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About Me

August 2010 - Decide on a gap year and join TEDxKibera as Programme Manager in charge of Student Outreach Programme

June 2010 - Graduate from African Leadership Academy and gain admission to Williams College (United States)

February 2010 - Speak at Global Issues Service Summit in Lusaka, Zambia.

June 2009 - Begin Mathmahelp, to reach out to needy students in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Partner with Microsoft, South Africa.

- Receive Cambridge International Examinations award for Top Student in South Africa and 4th in the World in English Writing

December 2008 - Receive the Inaugural Dean's Award for Academic Excellence, African Leadership Academy.

July 2008 - Student representative to the United States, African Leadership Academy tour

June 2008 - Leave the Kenya High School after gaining admission to African Leadership Academy (Johannesburg, South Africa)

May 2008 - Receive the Board of Governors Prize for Outstanding Leadership, The Kenya High School (Nairobi, Kenya)

September 2007 - Begin Project: A Book for Change, a bookraiser that has since raised 10,000 books for over 2000 students from 9 schools in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya.

August 2007 - Attend the Good Luck Beijing Conference as a Kenyan Cultural Ambassador (Beijing, China)

June 2007 - Elected Senior Prefect, The Kenya High School

February 2005 - Join the Kenya High School, a top National School in Kenya

December 2004 - Complete Primary School Education at Makini Primary School (Nairobi, Kenya) attaining position 54 out of 320,000 in National Examinations.

Location:
Kenya, Nairobi
Current organization:
TEDxKibera
Past organizations:
Project: A Book for Change, Kenya Children's Parliament Foundation
Current role:
Project Manager
Gender:
Female
Areas of expertise:
Project Development, Project Management and Planning

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