Mary

My name is Mary Aziza. I attended Spurgeons Academy since kindergarten to class 8. Spurgeons Acadamy is a small primary school in the Kibera Slum. My brother and I lived with my mother and father but my father left during the post elections violence in 2007 and left us behind. The house we were living in was very expensive and my mother could not afford it. We were forced to move to a smaller house in the Kibera Slum. After we moved my older brother got sick and he died in 2009. I was left with my mother alone. My mother was struggling so much to provide food and pay for my examination fees, but I was lucky to receive a sponsorship with The Kickstart Project when I completed my exams.  Sadly, while I was completing my Term 1 exams at secondary school in 2017, I received the shocking news that my mother had passed away. This was extremely difficult for me and I was absolutely devastated. I now live in Pipeline with my grandmother.