4 WAYS PANGANI GIRLS ALUMNI ARE EMPOWERING STUDENTS

April 22, 2022 4 comments Sheila Mugadi

In 2016, the Former President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, on his first visit to Kenya as a sitting American president met with the Civil Society of Kenya. During the meeting, a form two student at Pangani Girls High School narrated a touching story of how she was sponsored to continue with her secondary education. 

This story, among many others, has strengthened the existence of the Pangani Girls Alumni Association which was formed and registered in 2015. Since then, this association has been passionate about helping bright financially disadvantaged students secure their education at Pangani Girls. 

The association empowers these girls through the following initiatives:-

  1. Sponsorship– Since their elevation to a national school status, more than 400 students have sought financial assistance to join Pangani Girls High School. Sponsorship funds are raised through personal and corporate donations and fundraising dinners among many other ways. Such funds are raised to meet the disadvantaged students’ fees, purchase their school books or buy them school uniforms. The following are the beneficiaries since inception.  2016 – 2 girls, 2017 – 15, 2018 – 25, 2019 – 31, 2020 – 39 and class of 2021 – 35 (to complete in 2022.
  2. Mentorship: To support these students emotionally and socially, each girl is matched with at least one vetted and trained mentor. In addition to this, the association regularly partners with the school in doing career fairs, guidance and counselling sessions among many other activities that seek to inspire the girls and increase their exposure and enthusiasm about the future. 
  3. Sporting Activities: Sports is another arm that the association uses to empower the students. Hockey and volleyball are the games that are synonymous with Pangani Girls. Currently, an alumni member is a volunteer coach for the hockey team after the passing on of  Coach Alex.
  4. 4. Alumni Welfare: We have a welfare wing that assists current alumni members during difficult times as well as celebrating each other’s win(s). Through our active social media pages, we bring ourselves to speed with the happenings in each other’s lives. If you have not yet connected with us online, Follow us on facebook at https://web.facebook.com/pangoalumnievents

Priorities for 2020

September 9, 2020 0 comments Ken Miruka

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Pangani Girls High School Career Day 2019: Tonnes of Careers, Endless Questions and Tonnes of Fun

June 15, 2019 0 comments Rose Odengo

The 2019 Pangani Girls High School Career Day was a blast! There was a lot of singing, laughter, dancing and tonnes of questions the girls had for the various speakers.

This year, we were able to bring in numerous speakers from our vast alumni network as well as friends of alumni willing to share their honest and realistic experience in various careers.

Over the past few weeks Pangani Girls Alumni Association Steering Committee member, Sheila Mugadi-Munyiri took the time to find out from the girls what careers they would be interested in knowing more about. And also had a chat with school administration to ensure their needs for the girls were also met in the career talks.

After weeks of planning, Sheila coordinated over 20 professional women who came in to share their vast experiences in the fields of medicine, human resource, marketing, aviation, venture capital, engineering, film and production on Saturday 1st June 2019.

Kenyan Celebrity Actress, Nice Githinji, shares her experience in the Kenyan film and entertainment business

Strathmore University and Riara University also took the time to share some of the perks of learning at their institutions sharing some pamphlets with the girls on the opportunities available to them. This year there was a real treat for the girls they got first-hand insight on scholarship opportunities and preparing for the transition to University from two young alumni and mentees of the Association, Jacinta Margaret and Diana Khavere class of 2017.

Jacinta was quick to point out to the girls the importance of finding unique and feasible ways to make some pocket money and build a sense of independence legally.

“You don’t have to go far, just look at what you have around you and what interests you.” Jacinta pointed out. “You can make money, whether it’s writing, drawing or volunteering to work at a shop or help someone close to you at their place of work. The opportunities are there if you look.”

Jacinta is at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) pursuing a degree in Landscape Architecture. A degree course she had never even heard of till she was called for it. Diana also studies at the same university pursuing a career in Agriculture and Biosystems technology. Like Jacinta, she had never heard of that course until she was called for it but equally enjoys the course.

Diana shared her concerns and apprehension in securing a University education on graduation from High School. But due to support from her mentor in the Association and her Uncle’s nudge she was able to secure a full scholarship for her university education. She shared her experience and the various steps she went through in the qualification and application process for the scholarship she was awarded.

