Moses Nyambura

  • University of Nairobi, Actuarial Science
  • Project: Tree growing, youth mentorship
  • Kiambu
  • Mentors: Hussein Abdulla, Catherine Kaimenyi

Moses lives with his 2 siblings as his parents have passed away.  He serves as a community leader in Kiambu County working with a team of university students.  He is committed to giving back to society.  Right now he is involved in a mentoring program to keep youth motivated and a program to organize his university club group to plant and grow trees in children’s homes and schools.   Moses says, “I have learnt a lot from my mistakes and from my failures. I never regard my failures and my humble background as a curse rather an opportunity to improve and to improvise. What I myself regard life is a total pot of opportunities. One has to harness one’s skills and abilities to the maximum of one’s capacity. For every problem there is a solution. I regard life as a blessing, a gift to humanity. One should strive hard to improve not only his lot but for his fellow beings.”

Dennis Murimi

  • Jomo KenyattaUniversity of Agriculture and Technology
  • Project:
  • Thoroko Nithi County
  • Mentors: Ken Otieno, Catherine Kaimenyi

Dennis is the last born of 3 children. His core values include honesty, respect and responsibility.  Dennis’s project is tree planting in Tharaka Nithi County.

 

Robert Maina Baaru

  • University of Nairobi, Engineering
  • Project: Women’s group farming
  • Nakuru
  • Mentors: Justus Salach, Catherine Kaimenyi

Robert is the first born in a family of two children.  His mother is a local farmer in Nakuru County, Subukia and his father is a hawker in Nairobi but lives in Ruiru. His high school fees were paid by well wishers including a bishop as well as CDF and government bursaries. His project involves organizing a women’s group in his community to farm sweet potatoes and other vegetables using regenerative farming techniques. He is involved in mentorship in Subukia primary school.

 

Nancy Obonyo Birundu

  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nursing
  • Project: Mentoring high school girls
  • Kiambu Kenya
  • Mentors: Catherine Kaimenyi, Shilla Siambe

Nancy is a third born in a family of four children.  Her father passed away when she was only five years of age. Her mother is a vegetables vendor in Kisii. She successfully got Equity bank’s scholarship under their Wings to Fly program. The scholarship funded her four year high school study, at the end of which she scored an A- . She thereafter attended an eight month internship program at Equity bank. Her PATHWAYS project focuses on mentoring high school girls to assure they stay in school.