Kenya Education Fund

Has both parents, both doing menial jobs to survive. They sell charcoal but since a ban was imposed on charcoal buiness, family has resorted to looking for other means to draw income

I was raised by father after the death of my mother in 2009. She was the family' breadwinner and this proved very difficult for us. In primary school, I was supported by well-wishers and they were not able to extend the help beyong that level. I dream of being a doctor and help people in my community and Kenya at large. Hopefully, my influence will be some dsy felt across the globe.

Most of her siblings have dropped out of school due to the family's financial situation. She hope to be only girl to finish school in her family. Family depends on her mother and her older brother.

I am thee son of a single mother who until recently was the breadwinner in our family. We own a small piece of land which we injerited from my father but it has cannot fully sustain the family's needs. I am a talented athlete and I enjoy long-distance races. i dream of being a professional athlete in future and helpo get rid of poverty.

I come froma family of 11. My father works as a casual labourer and are not very regular. This has always put the family's situation in a bad place. I hope to a successful businessman one day. Education is my best shot to achieve this dream.

Bothe parents are alive. Hope to be a pharmacist some day and has taken a very strong interest in the sciences. Father works as a security guard and his income is not enough to carter for the family's needs