“Stay in touch with your mentors and keep your eyes open and attentive to opportunities, between January and March every year. There are many scholarships offered! You need to make sure you read the newspapers and pay close attention to the internet.” Diana encouraged, but was quick to drum in what all speakers had emphasized all day, “no matter your course, you need to ensure you get the best grades, the better you do, the more options you have in scholarship applications.”

The girls also received a quick introduction to personality testing to determine careers. The girls were intrigued. There were some requests to have the tests conducted at the school for free, as some couldn’t afford the Ksh 3,000 price tag mentioned.

Pangani Girls Alumnus, Jane Wanza Muli shares some insight with the girls at the 2019 Career Day.

As the day concluded the girls were given another chance to talk to all the guests and speakers to get some more insights on their careers of choice.

But as the extra hour faded away there were still tonnes more questions, from insatiable teens, about other careers not covered in the day. The girls and administration feedback were received and now we are getting ready for an even bigger and more interactive Career Fair 2020 for the girls!

A huge thanks and big hugs to all the alumni, speakers and institutions who took the time to share their expertise and advice with the girls at Pangani Girls High School!

Paying it Forward in Style

October 22, 2018 0 comments Rose Odengo

This year we want to do more, as an alumni association, to grow the Alumni scholarship fund and keep more girls struggling to complete their schooling at Pangani Girls High School. To do that, we now have some cool alumni merchandise whose purchase goes straight to the fund to ensure more girls have the same privilege to a great education as generations before them.

To get some of this great merchandise to keep girls in school, send an email to info@panganigirlsalumni.org or call/ WhatsApp +254 0700 182 087. Once your order is confirmed make a complete payment and your order will be ready for pick up on 8th November 2019 at the Pangani Alumni Dinner, at Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi OR can be delivered to you at a cost.

You can choose from these branded merchandise:

Mugs

  • Plain – 1,000 shillings
  • Magic – 1,200 shillings

Keyrings – 200 shillings

Maasai fleece blankets – 4,000 shillings

Warm Hoodies in our school cardigan colours – Navy Blue and Grey – 3,000 shillings (New)

Umbrellas – 1,200 shillings (New)

 

 

ALUMNUS OF THE MONTH: DORRIS CHEPKOECH KIRUI AKA D.C.

March 9, 2018 3 comments Rose Odengo

It’s been almost 20 years since Dorris Chepkoech Kirui better known by her moniker D.C., left Pangani in 2000, with a track record most sportspersons will envy; a year of clean sweep wins of all national and regional medals.

D.C. was a hockey midfielder and a top scorer; she was part of the Pangani Hockey team that won the national hockey championships 4 times. A win for every single year she was in Pangani. She lead her club to the title win at the African Hockey Championships and also played in the national hockey team and still hopes to one day, represent Kenya in the Olympics.

She has two kids; her daughter loves hockey and is steadily following in her footsteps. Her son on the other hand, “he likes football.” D.C. admits with a comical sigh.

D.C. was drawn to go back to Pangani after she heard that legendary Hockey coach, James Akweri, had left the school. She was also in shock seeing the decline of the school’s performance,

“I would open the [news]paper and see Pangani being beaten by teams we used to wallop 20-nil; I was concerned.” She states. “If I am capable of doing it, I should also give back, I was inspired by Jap. I owe my career to him. He inspired generations of women still shinning in Hockey.”

In January 2017, D.C. kicked off her coaching with the girls which was filled with mixed feelings. On the one hand; nostalgia of the good old days on the other, the state of the school. The pitch at the time was grassy; the team didn’t have a coach, though the patron did give moral support, the girls needed to build a proper team with clear direction.

“It almost felt like I was starting from scratch. They didn’t know the rules of the game, they didn’t seem bothered if they won or lost.” D.C. remarks reminiscent.

The team at the time was composed of third and fourth formers. During the initial training sessions, D.C. would outsprint some of the girls.

“I had to make these girls believe they could be players,” she remarks.

It wasn’t easy; D.C. would drive all the way from her office in Upperhill to Pangani Girls 3 days a week. She would get home completely worn out. Saturday mornings when most parents spend time with their children, D.C.’s husband would graciously take up the role of mum and dad, to allow her to join the Pangani Girls Hockey team at weekend tournaments.

“It helps that my husband is a sportsperson; he understands when I leave the kids with him and head out to coach the girls. I don’t know what I would have done without his support.”

