At the young age of 7, Angie and her siblings became orphans when their mother passed away. Whether deceased or simply never in the picture, she sums up the total existence of her father when she quietly states: “I don’t know anything about him.” The three children went to live with their grandmother.
Parent meeting
In 2009, Angie was among the 100 students who applied for a spot at the Kakenya Center for Excellence. Due to her status as an orphan she was accepted without question and began a new chapter in her life. When asked why she likes her new school, she offers the smallest crease of a smile and says softly that: “Learning at KCE is good compared to my old school because the teachers here teach well, the uniforms are given without having to pay for them, and there are enough text books for all the students.” She says that these improvements, plus not having to be late to school due to household work, has led to a sharp improvement in her academic performance, making her the best student in her class.
