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Carol Naro excels on KCPE exams
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Carol Naro excels on KCPE exams at Light of Hope.
In December of 2014, 14-year-old Light of Hope student and resident, Carol Naro, sat for her KCPE exams. Her score of 409 was an exceptional performance – one that merited a column in the newspaper and a highlight on the national news.
Carol is now attending one of the best high schools in Kenya, St. Brigid’s Girls High School Kiminini.
She dreams of becoming a neurosurgeon in the future.
Caroline (Carol) Katiko Naro was born on September 10, 1999, as the third of four children. Tragically, both of her parents passed away in 2006 leaving the children in their aunt’s care. With such extreme hardship and poverty, the possibility of Carol’s continuing her education became a distant dream.
Fortunately, when Carol was eight her aunt contacted Light of Hope for help.
Light of Hope was a chance at a new beginning for Carol.
Today, the hardworking and extremely determined Carol Naro is part of an important Light of Hope success story and an inspiration to many children in Kenya.
Carol describes herself as a hardworking girl whose vision is to be the “Hero of Turkana” where she was born. Her greatest wish is to give back.
Carol does not know the whereabouts of her two brothers, but hopes to reunite with them someday.
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Why educate girls?
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Why educate girls?
Megan Foo, a high school senior in Hong Kong and advocate for women and girls, writes about educating girls.
Megan points out that, in developing communities, three issues prevent a girl from her right to education: 1) her gender, 2) her zip code, and 3) her economic condition.
She writes that girls’ education is …
- a fundamental right that warrants universal access.
- a catalyst for gender equality.
- the key to poverty alleviation within less economically developed countries.
- instrumental in bringing about economic growth.
- essential for reducing the number of child marriages.
- a successful formula for individual empowerment.
- a proven cause of lowered maternal and infant mortality rates.
- critical to a decline in fertility rates.
- a steppingstone to improved women’s health.
- a pivotal force for change in societies and communities.
“Why Should We Invest in Girls’ Education?” – Megan Foo, Huffington Post
If we educate a boy, we educate one person. If we educate a girl, we educate a family – and a whole nation. – African proverb
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