Four girls in Kakuma refugee camp are sponsored by TEGSP

An Australian based not for profit agency formed by former South Sudanese refugees is taking on girls education by sponsored young girls in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. The Twic East Girls Scholarship Program is to be a tax-exempt not-for-profit charity which operated by volunteers across Australia. As community based organisation, the scholarship program currently is sponsoring girls from the Twic East area only with the promise of extension in future. So far, four young girls who excelled in their Kenyan Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) have benefited from the program. The four are doing their studies in Turkana Girls and we were able to talk with Achuei Arok Gak and Agau Aguer Bior.

Achuei and Agäu Aguër Source: provided by talent

Achuei Arok Gak

Achuei was born and grew up in Kakuma Refugee Camp. She started her primary school in Kakuma and in the year 2015 she completed her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education with a very excellence mark of 339 out of 500. Her dream is to complete her Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education with hope to attend University and become a doctor. When ask how she would like to give back to the community Achuei says my dream is to advance my career in medicine and have a clinic where I will treat less fortune people for free She believes the scholarship will give her knowledge and skills to do more for her career goal.

Agau Aguer Bior.

Agau migrated to Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya from her native country of South Sudan where she successfully completed her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education and obtained an excellence mark of 315 out of 500. She has thrived extremely well academically during her primary school studies and was awarded with four years scholarship by Twic East Girls Scholarship Program. Agau comments that the opportunity given to her by the scholarship program is unique and exciting; a chance to pursue my great interest in education, being both challenged and supported in the process, living in school where there is light and amongst women who encourage me.