A LIFE CHANGING INTERVENTION
My name is Ithalii Kelvin Kimathi, am 23 years old. I hail from Kiriene village, Tigania East Sub-County, Meru County. I came from a single parent family; being brought up my windowed mother Rebecca Thairora Ithalii. My dad passed away in late 1996, when I was only two years old. I was enrolled in the NCCK Scholarship programme in the 2010, while in form two at Miathene Boys High Schools. Currently I have graduated with my Bachelors degree in Economics from the University or Kabiongo in Kericho County.
I was constantly sent home to collect school fees which was a big burden to my widowed unemployed mum prior to the NCCK Scholarship program. This condition or constant being sent home to fetch my school fees interfered very much with my performance since I used to miss several days from School.
The issue of raising the school fees had caused emotional stress and torture to my pleasant mum who only depended on our small piece of land for our survival. However, after being awarded the scholarship, it turned out as a relieve to both my mum and I. This is because I was never sent home for fees and this helped me concentrate more on my studies which saw me score a B+ in KCSE. It also relieved my mum the financial constraints.
I got to know about the programme through a teacher who announced it in class. Later we were invited for an interview at Meru NCCK Regional Office where I got the opportunity to be among the few selected. The intervention entailed my tuition fees being paid by the programme and this really changed my life. I can truly say the programme determined my KCSE score and I am very grateful to the pioneers of this programme. My dream or vision is to extend an helping hand to the needy in the society, as the NCCK programme did to me and my fellows. My biggest challenge is securing a job, which is hampering my vision of helping the needy students.
May the Almighty bless the NCCK pioneers, staff, the sponsored and all those concerned with the well being of the needy “ BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL FOR THEY SHALL OBTAIN MERCY(MATTHEW 5:7)
