List of Students

Reson Mpatinae

Reson Mpatinae was married off when she was nine-years-old by her father, who believes that educating a girl is valueless compared to a dowry. Reson and three of her sisters were all forced to drop out of school to be circumcised and married off. With the help of female activists and the chief of her village, Reson was brought to the rescue center at Kajiado Adventist School, where her step-sister, Nashipae, who was rescued from marriage at age 10, has been since January 2012. She is happy to be with her sister and in the company of other rescue girls, who share similar life experiences. Having dropped out of preschool in order to be wed, Reson resumed her studies as a preschooler in January 2012 and is making amazing progress.

Date of Birth: 01/01/2002
Started Program: 1 year 20 weeks ago
Start Grade: Preschool
Current Grade: 1st Grade (Class 1)
School: Kajiado Adventist School
Sponsored: Yes

Nashipae Mpatinae

Nashipae Mpatinae comes from a large polygamous family living in extreme poverty. Both her mother and father are illiterate. Her father has four wives, and 23 children,11 boys and 12 girls. He is opposed to education generally, but especially for girls, believing that the sole purpose of a daughter is to bring wealth to her family through a dowry. Two of her sisters were married off while in grade four. Nashipae was to be married at age 10, but was rescued by women activists and brought to the Kajiado Adventist School's rescue center. Her sister, Reson Mpatinae, was married off at the age of nine, but rescued by the same activist group eight months later. Now both sisters are together in school and protected from the threat of child marriage.

Date of Birth: 02/16/2002
Started Program: 42 weeks 4 days ago
Start Grade: 1st Grade (Class 1)
Current Grade: 2nd Grade (Class 2)
School: Kajiado Adventist Primary School
Sponsored: Yes

Lasoi Muinya

Lasoi was one of the first four girls sponsored by MGEF. Her mother and father are divorced, and her mother has no education and is barely able to support her family alone.

Date of Birth: 11/18/1991
Started Program: 12 years 38 weeks ago
Start Grade: Preschool
Current Grade: 11th Grade (Form 3)
School: Kiria-ini Girls Secondary School
Sponsored: Yes

Silvia Sikab Munei

Silvia was born on 27 December 2000 to a father with three wives and a total of 18 children, ranging from 8 months to 38 years old. The family sells milk and prepares tea one day a week to sell at the market. Silvia's father, who is unemployed, married off Silvia's sisters at early ages for dowries, and so that he no longer needed to support them. According to Silvia's mother, Silvia is now at risk being married off as well. MGEF began funding Silvia's education in September of 2010.

Date of Birth: 12/27/2000
Started Program: 2 years 38 weeks ago
Start Grade: 3rd Grade (Class 3)
Current Grade: 6th Grade (Class 6)
School: Olkiramatian Primary School
Sponsored: Yes

Neeyio Musana

Neeyio Musana enrolled in the first grade when she was ten years old, and in 2010 she graduated from primary school at the top of her class. When Neeyio was 12 years old her father arranged a marriage for her, so Neeyio ran away to her school. Her father vowed that if she ever returned he would marry her off, so Neeyio cannot go home. Neeyio's mother is very supportive of her, but does not have an education and cannot provide for Neeyio alone. Neeyio was saved by an MGEF scholarship.

Date of Birth: 01/01/1991
Started Program: 9 years 21 weeks ago
Start Grade: 2nd Grade (Class 2)
Current Grade: 11th Grade (Form 3)
School: Patterson Memorial Secondary School
Sponsored: Yes