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My name is Damallyne Merrine Apoda and I attend Othaya Girls High School. I previously scored 375 marks on the KCPE from Anajali Primary School. The environment in high school was completely different and I was really challenged during the first week. It was too cold to manage, as time went by I started managing it so well. I also got new friends and the teachers there are very friendly. I also had problems with time keeping. Attending school the school was difficult, as there were no school fees and my parents were stranded. I really thank God for the scholarship program. I joined a very good school and my dreams of getting good grades are still alive. My prayers are for things to get back to normal and place my efforts on studies.

"I am currently not living a very good life, where at times i go without food. I would like to work hard so that I do not live the same life that I go through now. If I succeed I will become a doctor in the future, based on my hard work in the relevant subjects. I have always wanted to be a doctor, and I am working hard towards that. I believe that if I work hard and excel in my studies I will join the university. I then hope to give back to the community through teaching or offering voluntary services."

I am a student at High Ridge High School in Nairobi. Previously I attended Little Prince Primary School. I could not have joined high school if it weren't for this scholarship program. My mother is jobless and she could not afford to always provide us with food. I will work hard to rescue my family from poverty and help other needy people in my slum community. I am so grateful for this opportunity.

"In the future when I finish school, I would like to help orphans and needy children of Kibera and Kenya at large. I wouldn't like in the coming years to see children of Kibera suffering and not going to school. My goal is to change the slums and upgrade it to make it a better place for children and the people of Kibera. I also admire England very much and when I finish school, I imagine myself going to university in England to become a journalist. I promised myself to work hard in my studies so that I can be a journalist. Journalism is my dream and I believe that when I work hard I can make it. "

I am a student at Ofafa Jericho High School in Nairobi, and previously attended Palmolive Primary School. My mother lost her job during the pandemic and struggled to put food on the table. Everything they get is used to feed the family, and I didn't know if I would be able to attend high school. This scholarship is my only opportunity to go to high school, and I am so thankful.

Brian comes from a family of four – he has an older sister and two younger brothers. When he was young, Brian attended a private school but was unable to continue there because his family did not have enough money to pay the school fees. His mother does not earn an income, and his father works as a casual mason. Brian hopes to become a doctor and to work in a large hospital. His dream is to one day build and run his own hospital.