Nur Ayne who is starting her medical studies at University College London in October however had decided to sign up a gap year programme with Changing Worlds, a British based organization.
So she packed her bags and headed to Nakuru, Kenya for 6 months. In there, she taught the school children Mathematics and help out at a children’s home. Many students barred-footed, worn torn uniforms and carry tattered textbooks.
The primary education fee of Kenya is free but secondary fee charge from RM 150 to RM 250. It is a huge sum for family because they are only earning RM 4 and RM 5 daily. Therefore, many students drop out after primary school to work or help their family to plant vegetable or fruit trees.
The experience made Nur Ayne realized how fortunate she was to be Malaysian.
To help needy students continue their education, Nur Ayne initiated a project called Project Fearless.
This project now sponsored 5 poor students in Kenya. One of the students is a 16 years old girl whose mother suffering from liver cancer.
The project costs RM 4000 a year and her parents who are both accountants is going to provide the funds for the 1st year.
She knows that at this moment she cannot help all the poor students in Kenya but now she is starting her baby steps.
0 comments:
Post a Comment