One of the things we have tried to do is job training for those with no skills for earning income. We learned today that all the young women who trained in tailoring have been successful in their exams and are working. The young men who trained as drivers are also doing well. Two are in Nairobi and one in Eldoret, all working as drivers. The others have jobs as piki piki drivers (passenger motorbikes) and are making good money, possibly as much as 2,000 shillings per week. Consider that labouring jobs in Nairobi pay 200 shillings per day.
We called in at Mwiyenga Primary, one of our pilot schools for Read for the Top with a grade 6 class. The teacher thinks they will have at least 10 girls with over 360 marks in the national exams, thus making them eligile to apply for scholarships with Canadian Harambee Education Society (CHES). Unfortunately they will not all be accepted. Kennedy, the teacher, says one of the most disappointing things is to see them stay home, marry early and never realise their potential. We think there is a need for small bursaries so that these high achieveing students (boys too) can go to the nearby secondary school which is a day school.
A gift of $60 will send a child to school for a year. Think about it as Christmas approaches.
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