By JANE ANYANGO ODONGO | FOUNDING DIRECTOR
"Look at Mum Jane, serving all of us with love, as if we are her own children, irrespective of our schools, tribes, or even economic status. I have always felt that I have a mother, eventhough my mum died when I was only 8 years old, this is what I call love!" This was part of a paragraph Winny's essay (Not her real Name) a 15 year old dolescent girls from one of the schools under Polycom Development Project's programs.
Towards the International Day of Girlchild 2017, Polycom engaged 600 girls from 17 schools to write essays on the Power of Love, 20 betst Essay writers were to attend the International Day of the Girlchild event. The essays were amazing and eye opening. the girls took their time to research and think well. They reflected on parental, romantic and even Godly love, they talked about how lives have changed through love and how our Country Kenya which is so much divided aling tribal lines should pursure love to move forward as a country.
All the Essays were forwarded to the office, there were a set of questions set aside to ascetain that the individual girls were the writers of the essays and the girls did great. We believe that this is as a result of the mentorship opportunities that Polycom Development Project have provided for the girls. Winners f received a school back pack and a back packs and beautiful tshirts written Power of Love. All the girls in attendance received a packet of Sanitary Towels.
Polycom as an organization is what it is today because of love, our beloved wellwishers have donated over 23,000 US dollars on this platform for the past 3 years to get us where we are today. We successfully continue to mentor our girls to rise beyond challenges in their day to day lives and focus on education. The number one challenge is poverty, a cycle that can only be broken through education. The sports project continue to create safer spaces for girls to meet and share. Poor girls willing to pursue their secondary education have been supported, we have more girls yeaning for our support and look forward to continued support.
It is the POWER OFLOVE!
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