Last week I celebrated my 31st birthday, and one of the best gift I got (ever) was witnessing the tremendous progress Kianda Vision Computer Center has made. Since opening in mid-May, we now have 38 students enrolled in the 2 months program, and the first cohort has officially passed their exams and have received certificate from the center.
It's hard to believe how fast this project has progressed. It is definitely beyond my wildest imagination that something like this could happen on a continent that is infamous for its inefficiency. Last August, money was raised for my birthday, by winter we picked a concept, in May we have a center built, and now we are impacting the lives of youths in the community on a daily basis! We also have ambition to expand our space to accommodate more students by this winter.
Today we held an official graduation celebration for them. Each one of them made a speech, thanking those who made this center possible. These youths grow up in a very tough environment, without this project, they wouldn't have the ability to learn how to use a computer, and then use that skill to find jobs. I wanted to share the speech from one of the students, Mercy Ogembo (apologies for the background noise and poor videotaping skill)
This absolutely wouldn't have happened without everyone who contributed money last year. This is indeed a birthday gift that keeps on giving :) On behalf of myself and all the students benefitted from the computer center, from the deepest part of our hearts, ASANTE SANA! (Swahili: Thank you very much!)
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Today we held an official graduation celebration for them. Each one of them made a speech, thanking those who made this center possible. These youths grow up in a very tough environment, without this project, they wouldn't have the ability to learn how to use a computer, and then use that skill to find jobs. I wanted to share the speech from one of the students, Mercy Ogembo (apologies for the background noise and poor videotaping skill)
This absolutely wouldn't have happened without everyone who contributed money last year. This is indeed a birthday gift that keeps on giving :) On behalf of myself and all the students benefitted from the computer center, from the deepest part of our hearts, ASANTE SANA! (Swahili: Thank you very much!)
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