The girls have had it tough, by the time D.C. started to coach, because of the natural dilapidation of sports gear; the team didn’t have balls, and hockey sticks were few and far between. The girls didn’t have uniform, and went to tournaments with house t-shirts. The girls really couldn’t believe it when D.C. would inform them that previous Pangani Hockey teams would score up to 20 goals in a single match against opponents.

D.C. is more than a coach; on any given day you join the team during a practice session, you notice she also ensures the girls maintain a balance with their studies and that they are emotionally and psychologically cared for. At times she does offer counsel to girls in the team who seem to be struggling.

“I am proud of these girls.  Winning matches in the 2017 tournament cycle was phenomenal.  These girls have so much potential.”

The team still needs a lot more support materially, as shared previously and morally in the form of recognition for their wins, to continue to build their morale. D.C. recalls getting free trips and brand new uniforms every time they won from the school administration during her Hockey hey-days in Pangani.

“Mrs Cheruiyot would pay for our trip to Lake Bogoria , with Towett driving us in the Pango “air” bus.” She smiles, “we would swim, enjoy three-course meals and get new uniforms. That was serious motivation.”  She laughs heartily.

The current school schedule has changed; during D.C.’s time Hockey practice would commence from 3.30 pm and run till 7.00pm. Currently, the girls start their training at 4.30pm till 6 pm and unlike Hockey teams before, they do house duties on weekends; which does affect how much training they can get in. Now that the pitch is fixed, and the girls are back to winning matches and their esteem is growing once again, sponsorship is trickling in, the hope is that they can get more time to practice, all year round, to fully bring back the winning muscle Pangani is known for.

You can never underestimate the power of Paying It Forward. Akweri gave of his time for over two decades, which inspired women like D.C. who now, in turn, is building another generation of ferociously gifted girls. These girls are learning more powerful life lessons, of discipline, excellence, personal motivation and drive through a singular sport.

If you too would like to give of your time and skill in a sport to Pangani Girls, please contact sports@panganigirlsalumni.org today.

Pangani Legends – James Akweri

February 22, 2018 4 comments Rose Odengo

For over a decade Pangani and Hockey were synonyms, but what made Pangani Girls legendary in hockey is one phenomenal Chemistry teacher, James Akweri.

Growing up in Kenyan towns and cities most kids played games like “Shake”, “Kati”, “Blada” or “rounders” and if you had a sports pitch you probably also had the option of football and basketball. For Akweri, he had a hockey pitch smack in the middle of the estate and that was his introduction to the game. Little did he know that his neighbourhood sport would turn him into a legendary National Hockey coach inspiring generations of women. Women, he coached like Dorris Chepkoech aka DC, who was part of the 1999 Pangani Hockey winning team, is now passing the baton as the new Pangani Hockey Coach.

Akweri interned at Pangani teaching Chemistry in 1990 and in 1991, he kicked off his teaching career which has now spanned almost three decades; 24 years of which were spent at Pangani Girls High School. In 2014, Akweri was transferred to Parklands Boy’ school, also known as Dr Ribeiro, he now teaches International Baccalaureate (IB) at the Agakhan Academy in Nairobi.

You may all remember the rough Hockey trials where the seniors mostly sifted the stars from the chaff – the torment on the pitch and the intense workouts. But as we all saw, it worked. The best of the best in Hockey constantly brought the trophies home. Not just one, two or three but, “7, a national record (but do we say!)” Akweri remarks comically.

We had a chat with Akweri to reminisce about the good old days of Pangani Hockey.

What are some of your fondest memories coaching the Pangani Hockey teams over the years?

I have lots of fond memories, the tournaments, the road trips, the training, the team picnics, the pre-game rituals (nothing sinister, we called it “blessing the field”) but two stand out.

The first was when I started out coaching hockey, there were some very old goalposts made of timber. Since the school couldn’t afford to buy metal goalposts, I convinced the head [teacher] to buy the metal beams for the frames. We welded and painted the metal goalposts from scratch (shout out to Mr Silim, the Physics teacher at the time, who helped out with the welding and I shall always be grateful). Nothing beats the feeling when they were finally ready in their blue and white splendour. It was right there and then, I knew everything was possible. The goal posts are still intact to date 25+ years down the line.

The other was winning the nationals in 2008 for the last time, it was a very troubled year and fourth formers were stopped from playing, we still overcame all odds and beat much older, much more athletic opponents and went on to represent Kenya at the regional games in Kigali, Rwanda.

