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About

I was born in August 2004 and am the last born in a family of 5. My family has lived in Kibera for more than 20 years. My primary school education hasn't been easy because my parents are casual labourers with inconsistent earnings. Without letting my past affect my future destiny, I did focus and scored a total of 357 out of 500 marks at Three Bells School. With too much hope of going to a good high school and becoming a better person in the society, I've always been focused on my academics, which is funded by Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), an organization that has become a light giver to the helpless and the needy children in the urban slum. Apart from my struggling parents who are really working hard to educate my other siblings, I am always grateful to Shining Hope for Communities and everybody supporting my education for the kind heart they've got. I will always work hard to make them proud. I enjoy attending community workshops and youth forums that seek to empower the community.

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Total $340
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Asma's Funding history

Year Grade Receipt Status
2021 Form 4
2020 Form 4
2019 Form 3
2018 Form 2
2017 Form 1

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SHOFCO
Mon, April 5, 2021 at 8:02 pm GMT
The year 2020 was not a very easy year because of the outbreak of the Covid 19 disease. It delayed my academic progress because the schools were closed early March 2020 getting access to academic work was very hectic. Considering the fact that online Education and online materials were very expensive, meanwhile I tried consulting other seniors and Juniors friends from our school Karen C Girls High school also tried to send to us some Academic materials via WhatsApp but there were challenges like downloading materials because the mobile Data needed were very expensive but at the end I saw light when the Cabinet Secretary for Education announced that we had to go back to school in October to continue with our studies which brought relief at last.
In conclusion I can say that Covid 19 impacted my Life both positively and negatively. The Negative side of it was that our studies were very much affected and the positive side of it enabled me to be strong, patient and also to adapt to the harsh life around. I have therefore decided that 2021 will be a year of change and hope of working hard and smart to recover the wasted time.
First term 2020 I got a mean grade of B which was a positive thing.
By then, languages were really disturbing me, especially the set books and they are the ones that contributed to the poor Grade, I bought some English and Kiswahili revision books and with the help of my Elder Sisters, we read and revised them properly.
Shamsa
Fri, August 11, 2017 at 2:27 pm GMT
Hello Asma,
I hope your good and am good too.My name is Shamsa and am 16 years old and a student from form three.

My favorite subjects are mathematics,physics,chemistry and biology,And about my goals i wish to be a doctor and a friend of yours please be cool with we can share a lot in our studies so that to achieve our goals.
LoVe YoU!!!
shamsa.

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