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Abdhallah donates goats to village

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Hussein Said Abdhallah is a second year PATHWAYS scholar majoring in actuarial sciences. His PATHWAYS project is to alleviate poverty in his village of Mitedi by donating goats to village members. Hussein Said Abdhallah is a second year PATHWAYS scholar majoring in actuarial sciences. His PATHWAYS project is to alleviate poverty in his village of Mitedi by donating goats to village members. The plan is to have the villagers donate back some of the offspring of their goats so that others in need can also benefit. The project is being carried out by the Nguuni Youth Group. The villagers welcomed the project citing that it is indeed beneficial to them, and vowed to be responsible and committed custodians of the animals.

Catherine Kabaire

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  • Medicine, University of Nairobi, graduated 2016
  • Girl Project: Promoting education through youth mentorship and income generating activities
  • Nakuru
  • Mentor: Fred Otieno and Catherine Kaimenyi

Catherine comes from a single parent home.  Her father passed way due to TB complications.  Her mother is a casual laborer and haDSCN5071s struggled to provide for Catherine’s school expenses.  Catherine is in medical school at the University of Nairobi. Her PATHWAYS project focuses on helping single mothers earn an income so they can afford school fees for their daughters. Catherine says, “I would like to help girls from my community; mentor them so they are able to make the right decisions and pursue their dreams.  Most of the girls end up dropping out of school, getting pregnant, getting married.  This is a result of poverty and lack of support and mentoring.”

Shadrack Shitseswa

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  • Education, University of Nairobi, graduated 2016
  • Economic Development Project for Youth: Promoting education through youth mentorship and income generating activities
  • Matunda
  • Mentor: Catherine Kaimenyi

DSCN5077Shadrack had major difficulties getting through primary and secondary school due to lack of school fees.  His routine during primary school was to wake up at 5am, fetch water from a 30 feet deep bore-hole, milk 3 cows, and give the cattle food for the day, then walk to school delivering milk along the way. He had to drop out of secondary school because of his father’s misbehavior. Dejected, he went back to his casual income earning duties such as selling fuel.

Shadrack finally graduated from secondary with a KCSE of a B.  However, that grade was not good enough to acquire substantial financial assistance in university.  So after struggling for 2 years, he went back to secondary school to be able to earn a better grade on his KCSE and obtain the needed financial assistance to attend university.

Eric Lemungesi

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  • Environmental Health, Kenyatta University, graduated July 2016
  • Girl Project: Promoting education and through youth mentorship and income generating activities
  • Isiolo County
  • Mentor: Catherine Kaimenyi

Eric is the fifth born of seven children.  He was born in Loruko in DSCN5020Oldonyiro Division of Isiolo County where in 1996 there were war clashes between the Somali and Samburu communities.  Eric and his family were forced to flee for their safety.  Due to this upheaval, Eric was left with his aunt who raised him. Eric’s dream is to start an orphanage and rehabilitation center and sensitize Kenyans on the importance of education.  He is studying Environmental Health at Kenyatta University. Eric says, “I want to be an instrument of positive change in my community…my destiny is my agenda..”  Eric’s project focuses on assisting girls in the semi-arid area of Oldonyiro Division in Isiolo County.