EMPLOYMENT AFTER EDUCATION

Mentors work with their students right up until they get their first job

Many of the STUDENTS WHO STARTED SCHOOL AT THE THORN TREE preschools IN 2002 Continued their academic journey and HAVE successfully GRADUATED FROM TRADE SCHOOLs AND COLLEGEs.

The students who have graduated from our scholarship program were the first in their families to ever go to school. There are now about 100 graduates with another hundred and thirty right behind them.

The graduates from our scholarship program have jobs and send part of their wages home.

They have a great sense of duty and responsibility and they are very proud to be able to help support their families. Although some of our students have jobs outside of the Samburu area, the Samburu way of life is very compelling and they keep in touch with their families and each other. They return home whenever they can. Many are helping their younger siblings through high school.

Below are some of the many quality jobs our students are taking advantage of :

Local motor bike taxi driver who is able to transport elderly and sick community members
Local mason constructing houses
Restaurant and shop owner
Ndonyo Wasin primary school Math teacher
Administrative Assistant at Ndonyo Wasin elementary school
Chef at Sarara, a 5 star lodge
National Youth Service member
Security Manager at one of Nairobi's largest shopping malls

Local nurse at Ndonyo Wasin clinic
First female ranger at Samburu National Park with a degree in tourism
Associate of BOMA, a micro-finance organization helping women to start small businesses
A local high school English teacher
Mechanic at Kenya's largest grain farm
Ranger at the Rhino Sanctuary in Sera
IT manager in Nairobi
Accountant for a nonprofit organization