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Jackson is the first born child in a family of five children. He comes from Kaliambeu village in Mwala district. Before he joined Mbaani secondary school in 2010 he was in Kaliambeu primary school. His mother is the sole breadwinner of the family and earns a living through doing casual jobs. His father has deserted and neglected the family. Jackson walks to school every day because he cannot afford to pay the boarding fees. He has constantly been sent home for missing school fees but he is determined to achieve his goals in the future. His mother has never been able to afford any of Jackson's school fees since he joined school in January 2011; thus, Jackson has a large outstanding fee balance. Jackson is quite bright in class and hopes to get a good education to be able to support his family in the future.

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Total $245
  • Tuition
    $71
  • Lunch
    $108
  • Examination Fees
    $66

Jackson Musau's Funding history

Year Grade Receipt Status
2014 Form 4
2013 Form 3
2012 Form 2

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Jackson Musau
Wed, May 7, 2014 at 6:55 am GMT
Hi Alicia,

I am so happy to read your journal. Thank you so much for your encouraging words. We have opened school for the second term of the year. This being my final year in high school i am focused and working hard. I have been thinking of my future after high school. I want to attain good grades to enable me join university. I still want to study law.

I am always proud of Kenya Connect. I know that through Kenya Connect and TSF i have had the privilege to go on with my studies. I will always pray for all who made my stay in school comfortable.

You are always welcome again in Kenya and more so Wamunyu.

wishing you all the best.

Jackson.
Alicia
Wed, April 30, 2014 at 12:29 pm GMT
Hi Jackson,

My name is Alicia Wrenn and I am the current Executive Director of Kenya Connect. I talk with James frequently and of course have had the pleasure of visiting Wamunyu and some of our partner schools.

It sounds like you are working hard. You are just about there in terms of a major accomplishment in your life and one that really prepares you well for either the workplace or postsecondary education. Have you been thinking through what your next steps are? I think I remember that your interests were history and the law? Both sound like noble areas of study.

I know the staff at Kenya Connect and TSF are really proud of you and wish you a strong finish to your senior year.

Best Regards,

Alicia Wrenn
Jackson Musau
Wed, April 16, 2014 at 5:21 am GMT
Hallo Jaclyn,

Its my hope that you are doing fine. I am well and very happy to see the end of first term. This is my final year in high school and i am working extra hard. Some of the subjects are challenging but i am not giving up.

Wishing you a Happy Easter!

Jackson
Jackson Musau
Thu, March 6, 2014 at 10:55 am GMT
Hi Jaclyn,

Thank you so much for your journal. I am glad to talk to someone like you. My school term is progressing well. We are currently on a mid-term break and we shall resume back tomorrow Friday. My dream to become a lawyer was motivated by the need to help poor people seek legal redress. I am working extra hard in school to achieve this. Hoping to hear from you.

Jackson
Jaclyn
Tue, January 7, 2014 at 6:58 pm GMT
Hi Jackson,

My name is Jaclyn, and I am a student at Brown University who works with The School Fund. I just wanted to introduce myself and see how you are doing. Hope your school term is off to a good start! I noticed from your profile that you would like to become a lawyer. That's an awesome goal to have! I also want to become a lawyer. What made you decide on this career?

Hope to hear from you soon!

Jaclyn
Jackson Musau
Tue, January 7, 2014 at 3:00 pm GMT
Hi Friends,

I am happy to see a new year 2014. Hope you have been doing fine! We have resumed back to school. I am now in my last year in High School. I am working hard to achieve great in this year.

Wishing you all a blessed year.

Jackson
Jackson Musau
Fri, November 22, 2013 at 9:10 am GMT
Hi Leonela,

Hope you are doing well. We are through with our school year. We shall resume again in January 2014. By the end of the term we sat for end of year exam and i performed well. I am still working hard since next year i will be joining my final year in high school. I am wishing you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2013.

Jackson
Jackson Musau
Tue, September 3, 2013 at 12:36 pm GMT
Hallo Leonela,

Thanks for your encouraging words. I trust and believe that i will have a bright future if i remain focused. I am working hard to achieve my dream.

Jackson
leonela
Tue, July 16, 2013 at 4:25 am GMT
you are going to have a good future
Jackson Musau
Mon, July 1, 2013 at 7:43 am GMT
Hallo Christi,

Thank you for writing back to me. I am glad that we have come for a mid-term break. The first half of the term was busy with academics and co-curricular activities. I was part of our school soccer team. Before we broke for mid-term we did an exam and we will be getting the results immediately we return back to school.

Congratulations for going back to school. I know you will be able to conquer all challenges that come your way. I wish you all the best in law school.

Jackson
Christi
Thu, June 20, 2013 at 8:53 pm GMT
Hi Jackson,
I wish I could taste them too! They sound really good. How is the second term going? Is it very different from the first term, or have your teachers and classes stayed pretty much the same?

I will start in law school in September, and I am looking forward to attending classes again. I will learn how to create a contract and how to read a legal brief in the fall. It sounds intimidating now, because I have never done it before, but I hope to learn quickly.

Looking forward to hearing from you again soon.

All the best,
Christi
Jackson Musau
Thu, May 9, 2013 at 8:01 am GMT
Hi Christi,
We are in the rain season and everything looks green. We do not experience extreme temperatures and our weather rotates from wet and dry seasons. We are now back to school for the second term of the year. I am determined to work hard to continue improving in my grades.

Cow peas are sweet especially when green. I wish you could taste them.

All the best
Christi
Thu, April 25, 2013 at 8:56 pm GMT
Hi Jackson,
We're experiencing spring right now which is my favorite season. The flowers are coming out of the ground and the leaves are coming back to the trees. It is also getting warm enough so that I don't have to wear a big heavy coat outside and I can ride my bicycle around town again. Does the weather change very much from season to season where you live? Here in Boston it snows heavily in the winter and gets so hot it is uncomfortable to be outside in the summer.

It's wonderful to hear that you're expecting a bumper harvest! I wish I could taste cow peas too. Perhaps the next time I am in Kenya I will have to find them. Are they

Good luck in school! Congratulations on your performance on your examination!

All the best,
Christi
Jackson Musau
Fri, April 19, 2013 at 8:05 am GMT
Hi Christi
Hope you have been doing fine in TSF. We have come to the end of the first term. The term was busy with class work and extra curricular activities. We did an exam and I performed well. During the vacation I will help my parents in household chores and also weeding for the crops. This year the rains are good and we anticipate for a bumper harvest. Which season are you experiencing now?

All the best
Jackson
Jackson Musau
Fri, April 19, 2013 at 8:00 am GMT
Hi Christi
Hope you have been doing fine in TSF. We have come to the end of the first term. The term was busy with class work and extra curricular activities. We did an exam and I performed well. During the vacation I will help my parents in household chores and also weeding for the crops. This year the rains are good and we anticipate for a bumper harvest. Which season are you experiencing now?

All the best
Jackson
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