Proposed Student:  Takuo Maiyani

Proposed School Program:  Secondary School in Kenya

Takuo has graduated from Lokusero Primary School in the Il
Ngwesi region of Kenya.  Wherby in December 2009 he  finished
standard 8, the highest level of education that is available
to him without financial assistance.

Takuo finished the year with very good marks and has scored
in the top five in the class in nearly every standardized
test.  His favorite subject is math and although
english is not one of his favorite subjects, he in the most
willing, out of everyone in his standard 8 class, to speak out, express his opinion, offer suggestions, and speak for himself and his peers, be it in his mother tongue of Masaai, his national language of Swahili, or the language in which his education is offered, English. He is one of the very few students bold and confident enough to approach members of authority with questions, concerns, or just to
talk. 

There is no government day secondary school close to Takuo’s home so his most affordable option for secondary school is a government boarding school. The government subsidizes 10,500 KSH of the 31 550KSH yearly cost of boarding school. So this leaves Takuo 21 050 KSH ($285 USD) short of school fees. His family is able to contribute some but nowhere near enough.