High School Student Moves Kenyans To Tears As She Narrates Her Worst Ever Encounter At a Top Governor’s Office!
Have you ever listened to someone tell you a story and it touches you to the very core of your mind, body and soul?You hear the voices and echoes in your mind weeks and months later? The silhouettes of the characters involved vividly walk through you,the message lingers on forever?
Well, some students have shared their tales in the arms of a rogue Governor and his team of ruthless officers today.
The needy students tell, of how they tried to beg for help with no positive feed,no audience,nothing! She was in fact chased out from the governors office.
After crying,begging and pleading, the student was unfortunately hoisted out by officers as ordered by their boss.
Years later, the governor meets one of the students,but this time he is in need of assistance, his daughter is in a very terrible health state and the only person who can cater to her is this lady,the one he threw out of his office.
Apparently years back when she went to the governor’s office, all she wanted was fees to school but, she was kicked out but fortunately, someone assisted her through schooling,into university and now she is a top very sought after doctor.
They meet again,memories of her encounter with the governor still fresh,like it happened yesterday.Did she assist his daughter?
What would you do, if you found yourself in such a scenario?
As you ponder over what you would do…
Remember,never take anything or anyone for granted! You might need them someday!
This touching and moving story was shared by very talented students today at Nairobi School during the unveiling of Money Gram & Co-operative Bank collaboration to Provide Education Scholarships to students in Kenya.The play, was a well scripted and acted piece, that left the audience present,imagining, picturing,and of-course talking in low tones, it was mind blowing. Enough said, ‘Educo curo fu-tu-re’
The mentor-ship program is facilitated by Co-operative Bank of Kenya Foundation and sponsored by the Money Gram Foundation.
It will benefit 350 underprivileged high school students countrywide. This program is expected to boost the students’ academic performance, help them make better career choices, and give them the skills to succeed in university and beyond.
The mentor-ship program is funded by Money Gram Foundation through a grant of five million Kenya shillings will be facilitated by Kenyan entrepreneurs, university students and social workers throughout this week. The week-long workshops will be held in seven regions around the country, and will target form three students from each region. The 350 students have been selected based on performance.
They are the top performers in the current scholarship program run by the Co-operative bank foundation.
“I would like to thank the Co-op Bank Foundation and Money Gram Foundation for their generosity. Investing in future entrepreneurs, doctors, lawyers, journalists, marketers, captains of industry – and anything else that we endeavor to become – will go a long way in not only helping our families and communities, but also creating a more prosperous nation. We look forward to putting into practice all that we will learn in these workshops. We also promise to make you proud,” said Salome Kagumu, Kenya High School student.
Currently the Co-op Foundation has reached over 3000 students by paying school fees in secondary schools across Kenya. The Co-op Foundation has also reached an additional 140 students in various universities.
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has allocated over Ksh 600 million from the banks’ profits towards increasing access to good education for needy children since 2007.
‘Inspiring minds and improving lives is the mission of the Money Gram foundation’
The Money Gram Foundation believes that education is at the heart of better economic opportunities, healthier families, and individual freedom and empowerment,that is why we are supporting the Co-operative Bank’s mentor-ship program.
We are proud and honored to help improve the quality of education for so many children across Kenya,” said Jacqueline Lowe, President of the Money Gram Foundation. “We are inspired by our customers who are driven to create new and better opportunities for themselves and their families”
“At the Co-operative Bank Foundation, we believe that education is a potent catalyst that can change an individual, a society, a country and a generation. Education not only empowers the mind but it also gives you the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. Freedom to become whatever you wish to be, freedom to dream, freedom from poverty and the freedom to create opportunities for yourself and many others. This is why we at the foundation take our work seriously and we thank the MoneyGram Foundation for their generous grant that will go a long way in impacting the lives of 350 underprivileged students,” said Rosemary Githaiga, Company Secretary, Co-operative Bank of Kenya.
Money Gram is a global provider of innovative money transfer services and is recognized worldwide as a financial connection to friends and family. Whether online, or through a mobile device, at a kiosk or in a local store, we connect consumers any way that is convenient for them. We also provide bill payment services, issue money orders and process official checks in select markets. More information about Money Gram International, Inc. is available at moneygram.com.
The Co-op Bank Group is the 3rd largest by Assets in the region and runs 4 subsidiaries namely; Kingdom Securities Ltd, Co-op Trust Investment Services Limited, Co-operative Consultancy Services (K) Limited and Co-operative Bank of South Sudan; The Bank also owns 26% of CIC Insurance Group.
The Banks footprint across Kenya and the region includes; 140 branches in Kenya, 4 in South Sudan, 570 ATM service points, and over 8,700 Co-op Kwa Jirani banking agency outlets supporting a growing client base now standing at over 5.9 million account-holders. Co-op Bank is the 5th largest company by market capitalization on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
