We would love to find a sponsor for 11 year old Christine who is described by her teacher as "a role model for all other students as she is very humble and disciplined".
Despite being regularly sent home due to a lack of school fees Christine is still the top performer in her class, scoring 387/500 in her recent primary 5 exams. She believes she can excel even further to achieve her dream of becoming a doctor.
Christine comes from a humble background living with her single mum who is a small scale farmer and casual worker. They often go without meals due to a lack of income. Her mum works very hard to support her own ageing parents also to try to ensure that Christine stays in school but this is becoming more and more of a challenge.
This makes it also a challenge to provide her daughter basic needs. The family humbly request for someone to support Christine so that she can have the brighter future she is capable of. Christine also told us that she really loves to dance.
If you are in a position to sponsor Christine for £35 per month it will play a big role in enabling her to attend school, achieve her dreams and also support her hard working mum. Initially the funds will be used for food/essential items and counselling until Kenyan schools re-open following the COVID-19 crisis, at which point we will pay Christine's school fees, uniform and book costs.
Despite being regularly sent home due to a lack of school fees Christine is still the top performer in her class, scoring 387/500 in her recent primary 5 exams. She believes she can excel even further to achieve her dream of becoming a doctor.
Christine comes from a humble background living with her single mum who is a small scale farmer and casual worker. They often go without meals due to a lack of income. Her mum works very hard to support her own ageing parents also to try to ensure that Christine stays in school but this is becoming more and more of a challenge.
This makes it also a challenge to provide her daughter basic needs. The family humbly request for someone to support Christine so that she can have the brighter future she is capable of. Christine also told us that she really loves to dance.
If you are in a position to sponsor Christine for £35 per month it will play a big role in enabling her to attend school, achieve her dreams and also support her hard working mum. Initially the funds will be used for food/essential items and counselling until Kenyan schools re-open following the COVID-19 crisis, at which point we will pay Christine's school fees, uniform and book costs.
Our co-founder Myles was delighted to be part of @SustransScot Working It Out webinar series, that aims to inspire and support in times of change.
A huge thank you to the team for involving GEF in the series.
You can watch the webinars here: https://www.waytoworkscot.org/working-it-out/
A huge thank you to the team for involving GEF in the series.
You can watch the webinars here: https://www.waytoworkscot.org/working-it-out/
David is all smiles behind the mask as he carries out food/essential item deliveries on his boda boda (motorcycle) in the Iten area!
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5 years ago Gideon Gathimba was the ‘rabbit’ (pacemaker) for Mo Farah at the London Diamond League.
Some of you may not know that Gideon has spent most of his elite career as a pacemaker for some of the world’s top athletes. However, he also boasts some pretty impressive personal best times:
1500m: 3 mins 33 secs
1 mile: 3 mins 50 secs
3000m: 7 mins 49 secs
5000m: 13 mins 39 secs
He is also a former world record holder as part of the Kenyan team who ran 14.36 for the 4 x 1500m relay in Brussels back in 2009.
#SpeedyGG
Some of you may not know that Gideon has spent most of his elite career as a pacemaker for some of the world’s top athletes. However, he also boasts some pretty impressive personal best times:
1500m: 3 mins 33 secs
1 mile: 3 mins 50 secs
3000m: 7 mins 49 secs
5000m: 13 mins 39 secs
He is also a former world record holder as part of the Kenyan team who ran 14.36 for the 4 x 1500m relay in Brussels back in 2009.
#SpeedyGG
