Name: Beth Mumbi Mugokoro
School: Gatero Girls High School
Beth is a brilliant student and she fits snugly into any social environment with her confidence and attentiveness.
Family Background
Beth is the fourth born in a family of seven. All other siblings are is school, some in college and others in secondary school. Her parents depend on casual labour for upkeep. Her mother suffers from blood pressure and she is on very expensive medication. This has burdened her father who is the main breadwinner. Looking at the situation at the home Beth knew her chances of joining secondary school were very slim.
When her grade 8 exams were out, she decided to repeat one more year despite her been the best student. She approached her former school headteacher and shared her intentions with her. The teacher did not buy the idea but took it upon herself and approached a few of her friends who managed to raise her one-year school fees. Her one year in school was a good one, she was never sent home even a single day due to school fees but she was never settled wondering where she will get school fees for the years to follow.
What next?
With no assistance forthcoming, she decided to drop out of school and work as a casual labourer or house girl to get money to go back to school. When contemplating this, one of the community leaders called her father and informed her of the Ol Pejeta scholarships application. Her father decided to try his luck and Beth happened to be one of those who qualified. She has been a consistently good performer in her academics; this also gave her leverage.
Community
Beth comes from Withare community. One thing that troubles her is the high rate of children dropping out of school due to lack of school fees. She feels the community members’ need to come together and come up with a sustainable way of dealing with this problem.
Achievements
Beth loves her school due to committed teachers and it has always performed well in the national exams.
She has been a consistently good performer and she is very active in after-school activities. She participates in ball games. Her team has gone up to county level for competitions; she owes the victory to teamwork.
Aspirations
She would like to be a doctor owing to the fact she performs exemplary well in Sciences and her elder brother who has been a motivating factor is pursuing medicine at the University of Nairobi.
Thank you message to donor
With her ever smiling face “I wish to thank you for the support that you have offered to me so as to continue with my education. I believe this chance will go a long way in giving me a bright future. I promise to work hard and not to let you down.”
