Below are a few comments from the students who attended the KEF workshop:
"If I were not sponsored for secondary school I would be married with two kids right now." (18 year old girl from a traditional nomadic tribe)
"I was always being sent home from school because I couldn't afford the school fees. It was really difficult to keep up with my studies when I wasn't attending classes. Then I received a sponsor to pay my fees. When writing letters to my sponsor I didn't know how to express how thankful I was. I would pray to God to give me words. I would just write, Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!" (The student who scored the18th highest grade in the nation on the final national exam and will be starting medical school to become a doctor.)
"Most of the girls from my class dropped out in 6th grade to become sex workers. Because of our sponsors, my sister and I are the only ones to complete high school." (A girl from a tourist area at the coast.)
"My dad died and my mom had to relocate, so my 8th grade teacher took me in. I told myself to study really hard to make it to a national high school. I was gratified when I received really high marks. But I didn't have money to go to school and I didn't know what to do. And then KEF gave me hope, as I received a sponsorship through them. I want to go into computer science and be successful so that some day I can give back to others."
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