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Apollo is the sixth born in a family of seven and grew up in the countryside. Since his father passed away in 1998, Apollo has been the sole provider for his family which has made his life very difficult. One of Apollo's brothers is a welder, the other is a cobbler. Despite good grades, his sisters did not have the opportunity to attend high school. In 2004, Apollo moved to Nairobi, where he was taken in by his brother, to pursue a better education. He enrolled in Kibera Primary School where he topped in the KCPE Exams scoring an impressive 398 marks. Despite the many hardships Apollo has and does endure, he earned the class' highest score last year.

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Total $478
  • Tuition
    $173
  • Food
    $75
  • Boarding Fees
    $230

Apollo's Funding history

Year Grade Receipt Status
2013 Form 4
2013 Form 3
2012 Form 2

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Apollo
Thu, July 4, 2013 at 11:43 am GMT
Hi Connor,
I also feel privileged to have met you guys and spent some time with you in Nairobi. Thanks a lot.
Connor
Mon, July 1, 2013 at 6:15 pm GMT
Hi Apollo,

It was such an honor to meet you in Nairobi. Thank you for welcoming us and helping us navigate your city!

I'm enjoying the wisdom you post here on your journal as well - many thanks.

Be well,
Connor
Apollo
Fri, June 28, 2013 at 12:53 pm GMT
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous. talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We area all meant to shine, as children do.It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do to same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others
Apollo
Fri, June 28, 2013 at 12:40 pm GMT
Hi Roxana,
Thank you for your accolades. I am also very optimistic that I am walking toward achieving my dreams for not only myself and my family but also my great nation of Kenya and the entire African continent as a whole.Once again allow me to appreciate you guys for visiting us in Kenya and more so visiting us in Kibera slums of Nairobi. Thank you, ASANTE
Roxana
Thu, June 27, 2013 at 2:10 pm GMT
Hi Apollo!

It was great to see you last week, and I am so happy to know that you are doing so well and are going to University! Congratulations on all that you have already accomplished. Can't wait to watch you as you step closer and closer to achieving your big dreams.
Apollo
Thu, June 27, 2013 at 6:18 am GMT
It is never too early to make an impact in the world neither are you ever too young to make the change you desire to see in society. In our own small way we can always do something however small it is to effect the change we desire to see
Apollo
Fri, June 21, 2013 at 5:52 pm GMT
Hi everyone. I am glad to inform you that I have been awarded a scholarship by a Kenyan private university to pursue a degree in nursing. I am very grateful to the school fund and particularly those who contributed towards my high school education. I am now certain that my dream of pursuing a career in the medical field has now become a reality. Meanwhile Iam still working towards winning admission to join American university to study medicine. Where there is a will there is a way. I am more than confident that I shall be able to achieve all my aspirations in life.
Apollo
Mon, March 18, 2013 at 4:24 pm GMT
Hello Richard. I cleared high school so I am no longer in school.The results of the national exams we did to mark the end of high school have already been released by the minister of education. I scored 78/100 points, a mean grade of A-. I really appreciate your help and concern that has enabled me to finish high school eduction. I am currently preparing to join a university here in Nairobi as I also seek for scholarship to study abroad.
Richard
Sat, February 23, 2013 at 2:55 pm GMT
Hi Apollo ~ I am thinking of you in beautiful warm Kenya, as it is cold and trying to snow here in England. I am wishing you well with your studies at Hospital Hill High School for the year 2013. Have fun. God bless you - Richard
Apollo
Fri, December 21, 2012 at 11:13 am GMT
Hi Richard. Am glad to hear from you.I doing well and studying hard for the SAT . I would like to wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year.Bye for now and GOD bless you.
Richard
Fri, December 14, 2012 at 3:48 pm GMT
Hi Apollo - I am glad that you think that your exams went well. I have every confidence that the results will show that all your hard work was worthwhile. In the meantime, have a good Christmas. Richard Portsmouth
Apollo
Thu, December 13, 2012 at 12:32 pm GMT
Hallo Tim.Thanks for commending me.I really appreciate it.Thanks as well for wishing me success in my future exploits.Surely,I can never forget my past.I have really learned a lot from it and I will always look back at where I have come.Enjoy your December.Bye for now.
Timothy
Tue, December 4, 2012 at 2:09 am GMT
You're so welcome Apollo! I greatly enjoy reading your posts and I hope to continue corresponding with you! I completely believe what you think about the most successful people. I wish you the best of luck in all of your future endeavors, may they be exceptionally fruitful and may you never forgot your past.
Apollo
Thu, November 29, 2012 at 1:46 pm GMT
HALLO EVERYONE.I GIVE A LOT OF THANKS TO THE SCHOOL FUND FOR HAVING ENABLED ME SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE MY HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION.ALL THOSE WHO MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS PAYMENT OF MY SCHOOL FEES,I GIVE A LOT OF THANKS. THE RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL EXAMS THAT WE DID TO SIGNAL THE END OF HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION WILL BE OUT IN APRIL 2013 AND I BELIEVE THAT THEN YOU SHALL SEE THAT INDEED THE INVESTMENT YOU PUT IN ME WAS NOT IN VAIN.FINALLY,I BELIEVE THAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO NOT NECESSARILY HAVE THE BEST OF EVERYTHING BUT MAKE THE BEST OF EVERYTHING.BYE FOR NOW GUYS AND GOD BLESS YOU SO MUCH.
Apollo
Thu, November 29, 2012 at 1:32 pm GMT
Hallo Richard.Thanks a lot for your success wishes.The exams were very fair and I had also prepared well so I was able to tackle most of the questions well.I cleared my exams on 19.11.2012 with Agriculture paper 2.Right now I am again busy studying for SAT to be done in January.Richard,I would really like to study in the USA or in Europe and am giving all my best to earn that.Right now I am looking for a place to do some community service even as I prepare for the SAT.Now that I have cleared high school,I will be able to have more access to the internet so we will be able to communicate more frequently.Bye Richard and may God bless you.
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