I just wish people would understand co-curricular activities and studies go together, we don’t always have to produce a Mariga or Oliech every time, but the skills students learn out in the field, like collaboration, communication, creativity, improvisation etc. are invaluable skills that cannot be fully grasped in the formal classroom setting.

If you were to create your personal hall of fame of the best Hockey players in Pangani Girls, who would be your top five? And why?

I’d go with top six; the backbone of the teams was a defender, a midfielder and a striker. The top two defenders would be Diana Omari (Pango ’99) and Viola Salbei (Pango ‘2000). We were rich with midfielders but Ruth Busienei (Pango ’96) and Jane Munge (Pango ’97) stand out, and for the forwards, Jackie Mwangi (’97) and Elizabeth Muriuki (’93).If that lot were to play together at the same time, we would be challenging for world titles, I kid you not.

What is your favourite quote of all time?

The only thing you have to fear is fear itself.

A Double Dose of Inspiration

February 20, 2018 0 comments Rose Odengo

Tuesday 13th February 2018, was an absolutely fun experience for everyone present. The career talks were a blast with such amazingly talented women! At times the inspiration at these career talks isn’t just for the girls it is also for the alumni. After the session, as alumni caught up, we began to reminisce about some of our experiences in Pangani, and the truth is for a portion of us between 1989 to 2002 it was pretty ugly. However much Mrs Cheruyiot streamlined the school, she equally showed us an ugly side of unchecked power which left alumni traumatized and hesitant to re-engage with the school. Let’s be real after all the Pango school motto is “founded on truth.”

It is understandable, some alumni admitted to finding closure on return to the school after years sometimes decades away from the school. Nothing can fully explain what is like being back, being in the hall and this time, instead of reprimand and chastising, it is a room saturated with buy eyed aspirational teens adorning the same uniform you wore; and this time, you on stage sharing the wisdom of your experience and the realities of what it takes to navigate the complex ship of life.

We would like to thank all the alumni who took the time to make it on Tuesday and we hope that other alumni could find the time to inspire the next generation of girls. You have been there, you made it to the other end and you are doing great. If career talks aren’t your thing, you can email mentorship@panganigirlsalumni.org to share how you would like to give back to our Alma Mater, and a member of the alumni steering committee will be in touch!

 

LET’S BRING BACK PANGO’S GLORY!

January 29, 2018 4 comments Rose Odengo

Pango and hockey are synonyms; we have brought in the national tournament cups for decades. After the departure of the great Mr. Akweri as teacher and coach from the school, and the lack of an initial replacement as coach; the quality of our performance started to decline.

That is steadily changing thanks to one of our own, Dorris Chepkoech aka DC who led the 1999 hockey squad to national glory and a new addition to the coaching team – Doreen Otieno, class of 2010, an astute lawyer and hockey star, getting the girls back on track. We can’t thank this dynamic duo for their relentless dedication.

As all the hockey fans know, first term of the school year is the peak of the hockey league. After almost 5 years out of competitive hockey, the girls made it to the finals. What a great start to the year for the team! Go Girls! Go!

Here’s a quick summary of their two tournaments this month:

Mang’u tournament – 20th to 21st January 2018 – First Tournament 2018

The girls were pooled with Bishop Gatimu Ngandu girls, Alliance, Mpesa Foundation Academy. It was a slow start at the tournament but they made it to the quarter finals and met MaryHill who they beat to reach the semis. They played Loreto Limuru in the semis and proceeded to the final where they lost to Buruburu girls on penalty shoot outs. They emerged as Silver winners. Makofi ya kilo!

Alliance Girls High School tournament – 27th to 28th January 2018

The girls were pooled with Alliance Girls’ high school, Mpesa Foundation Academy and Starehe Girls high school. Once again the girls qualified for the quarter finals where they met State House Girls and proceeded to the semis. They met Maryhill in the semis where they beat them 2-0 to proceed to the final against Karima girls. The girls had an impressive tournament and lost a lot of chances in the final to win their maiden cup in 2018. They lost by a solitary goal and became runners up 2nd week in a row.

Not a bad start after such a long break.

