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EDUCATION IS LIFE - JEMINAH’S STORY

Posted on 01/19/2011 at 08:47AM

A child from a single-parent family, with her father out of work, it was far from certain that Jeminah would ever be able to attend secondary school. Indeed, such was her family’s financial hardship that, at one stage, they gave serious thought to arranging an early marriage for her. Nevertheless, Jeminah excelled at primary school, coming top of her year group in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) with a score of 382. Her strong academic performance, especially in Languages, Maths and Sciences, fuelled her ambition to be a surgeon.

Jeminah’s appliaction form

When we received Jeminah’s application for an Aiducation scholarship, her family was in a very difficult financial situation, and Jeminah’s hopes of getting quality education were rapidly fading away. Although she had been very successful at the KCPE, her grades were initially withheld, due to school fee arrears of £200. Going to secondary school seemed completely impossible, with fees averaging £1,500 – a figure totally out of the reach of her jobless father.

However, Jeminah kept her courage up and filed a request for an Aiducation scholarship. On the other side of the planet, in the Swiss canton of Aargau, volunteer Aiducators presented Jeminah’s profile to a group of people, who altogether decided to give her a chance. The sponsorship opened the door for Jeminah to enrol at Bahari Girl’s School, in the town of Kilifi, located in the coastal province of Kenya.

Now in her second year, Jeminah’s recent school report cites excellent academic performance, with a B+ average overall. Her dreams of becoming a doctor are now stronger than ever, thanks in no small part to the generosity of the group of Aiducators who helped her.

As Jeminah herself said upon hearing the news of her scholarship, “education is life!”

Jeminah, her education and further development is supported through a scholarship sponsored by the Rotary Club Wettingen-Heitersberg. Thank you!