Elizabeth is a 16 year old girl who finished her primary education at Lokusero Primary School in 2013.  She lives with her 2 brothers, 3 sisters and both parents in Lokusero, a remote Masai village in Lakipia North, Kenya.   Her parents and older brother have no jobs or livestock so they are not able to raise any school fee money for her.

When we met with Elizabeth she explained how an education would help her get a job in the future which would in turn help her family be healthier.  She also explained that her community needs more educated people to work towards environmental sustainability. Elizabeth is in need of financial aid for her school fees that will cost $430 CDN per year.

Sadly, Elizabeth has a high chance of being sold into an early marriage if she does not go to secondary school. However, once she graduates from secondary school she will be respected as an educated member of the community who would not be put into a position of a prearranged marriage that she doesn’t agree with.