The youth development programme through partnerships with hockey clubs in the Netherlands has been supporting Pangani Girls Hockey team with equipment, to improve the sport. They are part of the huge improvement the girls have shown and we are very grateful for their support. The school has received a full goal keeper’s kit, hockey sticks, hockey balls, training bibs, T- shirts/uniform, cones. The school and the girls are extremely grateful for their support.

But we can still do more to keep the fire burning, even with the initial support from the youth development programme, we still need more of the equipment to ensure the girls have all they need to strengthen them further and earn back our title as the unbeatable Pangani Girls Hockey team.

They still need more

  • team skirts,
  • team socks,
  • Hockey shoes,
  • full length shin guards,
  • Hockey sticks,
  • shoulder pads for the keeper,
  • laces for the goal keepers kickers,
  • first aid kit,
  • chalk to mark the pitch,
  • pitch marker, and
  • roller to maintain the pitch

Please contact Dorris on dchepkoech@gmail.com or Doreen on lindaoti7@gmail.com to find out how else you can help.

KICKING OFF 2018 WITH A BANG!

January 22, 2018 0 comments Rose Odengo

It was a buzzing sea of the glorious white and blue uniforms in the Pangani Girls assembly hall, songs of praise, worship and prayer, a typical Pango tradition, kicked off the 2018 Mentorship calendar. It was the first of several group mentorship days at the school with ecstatic newbie first formers and chilled second formers.

It was great momentum from the 2017 big win for our Alma Mater! Pangani Girls was ranked as the most improved school of the year, producing the country’s top students in last year’s KCSE exam.

January’s mentorship day was a full day of sharing and interaction. The first formers were surprisingly confident and candid sharing very personal experiences of loss, confusion, depression and even attempted suicide.

Five alumni shared insights on depression, suicide, bullying, addiction and HIV/AIDS. The girls were left with some very powerful life lessons to keep them focused, engaged and driven throughout the semester.

To our surprise, as always Mrs Kirui, the guidance and counselling teacher (this woman deserves an award for her unrelenting dedication to ensure the girls get all the support they need to succeed), informed us of the new health club. The alumni found out in the middle of a presentation, sometime after lunch, so the launch was more like a notification devoid of the funfair and pomp we were used to. This didn’t matter the girls were revving and ready to go!

The club will tackle topics across all spheres of health and wellness, from reproductive, mental and public health to HIV/AIDS awareness. Dr Lydia Atambo will be the club patron assisted by the uber exuberant Dr Janet Githnji aka Toddie with more support from Dr Keziah k’Oduol and Dr Linda Nyamute.

During the lunch break, the team believed it was time to use the feedback from the girls to better address their concerns. The feedback they provided will be curated and analyzed to find the key areas of concern to the girls. With this knowledge, we can work together as alumni to directly address the girls’ top areas of need. Roselyn Wanjiru graciously offered to sift and arrange the feedback into usable data!

It’s all hands on deck as we walk into 2018 to ensure the girls get all the psychosocial support they need to be the best they can be; no matter their background or social situation! Using one of the most powerful quotes from the alumni today, “what lies behind you, and what lies before you, is nothing compared to what lies WITHIN YOU!”

If you want to join the alumni team in a mentorship capacity, drop us a line on info@panganigirlsalumni.org. Or if you prefer you can visit us on Facebook or register on our website!

Girl’s 15 minutes of fame with President Barack Obama

July 14, 2016 0 comments Dorris Kirui

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Photo Credit:Mashariaz – blogger

When President Barack Obama met members of the civil society at Kenyatta University on Sunday, a young girl stole the show. Linet Momposhi Nenkoitol, 16, a Form Two student at Pangani Girls’ High School in Nairobi spoke to the US president’s heart. He was so captivated that when the microphone was about to be passed to the next speaker, the President said, “Let her have the mic. Her story is quite inspiring.” She had started off her conversation in a memorable way, “Let me tell you a story about my friend…” The story was about her primary school friend who got married off to an older man at the age of eleven. She had undergone female circumcision and as it is the norm among her people, this eleven-year-old was now a ‘woman’ ready to be married off. “Now she is 15 and a mother of two struggling to feed her children,” she narrated as the president of the world’s most powerful nation keenly listened. Thus Linet’s friend’s dream of education was cut short. Linet’s, just like hundreds of girls from her community, was also destined to follow the same path. She told the president, “At the age of three, I knew how to milk cows and wash utensils. Our community requires that we do these as we prepare for being women in society. As you do this, you know you are being prepared for marriage. “Once this training is perfected, then the final requirement before marriage is circumcision. “After this your father can take cattle from any man irrespective of his age. In most cases, girls end up getting married to very old men. It is a culture in which women have less voice and choice. You are married to please your father who gets recognition among his age mates. Nobody cares about your desire for an education,” she said. Lucky stars But Linet’s lucky stars smiled and she was jerked out of this laid-out destiny. Two things happened that changed the course of her life: the circumcision of her friend 2009 and the start of Kakena Girls’ Excellence Centre in Kilgoris, Narok County, in the same year.

