Kenya Education Fund

I come from a pastrolist community but over theyears we have had to diversify our means of income. My father works as a security person in a nearby homestead and my mother runs a small grocery shop to supplement my father's income. I am the first to attend high school in my family and it means a lot to me. I hope to inspire my younger sibling and hopefully, other girls in my community.

Lives with grandmother. Her mother is mentally ill and the family relies on well-wishers for most of her needs.

I am the second child of a single mother who works as a casual worker, mostly doing household laundry in the neighborhood. She also does other small trades and through this, she can only pay for my older brother's fee. I love playing volleyball and my dream is to represent kenya at an international level. I also dream of being an engineer and try establish a foundation to help needy children in my community.

Has both parents; mother is a farmer in the countryside, father hawks items in the streets of Nairobi. The family does not have much but Beavon appreciates the peace existing in his family. It has helped them overcome several challenges.

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

Brought by both parents, his mother is the only one who was involved in his upbringing. Mother does menial jobs to make ends meet for family. Believes he is a good writer.