You Can Help These Girls Today

Each girl needs $500 a year to attend secondary school.

Esther

Senior at Mahiga Girls School

Esther comes from a very poor family. 

Like many Maasai families, the father has separated from his wife & no longer provides support for his children. 

Esther's mother is unable to pay the school tuition on the small wages that she makes. 

Esther has excellent grades & has been admitted into one of the top secondary schools in Kenya.

Faith

Senior Year at St. Francis Girls School

Faith comes from the ancient Yiaku tribe which for many centuries has been the Keeper of the Forest west of Mount Kenya. They are also known for their honey.

The tribe is now part of the Maasai culture.

Faith does not have a mother or father & when she is not attending school, she lives with her sister. 

Her sister struggles to find permanent work & is unable to pay necessary school fees. 

Faith felt like her life was hopeless until she received a scholarship from MEET to attend secondary school. 

“Education is the key to success in this life.”

- Faith

Putunoi Penina

Senior Year at Kangubiri Girls High School

Penina comes from a family with four children. 

Her mother was able to attend secondary school & is now a Maasai leader in her community. 

Penina’s family is a typical Maasai family living a traditional lifestyle in a mud hut on the African plains. 

 The family’s only income is from selling their goats and cattle when possible. 

Penina’s family believes in sharing what they have with others and continue to take into home destitute women and their children in times of need. 

They even adopted three orphans who lost their parents at a very young age. 

Penina’s mother also helped three young women who were forced into an early marriage to attain their freedom & return to school. 

 For these reasons, we are happy to share the kindness this family has given others by helping their oldest daughter. 

“I am going to work hard to achieve my target of attending my dream university, Oxford.”

- Penina

Peninah

Junior Year at Loise Girls Secondary School

Peninah is the fourth student MEET has helped from the Twala Women’s Cooperative which is located between Nanyuki and Dol Dol. 

(The first girl that MEET sponsored in 2015 came from Twala) 

Both her parents died which made it difficult for her to attend school even though she had excellent grades. 

Peninah thought all hope was lost to attend school until the Twala women told her she should apply for a MEET scholarship.

It is a joy to welcome another dedicated Maasai girl from this Maasai Twala Women’s Cooperative.

“In my studies I’m trying my best to achieve my goals of getting and ‘A Grade’ in my future exams.”

- Peninah

Raeli

Junior Year at St. Francis Girls School

Raeli comes from a very poor family. 

After her father’s death, the family struggled to survive & often went without food. 

Her mother is uneducated & unable to attain a job to support her children’s basic needs. 

Raeli wishes to study hard so that she might able to attend a university & afterwards be able to support her family and community.

“I promise to work hard and put in more effort on my examinations.”

- Raeli

Natasha

Sophomore Year at Ndururumo High

Sidney’s father was once an educator; but, is now unable to work due to mental illness.

She is the oldest of three children.

MEET is happy to support this girl from Laikipia North.

“I know that hard work pays, and I will work hard until I reach my target.”

- Sidney

Margaret

Sophomore Year at St. Francis Girls School

Margaret’s uncle felt that she should get married which would provide wealth for her family by a goats & cows dowry from a future husband.

Thankfully, Margaret and her single mother had other plans.

With MEET’s help, instead of being a child bride, she is attending school.

“With and education I will be able to take care of my family and lift them up.”

- Margaret

Gladys

Sophomore Year at St. Francis Girls School

Gladys comes from a poor family unable to pay for school tuition because they loss their income from the recent severe Kenya drought.

“I have promised that I will work hard to achieve my target which is better grades.”

- Gladys

Shelina

Sophomore Year at Fr. Antony Pagani Girls School

Shelina was selected by the Twala Women’s Cooperative to receive a MEET scholarship.

They based their selection on Shelina’s dedication to academic excellence and her parents inability to pay for secondary school.

Shelina is the 5th girl from Twala to be sponsored by MEET.

“I try my best and work hard to score high marks.”

- Shelina

Joy

Freshman Year at St. Jude Girls School

Joy lives with her grandmother since the loss of her parents. She has one brother and two sisters.

Her favorite subject is chemistry in which she has achieved very high marks. She enjoys doing experiments in the chemistry lab.

“I love being in School. School is very important because one can achieve their dreams in life.”

- Joy

Lucy

Freshman Year at St Francis Girls School

Lucy is the youngest in her family. She has one brother and two sisters.

Her favorite subject is Home Science where she has achieved an A average.

“I want to improve my grades so that I will be able to achieve my goals.”

- Lucy

Margaret

Freshman Year at Gatero Girls School

Margaret is the third child of six. She lives with her parents when not in school that have taught her to respect her elders. She lives near Twala and was selected by the Twala Women’s Group to receive MEET’s support.

Her favorite subject is Christian Religious Studies. She feels this class is teaching her how to be a better person.

“School has been important to me because it helps me to learn from others and learn about myself.”

- Margaret

Miriam

Freshman Year at NjonjoGirls School

Miriam’s favorite subjects are history and physics.

“In my academics, I promise to never let my sponsors down.”

- Mirriam

Nolari

Freshman Year at Loose Girl s High School

Nolari is from the small town called Dol Dol. She has three brothers and one sister.

Her favorite subject is Christian Religious Studies because she believes it makes her be a good person.

“Education is very important in my life because it will help me to become an important person in my community and opens my eyes. ”

- Nolari

Sanaipei

Sanaipei is currently working as a wildlife guide at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.

Konana Grace

Grace is attending college to become a nurse.

Angelina

Angelina is currently attending catering school.

She hopes to open a bakery near her home in Il Polei.

Mirriam

Mirriam is currently attending school at the Kenya Medical Technical College

to do clinical medicine.

Antonella

Antonella is currently attending plumbing school.

Pascolin

Pascolin is attending a university to be a teacher.