Hello Teri,

The Student Scholarship Fund is paying off big time. Graduates are on the move. Out of all the Maasai in Kenya, Andrew Kiranto, the nurse running the mobile Health Wagon, was recently invited to a global summit in China. After receiving his nursing credentials in 2019, he returned to Esiteti and is now an instrumental part of providing healthcare to his community.

Sueta Kisioki was the recipient of the Girls College Scholarship in 2022.

She now works at the Health Wagon advocating for women's rights. She was a featured speaker at Rambo Girls High School, a top ranking school

for its highest "SAT" scores.

I was a Maasai village girl. When I was three years old, my father died, and life changed. for the worse. It was tough times for my mother, because widowed women are not allowed to own property, money or cattle.

My mother kept one cow after my father passed away, but his brother speared it to death.

After years of hard times, we moved closer to Esiteti Primary School where my mother wanted me to go to school. Uncle James Ole Kamete, Founder of Esiteti School, told us Africa Schools of Kenya would help me with a scholarship through high school. My mother never again had to struggle to pay for school fees.

During high school, I was trained as an Alternative Rite of Passage Youth Leader and became a role model for younger girls. Because of my high marks, I received a Girls College Scholarship and got a diploma in Community Health and Development. Today, I'm in charge of community outreach for people living in the surrounding area of our Health Wagon.

Shauna Mistretta is an integral part of ASK's team. She recently hosted five guests on a trip of a lifetime, immersing her group in the lives of the Maasai living in and around Esiteti Primary School. For the first time, sponsors met with their students, while visiting their bomas and meeting their families. Shauna provided each guest with a glimpse of day-to-day life of the people we have grown to love. Witnessing the transformation and benefits of Education and Healthcare in this community, allowed Shauna's guest to fully appreciate the gratitude & warmth these Maasai have to offer.

As the Alternative Rite of Passage curriculum evolves and encourages girls to stay in school, it also aims to combat stigmas while encouraging conversations around taboo subjects such as teen pregnancy, child marriage, FGM, and sexual violence.