About

Maureen Njeri is a bright 16-year old girl. Her parents were divorced when she was a young girl, so she does not know her father. This led the mother to move back in with her poor parents, though Maureen's grandfather had died before she was born. As the grandmother is a peasant farmer with a small, unproductive piece of land, they are poor. Because Maureen's mother has a deformed right hand, it is too painful for her to do work. Therefore the poor grandmother is the bread-winner of the family. This lack of resources almost ended Maureen's dream of becoming a doctor. She was at risk of dropping out of school and getting into child commercial sex for survival. But she found hope in Agape Mercy Children's Center when she was admitted in the year 2007 in class seven. After graduating from standard eight at Gathanji Primary School, she joined St. Basil Secondary School. At AMCC, she has a leadership role as a treasurer. Her favorite food is rice with chicken stew.