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Mueni is the fourth born child in a family of seven children; three brothers and three sisters. Her parents are peasant farmers with little means to support her education. Her two elder siblings did not get a good education while another dropped out of school because of poverty. Mueni sat for her KCPE exam in 2015 and scored 351 marks and was among the top ranking students at her primary school. She has great passion for education and believes in hard work and determination. She hopes to gain secondary education and study keenly to become a gynecologist because she wants to save the lives of mothers and children in her country.

Where your donation goes

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

Mueni's Funding history

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

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Sharon
Sat, January 11, 2020 at 1:59 pm GMT
Greetings Mueni! I am so happy to hear you will be a teaching assistant at the Mbaikini School. I will be traveling to Wamunyu in March and I hope to see you then. The Mbaikini School was the first school I ever visited on my first trip to Kenya. It has a special place in my heart. I heard there was training today in Wamunyu. I hope it was helpful. Try to keep reading yourself and encourage your students to read. It is helpful in so many ways! Thanks for writing! Sharon
Mueni
Sat, January 11, 2020 at 12:29 pm GMT
Dear sharon
I take this opportunity to thank you very much for the support you have offered to me . I did my final exam in high school and and scored grade c. since I have completed my high school education, I am going to give back to the community by being an assistant teacher at Mbaikini primary school until july,and later join college where i will pursue teaching as my career.Thank you
Sharon
Wed, July 4, 2018 at 11:31 am GMT
Dear Mueni! I hope your term is going well and that you are enjoying school. I always like hearing from you. I imagine in a few weeks you will be on your August break. While you are on break, see if you can borrow some books from Kenya Connect so you can read -- it will help you in school. Right now I am in the country of Scotland which is part of Great Britain. My husband Mike and I are working during the week (via our computers) and visiting some of the outer Hebrides, islands a part of Scotland, during the weekend. We can see the ocean from our rental house and there are a lot of sheep everywhere. People raise sheep here primarily for their wool and for the meat. Next week they will start shearing the sheep and collecting the wool.

I am currently reading a book about people who migrated from the country of Mexico to the U.S. in the early 1900s. It's very interesting story of two families and I'm learning a great deal.

Keep working hard in school and helping your family with the farm during breaks. I will be in Kenya in October so maybe I will get to see you. Take good care.

Sharon "Mutanu"

Attached is a picture from Scotland.
Mueni
Mon, June 19, 2017 at 8:40 am GMT
TO SHARON
How are you with your family? Is my hope your very fine with your family. Am so fine with my family. Am gland to inform that we have came for our mind term break of one week. During this break Am going to help my parent in farm activities such as harvesting crops as work hard in my book to get grate with can take me to good university of my choices. We done our mind term examination where I hope for improvement from opener exam.

Goodbye
Mueni.
Mueni
Tue, May 2, 2017 at 7:16 am GMT
TO SHARON
I hope your fine with your family. Am gland to inform you during the holiday I have helped my parent so much. We are going back to school today . I promise to do better this term than last term. Am very gland to tell you the tour which we went to Karura forest was very nice and I hope the next will be nice ,
Goodbye
Mueni
Mueni
Wed, April 12, 2017 at 12:52 pm GMT
Dear Sharon
How are you.I hope you are fine,we closed our school on 7/4/2017.I did well in my end term exam.I am going to help my parents in farm activities.I'm going to revise while at home so that I can improve in my opener exam.I thank you for your support,and may God bless you.
Sharon
Fri, March 31, 2017 at 3:12 pm GMT
Dear Mirriam Mueni---

I trust you are doing well in school. James told me that a school break is coming up in April and I hope you will get a chance to visit the Learning Resource Center and perhaps borrow a few books! It is spring here in Maryland. Our trees and flowers are beginning to bloom after the grey winter. It's quite pretty. Today it is raining quite a bit--- it's good for our upcoming growing season. Our children are coming home this weekend from University. I am really looking forward to seeing them and hearing about their coursework. I hope you continue to work hard in school and remember to keep reading! Take good care, Sharon
Sharon
Mon, December 12, 2016 at 1:03 pm GMT
Dear Mirriam Mueni:

Thank you so much for writing to me. I imagine you are home helping your parents on the farm and doing a bit of studying. I hope you were able to borrow some books from the Learning Resource Center so you could read a bit over the break. Are you still interested in being a doctor? It has started getting cold in Maryland for the winter and we might have some snow later this week. This year we are going on a special trip for Christmas. My daughter Megan is in University in England. She is studying English and Literature. We are going over to see her for the holidays and my mom (her grandma) and my husbands parents are going too. It should be a lot of fun and I am very excited to see Megan. Emma, my other daughter, is also in University in New York state which is about 5 hours from our house. She will come home soon too. She's busy taking exams now. She is studying maths and government.

