David is from a one parent family (mother). However, his mother has been sick so he was taken in by his aunt who lives in a small house in Korogocho, one of the slum areas in Nairobi. David says he owes a lot to his aunt and acknowledges that were it not for her, he [...]
Noah’s childhood was disrupted by tribal clashes. He says that the hardship he went through created a drive in him of wanting to unite his peers into a youth group, and come up with ways in which they can be self-reliant and also help their community.
Noah was inspired by Wangari Maathai, the 2004 Nobel Peace [...]
Lily Chepkorir, a 2006 PATHWAYS scholar, comes from a very poor family. Despite her economic hardships, she scored a B+ on her school leaving exam. In her community of Bomet, Lily often helped with projects such as soil erosion control, planting trees, and raising HIV/AIDS awareness. She began her studies in Agriculture at the University [...]
Monicah, an orphan, is the third and final PATHWAYS scholar for 2005. An outstanding student, she earned a B plain on the national school leaving exam. Monicah began her studies in Mathematics and Computer Science at Kenya Methodist University in September, 2005 and graduated in July 2009. Her project focuses on addressing the fresh water [...]
