Our Stories

Pelekelo had to wait to begin school until she was 8 years old. She lived an hour and a half walk from the nearest village and even had to cross a river with crocodiles in a dugout canoe to reach the school! She thought that after she passed her 7th grade examination, that would be […]

What happens when your father leaves your mother and 6 siblings? If you have drive and dreams, you overcome — with the help of family, friends and community. Albert Kamenye was that boy, next to youngest in the family. His mother managed to keep them in school until they reached 8th grade, but with so […]