About Lucy Adhiambo

Lucy is 18 years old; she lives in Kibera with her elder sister Everline. She has been in the programme since 2006. She has four siblings: - 1st born is Everline Odhiambo who is 30 years and earns her living by plaiting, 2nd born is Olga Odhiambo who lives in the upcountry with grandmother, 3rd is Abigail Odhiambo who is also in the Miale Programme she completed form four in 2009 and attained a mean grade of D+, 4th born is Lucy and the last born is Collins Odhiambo who lives in the upcountry with the grandmother.
Lucy is a total orphan her parents died when she was still young. She misses her parents very much and says life is difficult without her parents. There are days that they go hungry because of lack of money. Lucy lives with her elder sister who sometimes goes for a week without getting a client to plait. She really appreciates what Johari has done for her. Johari came to her life as a blessing and she prays that the programme should continue supporting other children in Kibera. Lucy had lost hope in finishing her education, Johari made her dream come true. She says Miale has helped her in school fees, given her food and most of all it has given her courage to face the future.
Lucy’s interest are reading novels and socializing with people. She did KCSE in 2009 and attained a mean grade of B-. She was the first in the school. She attended Green Valley High School in limuru. She would like to be an accountant. She is looking forward to joining college.
This week from 19/05/10 she joins Francis Kanyoi the Johari Accountant to get an insight into the work of an Accountant. We will hear from her about the Accountancy field.
Social worker’s comment: Lucy is a very hard working girl; she is soft spoken and has a bright future. She likes to come to the centre to assist with the kids. If given a chance she should continue with her studies because she is a bright girl who can perform well.