I am planning on visiting Kenya in June and will be bringing a group of University students with me. I hope that I will be able to see you then. In the meantime, I wish you and your family a very blessed and peaceful Christmas.

Your friend, Sharon
Mueni
Mon, October 31, 2016 at 8:59 am GMT
Sharon.
Greetings,
It is my hope that you fine with your family. Our family and I, we are also fine. I am happy to hear that you visited Kenya this month. Sorry for I could not meet you because I was in school. Hope you enjoyed your stay in Kenya.
We have now closed the school for December holiday. I am going to help my parent in farming and other activities and also work on my books to improve my performance. We will open our school on 4/1//2017. I am very much grateful for your continued support.
Merry Christmas!!!

Mirriam Mueni
Mueni
Mon, August 15, 2016 at 8:22 am GMT
Hi SHARON

How are you, I hope you are fine with your family. My family and I we are also fine. Am so glad to hear that you came to Kenya in June. Am so sorry because I was in school. I hope next time we will meet. I want to tell that in term two there were many activities in our school. We closed our school 12/8/2016 and we will open our school on 29/8/2016. Now I am at home helping my parents. Also I am taking my studies. I am so thankful to you for paying for me fees for next year. I promise you am going to work very hard.
Sharon
Wed, June 22, 2016 at 3:09 pm GMT
Mueni---

So glad that I can help support you for your studies in 2017! Keep working hard in school! I left a few pics when I was in Kenya last week. James will pass them on to you. Take good care! Sharon
Mueni
Tue, May 3, 2016 at 6:42 am GMT
Hi Sharon,
Thank you very much writing me a journal. I will work hard in my subjects to achieve my goal. I want to tell you that during the holiday we had a tour to NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK. It was so enjoyable, we saw many wild animals ,which I was only seeing them in a book. We also saw the caches since it was a geocaching tour! weather there was so enjoyable because of the cool air from green trees. During the holiday w had a workshop at Kenya connect, where we discussed about puberty, career choice and peer pressure, which took two days only and was very good we enjoyed it. At home I helped my parent so much during the holiday, because it was rain season, I helped them to dig out the weeds and also to plant. My family members and I wish you and our family good time. Am so sorry for saying this, in June when you will came to Kenya I will not be there because I will be at school. But I hope and trust in God that one day we will meet. Thank you very much.
Sharon
Mon, April 25, 2016 at 7:30 pm GMT
Mueni--
Thank you so much for writing to me. I am happy to hear that you are working hard in school and that you are reading books over your break. You might enjoy some of the magic school bus books about the human body or about germs--- they have a lot of good information and fun stories.

It is spring here in Maryland and all the trees are getting their green leaves and flowers are blooming. One of my favorite bushes, the lilac bush, is blooming next to our house. It has a fragrant smell and is quite beautiful. Migratory boards are flying through and we are seeing more wildlife like rabbits, deer, and woodchucks. The temperatures are warmer and the days are growing longer.

I am coming to Kenya in June with some other members of Kenya Connect. I am hoping that I will get to see you on that trip. In the meantime, enjoy your break, keeping reading, and continue helping your parents. Your friend, Sharon "Mutanu" Runge
Mueni
Tue, April 19, 2016 at 11:01 am GMT
Hi Sharon

Hope all is well with you and your family. My family and I are very fine. We have closed school for the April holiday. This was the first term in high school and I am working hard to achieve my goal of being a doctor in life. As you have to me to be borrowing books at the Kenya connect; I will be doing it every holiday and during midterm we close the schools. Am going to read many storybooks to improve my English language. I will also be going to revise harder in Biology and other subjects. Am so thankful for your support in my education

During this holiday I will help my parents in many activities .I pray God to be with you and our family.

Mueni
Sharon
Thu, February 18, 2016 at 11:58 pm GMT
Hi Mueni! I am so excited that you want to be a doctor-- especially a gynecologist. I understand you are an excellent student and work hard in school. Keep working hard and try to borrow books from the Kenya Connect LRC so you can read--- reading will help in your school work. I think we also have some biology books there which will help in your studies of science. I live in Maryland, but I've been to Kenya seven times and I plan to come again in June. I hope I can meet you face to face then. I have two daughters, Megan, who is in University in England, and Emma, who is in her last year of secondary school. My husband Mike is a wildlife biology. He works with endangered species like polar bears and manatees.

I believe you will realize your dream and be a doctor. I know your village could use more medical help. I am cheering you on. Keep working hard and read as much as possible. Your friend, Sharon "Mutanu" Runge

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