EDUCATION PAYS

Early pregnancies has been a common problem in Kakamega.most of the girls are forced into early marriages  where they will be faced with  challanges in copping  with the married life.Nanjala was one of the many young girls  who undergone such difficult time in life.She was a form one  student and was forced to marry a 42 year old man  yet she was only seventeen years.She  was bright and yet her parents forced her to marry the man  when she lacked  school fees.It was only after  the intervention of the area assistant chief that the girl was taken  back to school.She was assited by the chief to pay his school fees through the CDF.The girl has done K.C.S.E Exams well and she is is waiting to go to the university.All thanks goes to the chief who rescued the girl and helped her back to school.

Location: SHINYALU, KAKAMEGA, KENYA