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Mary Gathoni Njeri
 

 
 
Mary Gathoni Njeri is now in her first year in high school.  Mary Gathoni is a very bright, hardworking girl who does well in school.  She finished her first term in high school with straight-A's.
 
Before joining the program Mary had been in and out of school due to lack of money for tuition, uniforms and the other things needed to support her education.  Her father died of HIV/AIDS and her mother had tried to support herself, Mary and her brother by selling groceries in the village.  Now Mary's mother has a more stable job working for a private family but this is only three days a week. She makes less than $2.00 a day.


Mary is a changed girl from the one who entered the program three years ago.  Mary wrote a poem about her life in the "villages" of Dagoretti just after entering the program which you can see in this short minute-long video:

 

 

Mary's Story:

 

My name is Mary Gathoni. I was born on twenty-sixth November nineteen ninety six meaning I am now heading fifteen years. I have a younger brother named John Githehu. He is twelve years of age. I think he is the coolest brother one should ever have since he is very funny and also very nice.

 

We live with my mother because our father passed away in the year 2004.That year I was a little bit young so I could not understand anything that was going on. I was not that much affected but as years went by I came to understand.

 
When my Father passed away we suffered a lot since my mother was jobless. We had to go back to my grandmother's house since she was our only hope. After a short period of time my grandmother had to send us away since she was fed up with us. We had no alternative but to leave.

 

Luckily my mum was given a single roomed house by a relative of hers. She then opened a small scale business for herself. One day as she was busy in her small kiosk an old friend of hers (I have to call her an angel) came and told her that there was a programme which was about to start to help people with needs just like her.

 

She was so very happy that she had to close her kiosk to come and inform me. After a week the same woman who informed my mum about the programme came for me and took me to a place where my photograph was taken and then asked questions about my life.


After three to four days I was called and told that I had a sponsor and not only a sponsor but sponsors since it is a whole family named THE GABRIEL'S FAMILY. Oh! l should call them my Guardian angles since they really are. With them my life has really changed since my mum has now a good job and also my academics are high. I am also in one of  the best high schools. You can't understand how grateful l am  to NGONG ROAD CHILDREN ASSOCIATION.

 

Thanks a lot to Paula and Pastor Peter Ndungu. My life is now Wow! I must say.


I will now work hard to help the upcoming suffering generation I promise. So help me God!