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About

Born in 1996 in Ngamba village, Judith is the first born child in a family of two children. Her single mother works hard as a house-help within the village and with her meager earnings takes care of the family. Judith is very determined to continue with her studies against all odds and many times she has do manual jobs like fetching water for people and burning charcoal during weekends and holidays in order to supplement her mother's income to pay school fees and buy food. The family does not own any land because culturally, women are not allocated any portion of their father's land. Judith is an exceptionally brilliant student and given the opportunity to study and get a good education she has the potential to excel in life and become a productive person in her family and community.

Where your donation goes

Total $208
  • Tuition
    $102
  • Food
    $56
  • Exams
    $50

Judith Katuku's Funding history

Year Grade Receipt Status
2013 Form 4
2012 Form 3

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Judith Katuku
Wed, November 27, 2013 at 9:41 am GMT
Dear Christi,
I am fine and it’s my hope that you are also fine. It is my hope that you are doing well in your studies. I am happy to have completed my high school. I can’t forget your efforts and all the TSF for supporting me in my education.

We are currently in the rain season and we have already planted our seeds. Soon we will be weeding.

I am wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2014.

Judith
Judith Katuku
Wed, November 27, 2013 at 9:40 am GMT
Dear Christi,
I am fine and it’s my hope that you are also fine. It is my hope that you are doing well in your studies. I am happy to have completed my high school. I can’t forget your efforts and all the TSF for supporting me in my education.

We are currently in the rain season and we have already planted our seeds. Soon we will be weeding.

I am wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2014.

Judith
Judith Katuku
Tue, July 2, 2013 at 7:14 am GMT
Hallo Christi,

Nice to hear from you again. I am doing fine in school. We had a mid-term break for three days and now we are back to school. I am happy to have met the president of TSF and other guests who visited us. We really missed you but hope once you complete school you will visit us.

Now i am working extra hard since this is my final year in high school. We will soon sit for our mock exams that prepares us for the final exam.

During my April break i helped my parents in household chores and also met friends from other schools.

Hoping to hear from you.

Judith
Christi
Thu, June 20, 2013 at 8:31 pm GMT
Hi Judith,
What you say is very wise: hard work and determination are the only things that lead to success.

I hope that you enjoyed your break! What did you do during it? Did you see friends? I will soon leave my job to go back to school. Although I am sad to leave, I am looking forward to returning to school. Before I return, I will take two months to travel and see friends. I think I am most excited for that break :)

I hope that school is going well for you.

All the best,
Christi
Judith Katuku
Thu, May 9, 2013 at 7:19 am GMT
Hi Christi
I am happy to hear from you again. In our garden we do grow crops like maize, beans and cowpeas. Cactuses are commonly found in our place because the climate is hot.

We are back to school after a three weeks break. I am still working hard knowing that hard work and determination results to success.

Nice time.
Judith
Christi
Thu, May 2, 2013 at 4:02 pm GMT
Hi Judith,
I am happy to hear that you are working hard, and very happy to hear that you will have a bumper harvest this year! What crops do you grow with your mother? At my house I don't grow anything to eat, but I do grow a small tree and cactuses. Do you have cactuses where you live? Where I live it is too cold for them to grow outside so I grow them in a pot in my living room.

Good luck in school!

All the best,
Christi
Judith Katuku
Thu, April 18, 2013 at 6:57 am GMT
Hi friends,
I am fine and hope that you are too. I am grateful that we have come to the end of term one. I am also grateful to all who have been supporting my education. In school i am working hard to achieve my dreams. We had an end of term exam and i managed to pass well. As we take time to be out of school i will be helping my mother in weeding for the crops. This year we are blessed to have good rains and we anticipate for a bumper harvest. Nice time to all as you work hard to achieve your dreams.

Judith
Judith Katuku
Fri, October 26, 2012 at 11:23 am GMT
Hi Christi
I am grateful to hear that you are fine. I am also fine and doing well in my studies. We are back from a mid-term break and in two weeks time we will be sitting for our end of year exams. I am working hard to perform well.

I also find household chores challenging especially now that I am in school and I need extra time to study but I have to put with the challenges. Currently most people are preparing their farms in readiness for the onset of the rains that are due any time.

My career subjects are biology, chemistry and mathematics and I have a burning desire of becoming a doctor.

I hope to hear from you again.

Judith
Christi
Mon, October 22, 2012 at 4:29 pm GMT
Hi Judith,
Congratulations on your score of a C+! I'm happy that you're continuing to work hard in school even though you are also busy with chores. When I lived with my mother, I used to have to clean dishes as part of my chores, which I thought was a lot of work. But now that I live alone, I have to clean my whole house! Please keep me updated about what you're learning in school.

All the best,
Christi
Judith Katuku
Thu, August 30, 2012 at 2:32 pm GMT
Kenya Dream,

Hi Friends,

Hope you are fine! We are currently in August vacation that is coming to an end. We will resume back to school on 4th September 2012. The second term was very busy and long but we managed to go through well. At the end of the term we sat for our end of term exam and i managed to score C+. I am still working extra hard to better my results. During the vacation i am helping my mother with household chores like fetching water and washing the dishes.

wishing you all the best in your daily endeavors.

Judith
Judith Katuku
Tue, April 24, 2012 at 6:45 am GMT
Kenya Dream

Hi Pooja Singh,
I am very happy to hear from you! I am working extra hard to achieve my dream. I enjoy school too. I am happy to hear that you are working hard too. I really love maths and biology! Nice time and take care!

Judith.
Kenya
Tue, March 27, 2012 at 8:01 pm GMT
Hey Judith! It's awesome that you're working so hard to learn. My favorite subjects are biology and math too. I hope that you keep up the hard work and enjoy school as much as I do!
-Pooja Singh
Member of Dream Team
Judith Katuku
Wed, March 14, 2012 at 6:06 pm GMT
Hallo Carly,
Thank you so much for your efforts to make my dream come true. Now i can concentrate in my studies without the worries of School fees. We are towards the end of first term and I am working extra hard to make sure that i score exemplary in end term exams. Biology is still my favorite subjects. I love learning about the human body. I still love reading. I have never read The Kite Runner but hope its interesting.

My school is very young and has a shortage of facilities. In fact we are the pioneers and its our hope that it will grow.

wishing you all the best in your endeavors.
Judith
Carly
Tue, March 6, 2012 at 9:14 pm GMT
Hi Judith!

My name is Carly Greenspan. I work with Kenya Connect and The School Fund so wanted to introduce myself! How are you. And how is school going? I hope it's going well. I saw that one of your favorite subjects is biology - I like biology too! I love to learn about plant types and genetics. It's so interesting!

I also saw that you like to read - I've never read Adventures of Thinker, but I am reading a very good book right now called The Kite Runner. I'd love to hear all about your school and your hometown Ngamba!

Take care,
Carly

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