News and Media
News and Media
Teen Drug Problems
March 2019
Drug and substance abuse have become almost insurmountable challenges in our schools. Teachers and parents are intensely struggling against these issues with their children and feel they are losing the battle. They are wondering what to do with their kids who have become zombies due to these abuses.
read moreThe Right Kind of Women
February 2019
THE LIE. Society will give you a list of attributes that make up a ‘real’ woman and then tell you that is what every man wants, and what every woman needs to be. A real woman today smiles regardless of what she is feeling, and we all know smiling is the only way to be pretty, don’t we? Really? Who dictates what the standard of beauty should be?
read moreHappiness is a Choice
February 2019
Managing teenage-hood, balancing school work, peer pressure, self-esteem issues, bullying, and lack of parental support are just some of the issues that a teenager must face and go through in life. Our Lesson Two at NIC Ngong was focusing on the self- esteem issues girls often struggle with so routinely.
read moreThe Donkey
February 2019
We were seated watching the girls at Njabini Girls School enjoy their snacks after the conclusion of The Choice Club meeting. I happened to look across the fence from the school and noticed two donkeys pulling a heavy load. These animals are referred to as ‘the beast of burden’ for a reason! They were pulling a cart of heavy laden with something that resembled sacks of potatoes. Their master was seated on top of the load, and every so often he would whip the donkeys trying to force them to walk faster. I felt sorry for the donkeys.
read moreFinancial Challenges and the Rewards of Success.
February 2019
Our Choice Club meetings have continued well at the various schools. We are receiving a lot of support from the club patrons and the school principals. At Njabini Girls, the school Director spoke to us about how extremely difficult it is to deal with girls this age, especially at this time, when there is so much negative influence from the media. They are trying very hard to make sure they are making a strong contribution to bringing up girls that are morally upright and respectable members of society, but he said it is an uphill battle. The girls are very much aware of the environment around them, and the kind of stress their parents are going through just to put them through school.
read moreNgong and Shiners Choice Clubs
January 2019
AIC Ngong Hills Secondary School is a girls’ school located in Ngong town. Ngong is a town that has a cosmopolitan group of people. Originally the town was inhabited by the Masai. They owned huge chunks of land but with time they started selling off parcels of their land, and people from all over Kenya rushed to purchase the parcels.
read moreNiabini Choice Club
January 2019
Njabini Girls School is in Nyandarua County, Kinangop Constituency. The school has a beautiful view of the Aberdare Rangers that stretches out majestically to the front of the school, as well as a lovely view of the Sasumua Dam to the back of the school. The climate in Kinangop is usually chilly: scarves, leg warmers and marvins form part of the school uniform to help ward off the cold. The school has a small number of 160 girls who come from all the major towns in Kenya.
read moreSchool is in Session
January 2019
Schools have been very busy the last two weeks admitting Form 1 students. As this is the first time the students are joining Secondary School, there is a lot that comes with admitting them. The teachers must make sure the students have all the necessary requirements academically, that tuition fees are paid, and that all the necessary medical requirements have been met. It was, therefore, impossible for the Choice Club meetings to start last week. The new students need to settle down, then the schools will be able to start the lessons for the term.
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