I was only 14years old when I moved in to live with my parents with my younger siblings in Kibera. I am now turning 19 years and almost done with high school. I have noticed that girls around my community get married or drop out of school and do evil things or just try to compete with other girls to get that one certificate "pregnancy''. I won't deny the fact that I have 5 friends, 2 of whom are pregnant, 1 is married, 1 is loitering around with boys and the last one is convinced that she wants to do something with her life.
The reason for all this, if asked, is ''POVERTY'': will poverty be a stambling block for the girls?NO! Idon't agree at all. This is just a mentality girls have so they forget to think positively and utilise the better part of themselves. They tend to forget that they can make it in life, be the leaders that we want. This can be done, for example by emulating the women who have suceeded in life like Martha Karua, Carolyne Mutoko et cetera. I know and believe that girls can make it in life if they just get the mentorship.
By Lynn Seru
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
CURRENT EVENTS
Life in kibera is as hard as a rock but the students of kgsa are tightening thier belts since the film shedders members are starting a new project of shooting and editing of videos in order to generate money for the school and also for students who have finished thier secondry education to get finances to take them to college and universities
-ASHA JAFFAR
-ASHA JAFFAR
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
new student of KGSA
Im immerculate anne,
im in form one,i joined kgsa in the year 2o11 in the month of february.I was very happy when i joined kgsa becoz i knew that kgsa is an institution for learning and thier grades seemed to be good.
im in form one,i joined kgsa in the year 2o11 in the month of february.I was very happy when i joined kgsa becoz i knew that kgsa is an institution for learning and thier grades seemed to be good.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
busy 2010.
hi everyone!
my name is Richard Teka, the current Principal of KGSA.
it has been a long and busy year for the KGSA family!. we were to have had our form four(grade 12) students sit for the national exams for the first time at our school and I'm glad the government supervisors and invigilators were were happy with the whole process. unfortunately the results won't be out until early March 2011.
December to me seems to be best month of the with so many things happening so fast! first i and Abdul went for the international conference on schools that sustain themselves.. i learned different ways we can come up with activities and businesses that can help sustain a school and i hope to initiate changes come next year.
we were also able to meet people from more than 30 countries who are involved in running schools and educational institutions and are able to sustain the schools from 5% to 100%!
i also experienced the calmness and the high discipline the Tanzanian people have starting from small children to the older people.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Hello Everyone,
I am just from a conference on sustainable schools in Tanzania. It was a great experience in that this was my 1st visit to Tanzania and the conference was in this town that has a very reach history called BAGAMOYO. I was amazed by the number of people who turned out for the conference and more surprising was the number of schools that have already started working towards self sustainability. I was also very happy because this is very much in line with our SECURE A FUTURE CAMPAIGN THAT Ryan has been pushing for in the US since his return from Kenya in July. There was a school from Paraguay that is 100% self sustainable with a budget of 300,000$ a year. Most were still counting on the percentages of their self sustainabiltiy and it was clear that this is the direction every educationist wants to go and fundacion paraguaya, the 100% self sufficient school has proved to all of us that this is indeed a possibility. Schools in Uganda are already talking of between 50 to 60% self sufficiency. It was indeed an inspiration hearing their success stories and an honor sitting with such successful people. I am now more convinced than ever before that this is the way to go and am sure KGSA will also be sitting in this conference proudly displayig its achievements come the next one.
I therefore would like to appeal to all KGSA family members to work with and support Ryan in the SECURE A FUTURE CAMPAIGN. That is the only platform to take KGSA a notch highre into sell sufficiency.I also hope to bring with me the knowledge I received from the conference into making KGSA realise this goal.
I am just from a conference on sustainable schools in Tanzania. It was a great experience in that this was my 1st visit to Tanzania and the conference was in this town that has a very reach history called BAGAMOYO. I was amazed by the number of people who turned out for the conference and more surprising was the number of schools that have already started working towards self sustainability. I was also very happy because this is very much in line with our SECURE A FUTURE CAMPAIGN THAT Ryan has been pushing for in the US since his return from Kenya in July. There was a school from Paraguay that is 100% self sustainable with a budget of 300,000$ a year. Most were still counting on the percentages of their self sustainabiltiy and it was clear that this is the direction every educationist wants to go and fundacion paraguaya, the 100% self sufficient school has proved to all of us that this is indeed a possibility. Schools in Uganda are already talking of between 50 to 60% self sufficiency. It was indeed an inspiration hearing their success stories and an honor sitting with such successful people. I am now more convinced than ever before that this is the way to go and am sure KGSA will also be sitting in this conference proudly displayig its achievements come the next one.
