Mailbag: our students write to us!
Here are messages of appreciation and thanks we’ve received from our students, thanking donors for their support in making a brighter future available to them.
Zablon is an enthusiastic volleyball player. Here he is (middle) with some of his friends at a tournament at Kenyatta University.
Zablon Wanjala, teacher
Zablon Wanjala is a CES beneficiary who, as a result of support by CES, was able to graduate from university and get a position as a teacher. You can hear Zablon’s story in his own words, as one of the three Alumni I had the honour of interviewing during my 2022 visit to Kenya. Here’s an update from Zablon; – Carl Friesen, CES Canada Chair.
Dear Mike! Kenya has become very harsh for its children, it is not the same as it used to be some years back. The economic standard now itself is heartbreaking with daily increases in the price of commodities. The introduction of tax hikes makes those from humble background again to be in state of limbo.
The good thing is that most of us are used to it though one of the most worries is that job opportunities are a problem now in Kenya. Most of the graduates are victims, many also now are moving around the streets to get something to sustain themselves.
My mum and siblings struggle as I try to help. For Kenyans, the hope of getting an opportunity to work in Kenya now has diminished; and a KCSE paper is useless.
Last year I had a conversation with a good friend of mine @carlfriesen, that should he find an opportunity in Canada for casual work where I could be studying some short course at the same time as working, that might be a good option for me.
I hope you will forward this message to him. CES Canada and CES Kenya has played a major role in my life. I need to return something to them. I wish to reach out and lift up the needy, to help those who are hopeless.
It is just a dream being with Mama Linda and shaking her ✋. God bless you Mike and God bless your family and CES Canada at large.
Gammaliel Kanenje graduated with Honours from Murang'a University of Technology
Celebrating CES beneficiary Gammaliel Kanenje
Gammaliel writes to President Emeritus Michael Frederiksen –
CES Canada has been my family since 2014. CES invited me when a student at Namundera SS. For the past 9 years you have been my motivation, my inspiration. Thanks to Michael Frederiksen, Patron Malik Khaemba, Patricia Makori, Sarah Nabongo, Juma Edwin Nyongesa and all Community Education Services (CES) Canada fraternity for your compassionate support.
I wish to extend my gratitude 🙏 and in humble words confirm having attained Bachelor's Degree in Education Science specialized in Mathematics and Physics. The graduation ceremony is 29th September at Murang’a University of Science and Technology.
May God bless you all — feeling thankful at Murang'a University of Technology.
Michael Frederiksen thank you very much Daddy 😘😚😙. Am so humbled by your lovely kind support you've always provided through CES KENYA. CES gave me the reason and made me find my purpose for education. As I celebrate my graduation 🎈🎓 … I humbly again and again give lots of thanks. May you never lack and may God bless you abundantly.
My dreams are growing bigger and bigger and there's much I am yearning to achieve.
Elicah Mayukuva graduated from Egerton University in Nakuru, Kenya.
From Elicah Mayukuva
Good morning family, I hope you doing well. I am fine too and I thank God for the far He has brought us. So far I have doing well and I have been teaching as a volunteer teacher at Utumishi Girls Academy, in Nakuru County.
I want to take this opportunity to welcome you to my graduation ceremony. I am proud to announce my graduation with honors from Egerton university Njoro main campus which will take place on 27th October 2023.
I was pursuing a Bachelor of Education Arts, combination Mathematics and Geography.
I will be graduating with a second class honours upper division.
My heartfelt gratitude for your incredible support financially and spiritually. All the hard work you did for all these years have finally brought a reward so sweet.
Asante sana🙏