Keep a student in school

Linda was born into a family of six children, where life was never easy. Her father worked at a construction site, while her mother earned a modest income as a door-to-door laundress. Despite their hard work, the family struggled to make ends meet.

Everything changed when her father suffered a severe back injury at work. Unable to continue manual labor and without access to proper medical care, he became bedridden. This left Linda’s mother as the sole breadwinner, carrying the heavy responsibility of providing for the entire family.

To help put food on the table, Linda and her siblings collected scrap metal to sell. Even then, survival was a daily struggle. The financial strain eventually forced her two older siblings to move in with their grandmother as the family could no longer support everyone at home.

Amid these hardships, a glimmer of hope appeared. A kind well-wisher stepped in and paid Linda’s primary school fees, enabling her to attend a private school where she excelled academically. However, after completing her primary education, her hope began to fade because she did not have the money to join high school. The support she received from the well-wisher had only covered her primary education.

Around the same time, tragedy struck again. There was a robbery at her mother’s workplace, and she was arrested as a suspect. She was charged with robbery with violence and taken to a women’s prison in Kenya. At that time, Linda’s father was still unwell and staying in Nairobi due to a family land dispute. With no money to afford a private lawyer, her mother was assigned a government lawyer. However, the lawyer later withdrew, stating that the government was no longer funding such cases. The family was left feeling helpless and overwhelmed.

Despite these overwhelming challenges, Linda refused to give up. Through the support of Affecto Foundation, she was awarded a four-year high school scholarship, an opportunity that transformed the course of her life. With determination and resilience, she successfully completed her studies in 2025 and is currently awaiting university placement.

Today, Linda proudly stands as the first among her six siblings to join university. Her journey is a powerful testament to perseverance, faith, and the life-changing impact of compassion. She has learned that true help sometimes comes not only from family, but also from kind hearts willing to uplift others.

Linda remains deeply grateful to GlobalGiving and everyone who believed in her. She is now more empowered her to pursue her dreams.