December 2019 Dear Sponsors and Friends,
Happy Holidays and a Bountiful New Year 2020!
The year has been great at Tembea Academy. The girls are breaking for a long holiday. They will spend most of their time doing volunteer work in their communities.
Some of our 53 girls in college. From Left to Right: Miriam, Florence, Juliet, Jesca, Rose A, Rose N, Lillian, Lonte, Mercy, Annelly, Felister, Sheila, Banice, Mary, Simaloi, Naliaka M, Narasha, Siato, Charity and Faith.
Our college students continue to enjoy their various majors and the challenges that come with it. There are currently 53 students. This year 16 new students were admitted into college majoring in health education, statistics, food production, tour operations, beauty and accounting. It is through your support that every year we continue to inspire a group of young women to be influential in their communities by attaining college education. Our Form Four Class at BEADS Tembea High School will be sitting for their end of course exam which is KCSE (Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education) which is like our SAT’s. It is a month- long session of testing. This will be graded nationally and the results released just before Christmas. It is this exam result that puts the student into the different colleges and majors they will eventually pursue. As such, it is a key determiner of their career paths and an important milestone in their lives. In the last two years, we have rescued more than 40 girls from forced early marriage – with your help. We would like to rescue more girls this year. If you know anyone who would like to sponsor, please let us know. Thank you from all the sponsored girls, their families and communities.