Class: 8th Grade Graduates of 2022 April (Imbo)

I have been at Achungo for five years. It is a very nice school. Before that I was at God Kado Primary school. Life there was very hard. I went to school very early in the morning and without any breakfast, walking on foot. By lunch break we were sent back home because at school … Continued

I was so happy when my parents told me they were transferring me to Achungo because the performance is so much better than my prior school. I live with my father, Mark, and mother, Emmaqulate, and 3 older siblings. My father is a tailor but my mother doesn’t have a job. I like to learn … Continued

I joined Achungo in 5th grade and I am doing so much better than in my former school. I also feel comfortable at Achungo asking my teachers what I need to know. Since the death of my beloved Mother, I have lived with my father and with my two younger siblings. My father does not … Continued

I have been at Achungo for two years. Achungo is a boarding school and I get more time to study than at my former school and I can ask my teachers for help. The teachers in Achungo are so good and I have developed so much here. I live with my grandmother and three siblings … Continued

I live in Majiwa Village with my parents, John and Rose and have 4 brothers from 10 to 25 years old. My parents don’t have work and we find it difficult to survive. They brought me to Achungo 4 years ago. Compared to my former school, Achungo has far better performance. I was very happy … Continued

The Director brought me to Achungo four years ago when he found me on the street [maybe out of school unable to pay the fees?]. Achungo is a lot better than the school I went to before. I was not happy there and we had to have school fees. I live in Majiwa, near Imbo, … Continued

I have been at Achungo for four years, joining in 4th grade after attending a public school. At that school some teachers didn’t show up for class sometimes and the teaching was in our local language. The learning is much better at Achungo because we are taught better than at the public school I was … Continued

I came to Achungo when I was in Class 5. My parents died when I was still young, my mother dying while giving birth to my brother. I had been at St. Alfred’s until my parents died. After that, I was left an orphan and a relative brought me to Achungo. I live with my … Continued

Christine (b: June 4, 2007) came to Achungo (Imbo) in 4th grade. She had been attending Kawia Primary but “the classes were congested and the teachers were never serious.” She says that Achungo has a better facility, she can eat well here and the best thing is that the students are doing serious studies. Both … Continued

Josephine lives in the countryside with her father, two older brothers and seven younger sisters. Her father has lung cancer and is jobless, so the family often goes without food all day. She has been at Achungo for five years and it has made all the difference for her. Before that, she attended a public … Continued

Allan (b: August 8, 2004) joined Achungo in 2018. He attended a public school prior, and says that it did not provide a good education but at Achungo the teachers understand their subjects and do a good job of teaching. He especially likes science and social studies because he learns so much about the culture … Continued

Sarah (b: December 12, 2006) was attending Majiwa Primary but “it was not good” and she “was achieving little.“ She enrolled at Achungo (Imbo campus) in 5th grade and says, “I feel good at Achungo because I score good marks. Achungo has the best performance compared to the school where I was before. I found … Continued

Bostone (b: January 4, 2007) came to Achungo (Imbo) in 4th grade after attending Faith Academy. He says that Achungo is a much better school because the teachers are well-trained and able to help the students with their learning. He lives in Amoso village with his parents and his brother who also has his wife … Continued

Douglas (16) was brought to Achungo (Imbo campus) by his mother, a teacher, when he was in 5th grade, as she started working at Achungo. He had been attending Heartspring Junior Academy. He said that Achungo is different from other schools because “life is good and there is serious learning taking place, pupils are performing … Continued

Christine (15) came to Achungo (at Imbo) in 6th grade after attending Majiwa Primary. In those days she would be sent home for lunch but often there was no food at home. At Achungo there is always food for her. She lives with her mother, two brothers (one older and one younger) and two younger … Continued

Zadock came to Achungo (Imbo) in 7th grade after attending Majiwa Primary. He told us there is no comparison, that Achungo is the best school he had even gone to in his life. He said Majiwa didn’t provide books or food or a good education. He says Achungo is the school he’d been looking for, … Continued

Moses (b: October 20, 2006) lives in Imbo town (near our 2nd school) with his grandmother, older sister and younger brother. His parents had no jobs and left the family soon after his brother was born. His grandmother has no money to pay for schooling, so his sister had to drop out. They have a … Continued

Velma (b: August 14, 2007) came to Achungo in 5th grade after attending GodKado Primary. She had heard about Achungo and was wishing that she would be able to attend. She says Achungo is very different from her former school and is clean and the area has clean air. She has been very happy at … Continued

Alventer (age 15) has been at Achungo, Imbo campus, since 2017. Compared to her prior school, she says that Achungo is a good school where she gets much more teaching and can get help from the teachers and other students anytime she needs it. She told us that life was difficult for her before Achungo. … Continued

Florence (b: October 26, 2006) came to Achungo four years ago after attending God-Kado Primary School. She says the education offered there was not good and she likes how the teachers at Achungo do such a good job of teaching in comparison. She gets help whenever she is struggling in her studies. She lives in … Continued

Josephine (15) lives in Masakla village with her grandmother, Hellen Atieno (69). Hellen has chronic pain in her legs and very poor vision and so, is unable to work. They get their food from a small garden that is planted with maize. Her parents both died after long illnesses, her father with pneumonia and her … Continued

Juliet was living in a nearby village with her grandmother when she heard about Achungo from a neighbor and enrolled four years ago.  She says she never knew my parents, not even if they are dead or alive. She has a brother and a sister who are living with other neighbors. Her grandmother has diabetes … Continued

Robert (b:September 12, 2008) came to Achungo’s Imbo Primary in 4th grade having found out about it from a friend and then, searching the village for the school. Prior to Achungo he attended public school at God-Kado Primary. He told us,”Life in that school was not easy. We had to sit outside under a tree … Continued