General
DANGEROUS RIDE! 13-year-old girl captured on camera hanging on motorcycle with firewood gets sponsors [Photos]
A local NGO, Soles for African Child, has offered to pay the school fees of a 13-year-old girl after her photo of her perched dangerously on a motorcycle went viral.
In the viral picture, the Kenya’s Standard 5 pupil, Faith Jepchirchir, hanged precariously on a motorbike ferrying firewood in Elgeyo Marakwet.
She had accompanied her grandmother, Lilian Kobilo, 75, to the forest 4km away from their home to fetch firewood. The granny has been raising Jepchirchir and her two siblings since their mother deserted them.
READ ALSO! I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE CALL ME THAT! Female presidential aspirant, Eunice Atuejide, sparks outrage online for condemning feminists
Kobilo’s only source of income is from the sale of firewood. After her story was published, ‘Soles for African Child’, a Nairobi-based NGO intervened.
The NGO did shopping for the family, bought 10 pairs of shoes and offered to pay Jepchirchir’s fees until she completes secondary school.
Her headteacher Salina Mumol said Jepchirchir is a hardworking, kind and focused girl. However, the problems at home affected her self-esteem.
READ ALSO! IT IS ALL TOO TRUMP FOCUSED! Isha Sesay quits CNN
See Photos below
-
News7 hours ago
American billionaire plans daring Titanic expedition to prove point
-
featured7 hours ago
Tinubu signs bill returning old anthem into law
-
News14 hours ago
NNPCL discover 122 illegal refining sites
-
Metro14 hours ago
Police nab three suspects for crimes in Edo
-
News14 hours ago
Anambra communities disagree over land ownership
-
Education10 hours ago
FG orders outgoing VCs to appoint deputies as acting VCs
-
Metro14 hours ago
Lagos Court remand mother, son for stealing properties worth N122m
-
News11 hours ago
EFCC arrests seven for illegal mining, two others for N1.2m bribe