Introducing myself and my journal: Empowering Rural Girls to live their dreams
by TYSA | March 14, 2009 at 7:57 AM
My Passions:
Sub Sahara Africa. Empower rural girls through increasing access to empowermnet tools like education, self estem,economic and exposure
My Challenges:
Women not supporting women cause with the zeal and determination
My Vision for the Future:
Where both boys and girls have equal opportunity and are brough up to appreciate each oter
My Areas of Expertise:
Education for life, youth issues, children and youth protection, gender mainstreaming, sports and development
Comments
Welcome to our community! You
Welcome to our community! You have an admirable passion. I look forward to seeing/hearing from you on PulseWire.
Jenna
Back to my dream
My name Metrine Chelagat, a 20 years old girl. My dream was to be a doctor to save my people from diseases.
My dream was shuttered when I dropped out of primary school due to early pregnancy. I have a 2 year baby girl.
I had lost all my hope of ever making it in life. My parents are poor and we live as squatters.
After TYSA introduced sports program late last year I was attracted and joined. It is here where I regained my lost dream. TYSA Director Mr.Gichuki Francis was so instrumental in encouraging me to participate in sports program
Am overwhelmed by how much sports has changed my life. I look even younger than my age. I am currently training as a tailor/dressmaker and fashion design at Kapenguria Youth Polytechnic.
I hope other girls who are in my state could get more support for them to come and achieve their dreams through your support. I want to change the lives of 50 girls in my community who are affected by early pregnancies and prevent more than 3000 others who are at risk of early pregnancies