Alumni
Simantoi Kilama
Simantoi Kilama was only able to go to school about one-third of each year, because her mother could not pay school fees for an entire year, and her father, who was adamantly opposed to educating girls, would not contribute. He demanded that she marry when she completed primary school. When she refused, her father did not speak to her again, until she graduated from medical college and began working as a nurse. Simantoi budgets 17% of her monthly income on her family. She continued her education while working and in 2010, graduated from the University of Nairobi in with a degree in psychology, and is continuing her career as an HIV counselor at Jomo Kenyatta Hospital in Nairobi.
Date of Birth: 01/01/1982
Started Program: 12 years 38 weeks ago
Start Grade: 12th Grade (Form 4)
Current Grade: University Graduate-Degree
School: Graduate, University of Nairobi, Psychology; Graduate, Kenya Medical Training College, Nursing
Sponsored: No
Bernice Kipeno
Bernice's father has two wives and more than ten children. Her mother and stepmother are both illiterate, but her father was able to pay for her education through high school by doing odd jobs. Bernice's education would have ended after high school, but MGEF began to sponsor her, allowing her to attend college.
Date of Birth:
Started Program: 5 years 38 weeks ago
Start Grade: College
Current Grade: University Graduate-Degree
School: Marist International College
Sponsored: Yes
Josephine Nantito Kishoyan
Josephine Nantito Kishoyan was born 12 August 1986. Her father has two wives and a total of fourteen children, five of whom are Josephine's full siblings. In 2001, when Josephine was fifteen years old, her father intended to marry her off. In order to prevent the marriage, Josephine's mother consulted the area chief. He put her in contact with MGEF, and MGEF began to sponsor Josephine that very year. She graduated from St. Martin de Porres Vocational School with a certificate in culinary arts in 2007, and worked as a cook, caterer, and waitress until her death in August of 2010.
Date of Birth: 08/12/1986
Started Program: 12 years 3 weeks ago
Start Grade: 7th Grade (Class 7)
Current Grade: Vocational School Graduate
School: St. Martin de Porres Vocational School
Sponsored: No
Agnes Resiato Kitesho
Agnes' father has six wives and many children, six of whom are from Agnes' birth mother, but he does not support his family. Agnes managed to get to secondary school, but could not finish without help. She was recommended to MGEF by the principal of her school, who described her as "bright, hardworking, respectful and humble." She completed secondary school and then enrolled in college to earn a certificate in education. She graduated in August 2011 and currently teaches at Mawezi academy in Loitokitok.
Date of Birth: 01/01/1989
Started Program: 7 years 16 weeks ago
Start Grade: 11th Grade (Form 3)
Current Grade: College Graduate-Diploma
School: Samburu Teachers Training College
Sponsored: Yes
Jennifer Kobaai
Jennifer was born on September 5, 1986, and the third of seven children in her family in 2002. Jennifer was about to be married off and ran away to a rescue center in Kajiado. With an MGEF scholarship she was safe. After graduating from secondary school Jennifer received a diploma in early childhood education in 2010 and taught preschool classes at the Kajiado Children's Home. In 2011, Jennifer began studies for a certificate in Community Health, which she completed in 2012.
Date of Birth: 09/05/1986
Started Program: 11 years 20 weeks ago
Start Grade: 8th Grade (Class 8)
Current Grade: College Graduate-Diploma
School: Machakos Institute of Technology
Sponsored: Yes
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