Irene comes from a very poor family whose parents can only rely on the occasional seasonal work (primarily tea plucking) for income. In light of her strong performance at primary school, she was put forward for the Trust’s support. After doing well enough in her final exams, she began attending the academic Londiani Girl’s Secondary School in January 2013.
Will and Shirley met her in July 2014 and again in 2016 together with her very nice class teacher, Gilbert Ruto, who was also sponsored throughout his secondary education by an American lady. Gilbert has been a great support to us by keeping an eye on our students at Londiani Girls’ who have all done well there.
Irene finished her final year at Londiani Girls’ Secondary School in 2016 where she attained excellent grades throughout. Her grades were good enough marks to get a government sponsored place at Maasai Mara University where she did a BA in Special Needs Education. The Trust continued to help pay for her for living expenses whilst at University, as well as paying for a computer course to assist with her studies. Will met up with her in Nairobi in June 2019.
Irene has got a job in a Special Needs school which is better paid than a normal school. Unfortunately she continues to ask for money, often to support other members of her family but Alice Segei insists that we should stick to our original criteria which we have always done – difficult as it is sometimes.
