Do Not Despise Humble Beginnings: The story of #JkingNgare on #DDwithMaqC
Channel: Development Dynamics
Date: 2023-04-11

John (Jking) Ngare is the co-founder and executive director of the Lepta Community Organization, which builds leadership, employability, and entrepreneurial skills to enable youth-led community transformation. Lepta has programs across East Africa, offering training, mentorship, and hands-on leadership practice to young people, especially those from underserved communities. 

JKing is a multi-talented individual who runs a graphics design firm, NuWave Creation. He is also the director of Mathare Children's Education (MCE), which provides education, food, shelter, and health to disadvantaged and orphaned children living in Nairobi's informal settlements.

On this episode of #DDWithMaqC, JKing shares his life story, including his childhood memories and how the consciousness of his gifts from an early stage kept him alive in a place where boys his age died from criminal activities. He also talks about how the male figures around him kept him anchored and his passion for lifting others from the same background he hails from.

Contents of the Video
0:00 — Intro
2:05 — My family roots
8:23 — My early Childhood memories and food being the love language in my family
17:27 — Schooling and awareness of a better life than the one I lived
24:27 — Being naughty and how the discipline from my father kept me grounded
27:21 — My high school experience and how of all my siblings, I was the first one to finish high school
32:58 — Burying my childhood friends made me want to create better for myself and those around me. 
37:12 — Having a male figure in my life anchored me
43:41 — Connecting to my purpose
54:01 — Joining Lepta
57:53 — I started dating while I was in pursuit of my purpose
01:07:40 — Lifting others by management and teaching leadership

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