Inspired and Inspiring

Many thanks to local businessman and entrepreneur, Brett Sievwright, who gave up his Saturday morning to deliver an inspiring talk to our post-KCSE students. His life skills and motivational talk covered many topics - including the importance of choosing the right attitude in life; how to channel your energies (physical, mental and spiritual) to optimize your potential; the importance of integrity in all that you do and having SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely) goals.

Brett captured everyone's attention and there was a lively and animated question and answer session at the end. Many thanks Brett for giving up your valuable time and for treating the students to pizza and sodas! We all look forward to your next session on IQ and intelligence. Asante Sana! 

Well Served by Winchester

Many thanks again to Clare Norman and her Winchester tennis players for raising the fabulous sum of 1,250 pounds sterling (Ksh 192,500) for FDC at her annual tennis fundraiser. This money will be supporting Alice Atieno and Sospeter Ngandu.

Alice is now in her second year at the Karen Technical Training Institute for the Deaf (please refer our post below for details) and will go on attachment in September which she is much looking forward to.

Sospeter Ngandu (pictured below) completed Muho Secondary School and to his credit scored a D plain grade at KCSE in 2014. He was not taken on by FDC for his academic potential but rather because his oldest sister, who was also supported by FDC, died tragically as she was just starting her first job – leaving her family without a breadwinner. In order to help his mother provide for his brother, FDC took on Sospeter and is now very pleased to help him with a catering course.