I therefore would like to appeal to all KGSA family members to work with and support Ryan in the SECURE A FUTURE CAMPAIGN. That is the only platform to take KGSA a notch highre into sell sufficiency.I also hope to bring with me the knowledge I received from the conference into making KGSA realise this goal.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
LIFE IS A JOURNEY AND NOT A DESTINATION.
I have always wondered why life could be so cruel , wicked and not even have a single pity.I have lived a life of lonliness and pain ,full of mystery and drama.
Let me give you a bit of my story,probably let me start from 2006 because if I start from the later years I will end up in tears.
In 2006 ,I finished my primary level and was due to start my secondary level .My dad had no money and we had to look for an alternative ,we decided to asked afew of our relatives if they could be of any help but most of them said they had alot of things to take care of.We decided to come to Nairobi and try our luck,my mum went to look for the bursary but she was told ''she had to give so as to receive'' I hope you understand ,my mum said NO! She came home her heart filled with sorrow ,that is when I decided to go and start some housework job to help my mum.The whole of 2007 I had no otherwise but to stay at home without going to school because I hadn't known KGSA by then.It was in May when my mum' s friend told us about the school ,but she told us that you had to pay 1000 /= to register my dad struggled to look for the money but she couldn't manage to get it and the year just ended like that.
In 2008 in March my grandmother died and my parents had to go to the funeral ,when my dad came back home I told him that we could go to KGSA and tell them to let me study then I could pay the 1000/= later the KGSA family were so kind and told us that the only thing you needed was a desk and a chair and a plate for lunch and that when I joined the kgsa family .
In 2010,now looks to me as the worst because:
[A]In April thugs came to our house and stole the few possessions we had ,unfortunately my dad was not at home and fortunately I was not in the house .
[B]August was now the worst ,I lost my beloved sister who was only nine she left me in this world of confusion may her soul rest in peace.On the same day when my sister was dying a grain of maize entered my youngest brother's nose my mum tried to remove it but it refused ,so he had to be taken to the theatre to be operated on it to remove it.
I now stay at a friends house because I fear staying alone since the thugs came into our house My dad is not around he has gone to another town to look for a job.
I have riends who encourage me whenever I fill lonely.Life is like a road which has no signs to show you the directions you have to struggle to aim for the highest ,all in all God has a purpose for everyone of us.
Thanks to the KGSA family for the much they've done to me.
Let me give you a bit of my story,probably let me start from 2006 because if I start from the later years I will end up in tears.
In 2006 ,I finished my primary level and was due to start my secondary level .My dad had no money and we had to look for an alternative ,we decided to asked afew of our relatives if they could be of any help but most of them said they had alot of things to take care of.We decided to come to Nairobi and try our luck,my mum went to look for the bursary but she was told ''she had to give so as to receive'' I hope you understand ,my mum said NO! She came home her heart filled with sorrow ,that is when I decided to go and start some housework job to help my mum.The whole of 2007 I had no otherwise but to stay at home without going to school because I hadn't known KGSA by then.It was in May when my mum' s friend told us about the school ,but she told us that you had to pay 1000 /= to register my dad struggled to look for the money but she couldn't manage to get it and the year just ended like that.
In 2008 in March my grandmother died and my parents had to go to the funeral ,when my dad came back home I told him that we could go to KGSA and tell them to let me study then I could pay the 1000/= later the KGSA family were so kind and told us that the only thing you needed was a desk and a chair and a plate for lunch and that when I joined the kgsa family .
In 2010,now looks to me as the worst because:
[A]In April thugs came to our house and stole the few possessions we had ,unfortunately my dad was not at home and fortunately I was not in the house .
[B]August was now the worst ,I lost my beloved sister who was only nine she left me in this world of confusion may her soul rest in peace.On the same day when my sister was dying a grain of maize entered my youngest brother's nose my mum tried to remove it but it refused ,so he had to be taken to the theatre to be operated on it to remove it.
I now stay at a friends house because I fear staying alone since the thugs came into our house My dad is not around he has gone to another town to look for a job.
I have riends who encourage me whenever I fill lonely.Life is like a road which has no signs to show you the directions you have to struggle to aim for the highest ,all in all God has a purpose for everyone of us.
Thanks to the KGSA family for the much they've done to me.
BY LYNN SERU
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