• Bachelors of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi, graduated 2011
• Educational Development Project: Tutoring youth and women’s economics in the Korogocho slum
• Nairobi
• Mentor: Catherine Kaimenyi

David is from a one parent family (mother). However, his mother was 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 could be a street child in the slum, involved in drugs, just like some of his age-mates. David’s experiences motivated him to help street children. His project focused on tutoring 60 students from the Korogocho slum area. Of 39 students who were tutored and took the high school entry exam, 26 passed and went on to high school. David provided a space for the tutoring, 6 tables, 12 benches, 10 test prep books for exams, and 2 dictionaries. At his graduation, these educational resources were turned over to a neighborhood school for their use in continuing the tutoring project. Continue reading →

• Bachelors of Education, University of Nairobi, graduated 2011
• Conservation Project: Tree nursery to help prevent soil erosion and provide water catchment areas
• Tuturung Village
• Mentor: Catherine Kaimenyi

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. Continue reading →

• Bachelors of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2010
• Economic Project: Beekeeping and Tree Planting for Economic Development in Bomet
• Bomet
• Mentor: Lydia Koros

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. Her project focused on a beekeeping enterprise in her community to improve the economy. “Instead of areas lying idle, I saw beekeeping and honey production could help the living standards of the people by generating income.” Continue reading →

• Bachelors of Mathematics and Computer Science, Kenya Methodist University, 2009
• Water and Education Project: Water tanks and building a nursery school in her village of Elementaita
• Mentor: Catherine Kaimenyi

Monicah, an orphan, is the third PATHWAYS scholar. Monicah reflected in 2005, “Most of us have a vision of improving people’s lives in the society, but it is not possible due to financial problems.” Monicah’s project was to address safe water and educational needs of children and economic needs of women. Her project provided 4 families each with a 50 gallon water tank that provided safe water for 30 people. A pre-school building was built on a 2 acre plot that provided a needed space for more than 100 children each year to attend school. Due to demand for education the school has grown to include kindergarten classes to class 1-3. From 2005 to 2012, the number of needy children attending early education increased from 40 to 110. From the fees charged for the pre-school, 3 women from the community were employed as teachers. The school Continue reading →