A former Lift the Lid, Inc. student in Kenya reached out to say this…

“Hello Sara😊 I hope you’re doing well. My name is Brigid, and I attended school at Namelock Junior Academy. I was just browsing and found Lift the Lid and looked at what’s inside. I found a story of mine about my mother and a poem that I wrote back then. I saw your comment, and I really felt good reading it. I just want to thank you for what you did for me back then. It really made a difference in my life, and I will never forget it. Currently, I’m a student at KCA University pursuing computer science, and I’m still keeping my head high to achieve my goals. It would be my pleasure to connect with you and perhaps meet you again. Thank you.”

It’s wonderful to reconnect with Brigid and see that she is in university(!!) and keeping her head high, as she said, to achieve her goals. #givingback #givingthanks

Attached is Brigid’s message, a photo of her when she was our student at Namelok Academy in 2017, and a post we dedicated to her then. Also, we’ve included her short essay about her mom, “What Makes Me Most Happy,” and her poem, “It Could Have Been a Lonely Night.” I hope you’ll pause in the Holiday rush to give yourself the gift of reading her lovely words.

Also, please think of Lift the Lid for your holiday giving. In addition to the 75 student scholarships we provide every year, we’re so eager to complete our 10 classrooms at Keneni Stars Academy in Bomet, Kenya, and to fully launch our Nelena Pad Project, making sanitary napkins from sugarcane waste at Lenana Girls High School in Kitale, Kenya. *100% of every donation goes toward our critical work. https://www.lift-the-lid.org/how-it-works/donate/

*As always, if you’re interested in starting a pen pal and/or sponsoring a student’s education, please contact me at saragoff@saragoff.com.
*PLEASE HELP US SUPPORT MORE CHILDREN! 100% of all donations go to our schools and students. We show highly motivated, disadvantaged students that we believe in them and assist them in staying in school. You’ll find secure options for making a tax-deductible donation here, and we’ll send you a student’s essay. Thank you!