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Happy New Year!
January 2019
The year has started well, and we are thankful to God. Schools have opened today for the first term of the year. The whole town has been a bee-hive of activity as parents and their children are busy shopping for back to school supplies. The beginning of the year is always hectic for parents. The students who sat for the end of primary examinations in November are now ready for Secondary School; there are books, uniform, beddings and other school supplies that need to be bought.
read moreCircumcision Season
December 2018
We visited the girls at school today; they are busy with exams. One of the girls finished her exams today, but the other two will finish on Friday afternoon before leaving for home on the 22nd. One will go ahead of them on the 21st as she finishes her exams earlier. The girls asked that I pass on their regards to Valvisions and their gratitude for the school supplies and pocket money. We talked to one girl on the phone later in the evening. We had gone to the school earlier to see her, but she was in class, and we were unable to visit.
read moreClosing for Christmas Holiday
December 2018
The girls continue with their college studies at Thogoto. We have been in touch with each one of them, and they are faring well at school.
read moreSeminar in Meru
December 2018
The seminar we held in Meru was a huge success. We had a turnout of 64 girls on the first day and closed the seminar with the same number. The topics prepared were appropriate for the age group, and we had facilitators who did a very good job helping the girls break down the information.
It rained heavily but that did not deter the girls from coming in early every morning for the meetings. Some walked from very far away villages. The girls were shy to ask questions on the first day and giggled away when certain words were used.
read moreReporting to College
November 2018
The girls reported back to college yesterday. They were all to report to school by 5 p.m. One of the girls came to Nairobi on Saturday; we dropped her back to school by 4 p.m. Two of the girls had not arrived by the time we left school, but they finally got to college. We shopped for supplies with one of the girls and left her to share it with the rest when they got to school.
read moreGirls excelled in exams
November 2018
Yesterday, we had a meeting in Meru with the personal assistant to Father Bernard and others regarding our upcoming event. We had already prepared the program and went through it with them. We all agreed the topics we planned for discussion were good and appropriate for the age group we are targeting for the youth seminar.
read morePreparing for the Holiday Program
November 2018
One of our girls reported to Moi Teachers Training College in Baringo yesterday. Baringo is 296 kilometers from Nairobi (184 miles). She will board at the school for the next four weeks. Her baby is 11 months old, so she left her with her mother. Valvisions paid the tuition fees and sent a copy to the school. She is elated to be back at school, and she sends her warmest regards and gratitude. She realizes how lucky she is to have a second chance to further her education.
read moreArriving at College
November 2018
The girls resume college at Thogoto on the 25th of November. We talked to them today, and they are all home enjoying the holiday with their families. One of our girls got admission for the same teaching course at Moi Teachers College in Baringo.
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