Simon was born in 1986 in Molo, Nakuru Province. His mother is from the Kamba tribe, his father is a Kisii. He is the seventh in a family of nine siblings. Growing up in Molo was not always easy. His mother was uneducated and had to work to take care of them, because their father …
In September 2017, Diana, with help from Maryosa, will return to school. Diana Nyalik is 22 and lives in Ruiru, Kenya. She is the first in a family of eight siblings and they all live in a one-bedroom apartment with their mother. Her father is alive, but not with them. He left the family, and …
In March 2017, our volunteers Chiara Krol and Petra Wamanya-Hengsdijk went to Kenya. The goal was to introduce the financial skills material we developed and see if our goal and their demand match, and if and how we can optimize this. Arriving in Kenya, we organized a financial skills workshop with Lincolin Wamanya and in …
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Mercyline Nyalik is the younger sister of Diana, who is also supported by Maryosa’s school support prorgamme. Mercyline is the second in a family of eight children, and she in 20 years old. Unlike her older sister Diana, there was no money for her to go to high school. She stayed at home, helping her …
As a first exploration of how we can support talent and skills, we have started the design and implementation of one programme. It relates to budget coaching. The budget coaching programme aims to develop the financial capacities of people in developing countries. The project started in Ruiru, Kenya, a town near Nairobi. We pair a …
