Hi Sheila,

Congratulations on your graduation, and may you and your family always be richly blessed, and may you have satisfaction in your career!

Debbie

Syombua,
We are so happy for you! Please let us know how you are and what your plans are. We are all well. Megan also just graduated. She now has a Masters Degree in Film. Please give our best wishes to your family.
Warm regards,
Lydia, Megan and Damian

Hello Felix!
I just funded your school year for 2026 in honor of my nephew Matthew Severson’s wedding to Chris Lucas. Matthew was the founder of The School Fund and will be happy that another student gets to go to school for another year. I also sponsored you for this current year and am delighted that you are doing well! “Felix” is also the name of one of my grandsons, so I have a particular interest in your future. Study hard, be good, and you will achieve your dreams!

Fondly,
Jill Post

Dear Muthini,

I just received an email letting me know that you have graduated from school! Congratulations! I wish you the best in all of your future endeavors and pray that you are safe and sound.

With gratitude,

Melissa

Dear Sabina,
Congratulations! I hear that you graduated. That is an amazing achievement and a wonderful reward for your hard and smart work.
Best wishes on your next steps.
Kind regards, Wayne

Dear Malik,
Congratulations! I hear that you graduated. That is an amazing achievement and a wonderful reward for your hard and smart work.
Best wishes on your next steps.
Kind regards, Wayne

Dear Mitchell,
Congratulations! I hear that you graduated. That is an amazing achievement and a wonderful reward for your hard and smart work.
Best wishes on your next steps.
Kind regards, Wayne

Congratulations, Christine, on your success so far. I'm sure you will continue with excellent grades. Libraries are among my favourite places, both school and public libraries. It's great that you have access to the Kenya Connect Library. Enjoy your long holiday, Wayne

Hi Christine, thank you for your update. Well done! I was very interested that in Kenya the use of plastic bags is prohibited. A great idea. Saves seeing the multitude of plastic in the bushes and on roadside. I wonder why other countries have not done that, especially those that pride themselves on environment. I use a plaited carrier bag from Kenya with string handles. Very useful and hardwearing. all best wishes, Henry

Hi Jacinta, I am so glad to hear that Wema Children's Centre is helping you and the other students with learning and personal growth. I am also passionate about the environment, and appreciate that you would like to become an environmental scientist. Wishing you all of the best with your studies!

Hi Mwau,
I hope this finds you well and having a good break before starting a new school year ! Will you be starting Form 4 in January?
I wish you a good year, with success in studies and some time for sports friends and extracurricular activities as well.

Hi Charles,
I’m happy to be able to contribute to your school fees, It’s wonderful that you are helping your guardians during the school break. I’m sure they appreciate your help and company. . I hope you are enjoying the break and will return to school in January refreshed and ready to start the new school year.
I just returned from 3 weeks in Kenya visiting a small school near Kikuyu. I am always impressed by how hardworking and friendly Kenyan students are.
I wish you much success in your studies this year and some fun in sports and choir as well.
Merry Christmas!
Karen

Hi Vincent,
A big congratulations on completing your KCSE! That’s a big step and concludes all that hard work you did in high school. I wish you much success as you move on to university. How did you decide to study law instead of medicine? Kenya needs lawyers as well as doctors. I hope you will move forward and both be successful and make the world a better place! I’m grateful to have been able to contribute to that!

Dear Enoch,
It’s my happy privilege to help with your school fees. It’s fun to hear about your sports activities and I’m also glad to hear that you are focused on achieving your goals in your studies as well.

By now you must be almost halfway through the break. I hope you have a nice Christmas and get the next school year off to a good start in January.

Hello, Vaati!
Thanks for the update . It’s my privilege to be able to contribute to your school fees and I am happy to be able to do so.!
I just returned from a month in Kenya visiting a small preK-JSS school run by a close Kenyan friend. Many high schoolers were on break and I enjoyed visiting with them and hearing about their studies and their hopes for the future.
Congratulations on completing the KCSE! I know this was a lot of work to get to this point and hope the results will open many doors for you.. What are your plans from here?

Hello Kaluki,
Congratulations on completing your secondary education. Best wishes on your future. I am sure you will do well in whatever you choose to do.
I was able to visit Wamunyu in October and I was really impressed at how well all the students are doing.
Regards,
Steve

Hi Joshua,
I am well. Glad to hear you are doing fine and doing well with your studies in school. That's very important. It's also nice to hear that you are helping your parents with the household chores. Hope you enjoy your December holiday.
Warm regards, Jim

Dear Enoch,
I feel honored and blessed to be able to help with your school fees. It sounds like you are doing well and have a great attitude. Keep up the hard work. I hope your rugby team did well in East Africa and It is exciting you made the county level of lawn tennis. It is good to balance studies with activity. I wish you many blessings and a Merry Christmas.

Hello Emmaculate:

It was wonderful to hear about the end of year cultural day and talent show. It sounded wonderful! Did you do an act in the show? What was your favorite act to watch?

I was at Kenya Connect earlier this month. It's always good to see the Kenya Connect staff and visit with the children at partner schools. I even ran in the Running to Read festival. I was slow, but it was fun!

I hope you check out books from the Kenya Connect library during the school break. Reading will help you in school. I read every day for fun and I learn about people who live in different parts of the world than me or people who have different challenges. One book I recently read was about women in Japan who dive for abalone, a kind of shellfish that is food. It was fascinating to see how deep in the ocean they could go. I also liked reading Michelle Obama's books.

I am glad you had such a good school year. Have a wonderful break and keep reading!

Sharon

Hello Anna!

I am pleased that your school year went well and that you scored a B+. I hope that over the break, you borrow books from the Kenya Connect library to read. Reading on a regular basis for fun will help you improve fluency and comprehension and it brings you to so many new places!

I was in Kenya earlier this month with Kenya Connect. It was wonderful to visit some of our partner schools. I also participated in the Kenya Connect running to read festival!

Have a great break and keep reading! It's a key to success!

Sharon