I never really knew l was ingrained to inspire and motivate others and more especially the young people. Back in Kenya High School my cubicle will always be full of form ones and twos sharing their life with me and in need of help. I was so engrossed l had to remind myself over and over my reason for being in school was education and despite mentoring these young people l needed to study.
After l cleared High school, l still found myself pursuing the same cause. I would invite young girls to our house and talk as we had snacks and drinks. At one time l even invited some young girls from church for a sleep over and we spent the entire night just sharing the struggles each had as a young girl and l would advice accordingly. It was an awesome night and l really got to bond with the said girls. Right now they are all grown up and doing very well in life. This really inspires me to reach out to more young people.
So as time went on, i realized l was really called for the young people and as a result l registered my own international NGO "Pearl of Hope". It was registered to mainly talk to young girls about their reproductive health to enable them to make informed decisions. But with time l would also talk to them in regards various life issues and mentor them. As the number increased l got other mentors to help and also included the boy child in the program. This was because l realized the society had sort of forgotten the boy child, and yet they also need someone to mentor them especially those who grew up with absentee fathers.
As l was doing all this, l never really knew the magnitude of impact it had caused until the day l got an email requesting to interview me have been ranked as a Top 40 under 40 woman. Initially l thought it was a hoax until l spoke to the person who had been instructed to interview me by Business Daily.
It was a great shock and it really didn't sink until August 7th when l got a copy of Business Daily and l saw myself among the great women nominated. I read that paper over and over again. In fact l got myself two copies just to be sure. Hilarious, right....yeah. That's how surprised l was.
I realized that i had to now raise the bar and mentor even more young people. To God who has brought me this far, to my dear Mum Pauline for bringing me up in the ways of the Lord, to my brother Victor for moral support and to all my men tees for allowing me to speak into your life, l want to say Thank You. I have now put on another gear and l will ensure l mentor as many young people as l can possibly can.
The statue l received from Business Daily on 24 September, is a constant reminder someone is watching and l can't disappoint.
God bless you all and you too can play a great role in this society to make it a better place.
At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel. (Maya Angelou)
