. Despite the fact that they had nothing to give, they had prayers and encouragement too and have never thought of marrying me off like the way others did.
The good work of kids to school and Mgef. The willing hearts, supportive people, God bless you much.. I can write day by day explaining my gratitude but its never enough.. The family of Tumaina is now happy I can provide, no hustle any more… Comfortable living condition… It’s not my might,but it took the hand of God through the sent ANGELS. I can’t pretend to pay you back, the overseer, the God of reward will purpose accordingly.
Currently working in Real Estate Company. Hoping for the best in the near future to be stable in sensitive areas to be able to support others in a larger way.
SPECIAL GRATITUDE TO;
The late Barbara Lee Shaw, MGEF founder
Lucy Ntayia, MGEF Director
Mrs.Saigilu, MGEF loitokotok representative
Ruud, Kids to School
Ans, Kids to School founder and president
José, Kids to School, secretary.
My beloved parents, Mr. And Mrs. Tumaina Naborru
May the Almighty the God who rewards, bless you abundantly.
Love you all so much.Regards, Muriet.




