2024
In January 2024 the new Meserani Secondary School opened to its first pupils. We identified thirteen pupils who needed sponsorship, and now have sponsors for all of them.
Agness Ndoipo. Aged 14 years old in 2024. She is a first born out of six children. She has four brothers and one sister. Her mother sells milk in the rainy season, but her father has no employment. She would like to be a nurse one day. Her sponsor is Jacqui Molyneux.
Bertha Petro. Aged 14 in 2024. Her primary school was Majiango. Does not know anything about her parents, can’t remember anything about them. Raised by her grandmother, but her grandmother passed away. She was rescued from the street in Mto wa Mbu, but the person who rescued her sent her way. She was brought to Meserani Secondary School, where John Pacey took on her sponsorship. She would like to be a doctor one day. Her sponsor is John Pacey.
Gladness Kitashu. Aged 14 in 2024. Her primary school was Simoni. She has two brothers and four sisters. Her father has moved away. Her mother did jobs in a church to raise money to support her daughter to go to school. She wants to be a doctor one day. Her sponsor is Appleton Wiske Methodist Chapel.
Linda Paulo Aged 16 in 2024. Her primary school was Kilimantindi. She has no brothers and one sister. Both parents have no income. She wants to be a Hotel Manager one day. Her sponsor is Jen Ramhdan.
Linda Saitabau Aged 15 in 2024. Her primary school was Lesiraa. She has one brother and two sisters. Her father passed away in 2024 with AIDS, and her mother is really ill with AIDS. She wants to be a teacher one day. Her sponsor is Karen Davison.
Lowasa Sung’are Thobiko. Aged fourteen years old in 2024. He is the sixth born out of nine children. He has six brothers and two sisters. He came from Meserani Juu Primary School. He was living with his grandfather and grandmother, but both have passed away. He would like to be a doctor one day. His sponsor is Jacqui Molyneux.
Lucy Lomnyack. Aged sixteen years old in 2024. Her primary school was Losingira. She is the second born of four children She has one brother and two sisters. Her mother is selling grass at the cattle market, while her father is a farmer. She would like to be a teacher of English and Swahili one day. Her sponsor is Jenny Wright.
Naata Mungaya. Aged thirteen years old in 2024. She is the fourth born of seven children. She has five brothers and two sisters. Her parents have no employment, but her mother is selling grasses at the cattle market. She would like to be a nurse one day. Her sponsor is Sandra Wilkinson.
Nagalai Saiboku Lesilale. Aged thirteen years old in 2024. Her primary school was Losingira. She is the fourth born of eight children. She has three brothers and four sisters. Both parents are unemployed, but the mother is selling the grass at the cattle market. She would like to be a doctor one day. Her sponsors are Neil and Judith Glover.
Nasieku Mesikan Rakon. Aged fifteen years old in 2024. Her primary school was Simanjaro. She is the third born of eight children. She has two brothers and five sisters. Both parents are unemployed. She would like to be a doctor one day. Her sponsors are Geoff and Jean Taylor.
Petro Martin. Aged sixteen years old I 2024. His primary school was Losingira. He is the sixth born of eight children. He has two brothers and five sisters. Both parents are unemployed but his mother is selling beads to find money. He would like to be a doctor one day. His sponsor is Bernard Fields.
Regina Komesha. Aged fourteen years old in 2024. Her primary school was Lesiraa. She is the third born of eight children. She has four brothers and three sisters. Her mother is selling grass at the cattle market. Her father is employed at Meserani Snakepark as a guard, but this year he is supporting three children at different secondary schools. She would like to be a nurse one day. Her sponsors are Geoff and Jean Taylor.
Riziki Salum. Aged sixteen years old in 2024. He is the first born of six children. He has one brother and four sisters. His parents have no employment, and rely on farming the land for income. His sponsors are Geoff and Jean Taylor.
Theresia Lomnyack. Aged fifteen years old in 2024. Her primary school was Losingira. She is the sixth born of seven children. She has four brothers and two sisters. Her mother is selling grass at cattle market. Her father is a farmer but he has many children currently at school needing support. She would like ot be an English Teacher one day. Her sponsors are Geoff and Jean Taylor.