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About

Mary Nduta comes from Maai-Mahiu from a family of eight. She graduated from primary school in 2010 but she could not join high school due to the lack of school fees. Mary is being brought up by her single mother after being abandoned by her father when she was a small baby. She visited Comfort the Children International in July 2011 wanting a job so she could support her mother and siblings. Unfortunately, CTC was not recruiting at the moment and she was also under the legal working age. She is currently volunteering in the Malaika kids department (children with special needs) in the organization. CTC have elected to post Mary's bio to The School Fund site so that she may gain financial support for her secondary education fees for next year (2012). Her mother is unable to pay her school fees, even struggling to provide food for her children. Mary is polite, dedicated and determined to get an education to achieve her dream of becoming a Secretary. She prays that one day she may achieve her dream, becoming stable enough to support her family and change their way of living.

Where your donation goes

Total $454
  • Tuition
    $116
  • Activity Fee And Medical
    $13
  • Boarding Fees
    $240
  • Internet
    $9
  • Examination Fees
    $76

Mary's Funding history

Year Grade Receipt Status
2015 Form 4
2014 Form 3 (Girls)
2013 Form 2
2012 Form 1

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Debbie
Sat, February 21, 2015 at 3:18 pm GMT
Hello Mary,

I agree with Aapo from Finland: only the sky's the limit for you! You will reach very high in your life, higher than you might even dream today.

Thinking of you!

Debbie
Aisha Abdallah
Sat, November 1, 2014 at 1:05 pm GMT
Hello Mary,
I hope that you are fine and am fine too.My name Aisha from Tanzania i would like to be your friend.
Aapo
Thu, July 3, 2014 at 1:56 pm GMT
Hi Mary! I hope you are studying hard and I wish you the very best! I am a 19-year-old student from Finland and I really wanted to do some good with the extra money I had. I am sure you will achieve your dreams if you work hard, and I know you will. Only the sky's the limit when it comes to you!
Katy
Thu, June 19, 2014 at 2:56 am GMT
Keep that smile and know that I am thinking about you being able to get your education.
Dickson Patrick
Tue, June 3, 2014 at 6:44 am GMT
hello mary n.are you ok?
Mary
Mon, May 5, 2014 at 9:01 am GMT
Hi Debbie,
I hope you are fine and great.My vacation was great but very busy due to the assignment that we were given by our teachers.Am very happy being the third year student in high school.Thank you for writing to me and your good care.Knowledge emerges only through invention and reinvention,through the restless,patient continuing,hopeful,inquiry men pursue in the world and with each other.I wish you all the best.Look forward to see you.Lot of love from:
Mary.
Debbie
Thu, December 26, 2013 at 6:18 pm GMT
Hello Mary,

I hope you had a great vacation. Wishing you a happy holidays and New Year!!

Debbie
amy1300
Sun, December 8, 2013 at 9:08 pm GMT
Hello Mary,
I hope you are enjoying your studies this year. I am glad to have found this website and to be able to help you a little bit along your way.

I am a fairly old woman (more than 50 years old), so it has been a long time since I was in school. I always enjoyed it and did very well. My favorite classes were math, science, and languages. I studied the French and Italian languages. I live in the USA, in the State of Arizona. We have a very dry and sunny climate, which I like. It lets me spend a lot of time outdoors, and I hike a lot. I also enjoy reading novels, history, and sometimes biographies, so I still learn many new things, even at my age.

I hope all of the funds you need for school next year will be raised! You deserve a chance to study, because you are willing to work hard. I am sure you will do well and will give people younger than you some help, when you have graduated and are earning money.

Be well,
Amy
Autumn
Wed, December 4, 2013 at 2:21 am GMT
Best of Luck Mary, Give the everyone at CTC a big hug for me!
Mary
Wed, November 27, 2013 at 9:55 am GMT
Hi Jaclyn,
It is good to hear from you.
We are on vacation already for one and a half months.
My favourite subjects this year are maths and biology.
I am also happy as am meeting people I have not met this year especially my family.
Life is for I have made a decision of living with what I can afford.
Is there any special programme you are going to follow during the vacation?
What is your favourite dish?Mine is supaghet,pizza n chapati.
Much blessings.
Nice time and say hello to your family.
Jaclyn
Tue, November 26, 2013 at 5:45 pm GMT
Hi Mary,

Thank you for writing me back! I am glad to hear that your classes are going well. What are some of your favorite subjects this year? I am really enjoying my political science class this semester.

Do you have a vacation coming up soon? I have a long break from University in December, and I am looking forward to spending time with my family. What do you like to do when you are not in school?

Keep in touch,
Jackie
Mary
Tue, November 26, 2013 at 2:47 pm GMT
Hi Jaclyn,
Am very okey here.My classes are continuing very well.
It is fun to know that somebody somewhere is appreciating my work.
Mine is just to let you know that life best lived is that for sacrificing for other.
Do things for others as you would like them to do for you.It is interesting to feel the gratitude from others.
Have fantastic moments.
Jaclyn
Mon, October 7, 2013 at 7:14 pm GMT
Hi Mary,

My name is Jaclyn, and I'm a student at Brown University who works with the School Fund. I just wanted to write to tell you that I think it's awesome that you spend time volunteering in the Malaika kids department. It's so important to spend time giving back to our communities. How are your classes going so far?

Please feel free to write me back on this journal website!

Jaclyn
Melanie
Sun, September 22, 2013 at 12:42 am GMT
Hi Mary thanks for writing back. Hope everything issuing well for you. I like your insightful messages.
Melanie
Sun, September 1, 2013 at 9:28 am GMT
Hi Mary
Thank you for those meaningful words. You have great insight for one so young.
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