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Monicah is the fourth born child in a family of seven children. Her mother is divorced and and the sole bread winner of the family. She earns a living doing casual labor painting and sanding wood carvings to support the large family. However, recently she has been ailing and unable to work thus making it difficult for Monicah to continue with her education. Monicah has so far gone through many struggles like being sent home regularly due to unpaid school levies and wearing old school uniforms. Despite theses odds, she worked hard in her studies and scored 349 marks in her KCPE exam in 2015. She was among the top students at her primary school. Monicah is very optimistic about life. According to her, poverty is not going to deter her determination to join secondary school and study hard to be a medical doctor. Her role model is pope Francis and she dreams of becoming a doctor and building health centers to save the lives of mothers and children in her village.

Where your donation goes

Total $500
  • Boarding
    $208
  • Tuition
    $100
  • Books And Supplies
    $100
  • Other
    $12
  • Uniform
    $80

Monicah's Funding history

Year Grade Receipt Status
2019 Form 4
2018 Form 3
2017 Form 2
2016 Form 1

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Cindy
Mon, January 13, 2020 at 3:24 pm GMT
Congratulations Monicah. I am so very proud of you and wish you the best of luck at University. Computer Science is a wonderful degree to pursue. I worked in that field for many years and it still serves me well. Please keep in touch...through Kenya Connect. I would love to follow your progress.
Monicah
Sat, January 11, 2020 at 11:50 am GMT
Hi!
It has been a great journey from form one to form four. I thank all those who supported my education. I did my best and got a B+. This grade will enable me join University and pursue Bachelor in Computer Science.Before I Join the University, I will be teaching at my former primary school as a way of giving back to the community. I say thank you once more.
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