Laurine Escapes Marriage, Kenya My name is Laurine. I am 15 years old and in Form 1. I am a third born in a family of five children, but the first daughter. I am one of the Asante Africa Foundation scholars. I am a survivor of forced marriage, an incident that took...
Using Pocket Money to Start a Business, Kenya Phanice Nanjala from Narok, Kenya is a recent Form Four graduate and 2019 LEI participant. With the knowledge she gained from these programs, Phanice began to save her pocket money after finishing her Form Four last...
Emily Beat the Odds, Kenya Emily was selected by her school to attend the LEI Program in 2014. After numerous setbacks while growing up, like losing eyesight in one eye due to a tumor and losing her father to diabetes, Emily found herself a leader amongst her peers,...
Sanaiyan Shows Her Strength, Kenya After Sanaiyan was orphaned at a young age, circumstances became even tougher for her as she got pregnant at the age of 14, and was forced to drop out of school. She was under constant pressure from society that eventually led her to...