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The founder of the centre, Kakena Ntaiya, 38, who comes from the same village as Linet, started the centre to rescue girls from early marriage. Dr Ntaiya had gone through circumcision and escaped marriage to pursue education. At the back of her mind, she knew she was destined to help girls from her hometown who wanted to go to school. “I underwent female genital mutilation when I was 13. This meant that I was supposed to be married but I escaped and went to school. I later went to the US for further studies. This is why I understand the pain that our girls go through and want to help where I can,” says Ntaiya, who has a doctorate in education. So Linet was among the first eight girls to join the new centre. She had also escaped the cut. “Being at the centre ensured that I was away from men who could have shown interest in me. I was also able to focus my mind on class work now that I was not performing domestic chores. The only way to make sure that girls are safe and remain in class is to have them in such centres. This way, we can give millions of girls freedom to excel and in the process bring participate in society development,” says Linet. When she sat her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examinations two years ago, she was among the eight girls from the centre who secured places at national schools. This was no mean feat given the background and cultural dictates that she defied. Linet was the first girl from her village to join a national school. “I am happy that I did not undergo female genital mutilation. I now have my dignity as a girl and importantly sure of achieving my education dream,” says Linet. She has since made a vow. “I will never undergo the humiliating practice. My community should also have its daughters in class. Let us solve gender imbalances by ensuring that both girls and boys have access to an education.” During school holidays, Linet talks other girls out of circumcision and early marriage. She tells them about the beauty of getting an education. At the centre, she told President Obama, she was able to dream, and dream big. She even decided at that point, in primary school, that she wanted to be a cardiologist. Her life, she reckons, has been full of surprises. The latest was when she got a call from the school principal, Mrs Deborah Amuka, telling her that she had been invited to join President Obama in a roundtable at Kenyatta University.

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The USAid had made the call. She thought it was a practical joke. Covenant with the president “How could a village girl attend an event to be graced by the world’s most powerful president? I was satisfied with watching him on television but not sitting with him under the same roof,” she says. The day before meeting President Obama she was filled with curiosity. “Being close to him was enough history to tell my classmates and villagers,” she says. But the girl got more than she had imagined. One, her story so interested the president that he wanted to hear more. And the experience of being in the same room with President Obama and talking with him, reinforced her education dream not just locally but at the prestigious Harvard University, Obama’s alma mater. “I told the president that I want to study cardiology at the same university that he went to. I made it clear to him that I want to show that girls from my village can study cardiology and that no profession is a preserve of some gender. If you give girls a chance to be in class they can prove a point and help reduce gender disparities in communities:” At the end of the session, something extraordinary happened; the President sought her for a photo. This is something she will remember forever. “It was humbling to have a photo-shoot with President Obama. He spread the charm of a possible dream and self-belief in me. It is not a daily occurrence to have a president of influence and power sit with people. His simple gesture inspired me and thousands of young girls that we all have the power to break free from the community and cultural bondage.” Linet believes she entered a covenant with President Obama. “I am now obligated to fulfill the pledge I made to him. I will ensure that I work hard to achieve my dream. I understand he keeps his word, he may contact his embassy to follow my progress. I am now renewed in my commitment to do my best.” As Linet bade goodbye to President Obama, she was sure that meeting with him was the inspiration to give her wings to fly her dream higher. The school principal, Mrs Amuka, is confident in her. “Since she joined Pangani, her performance has been improving each term. We have reason to believe she will do well in her final examinations and pursue her dream,” she says. Pangani Girls is in the process thus of moulding a cardiologist. Of course, the girl has also put the school’s name on the international map, for President Obama’s visit was beamed throughout the world.

Article From the Standard.

Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/lifestyle/article/2000170766/girl-s-15-minutes-of-fame-with-president-obama

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