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PLANTING A SEED IN A DESPERATE HEART -
A STUDENT STORY
 "My name is Samuel Amwai and I was two years old when our family was traumatized by my father's death. He used to make the ends meet in our family. Things became quite hard for my mum and we had to move from our home in Kayole to Korogocho, Nairobi. The challenges our family faced made me run away from home to the streets in search of a better life. I was 7 years old.
Life in the streets of Nairobi was not good at all, going for days with no food, sleeping in sacks, wearing rags and drug abuse was my new lifestyle. The worst part of it was that the police kept chasing us away from the streets, harassing and brutally beating us if they caught any of us, before taking us to juvenile cells. I hated snatching women handbags to make a living. I hated doing this but ironically I could not avoid it. My magical moment happened when I was taken to a children's home. I met up with a guy who was a social worker in a children's home. After a chat with him, he was good and kind enough to rescue me from the streets. I survived in the streets for four months.
Nyumba Ya Tumaini Children's Home has been my home for the last ten years. It has molded me into the type of person I am today. In conjunction with Education For All Children, I have been able to go through primary and high school education.
I graduated from secondary school in 2014 and scored a GRADE of A-. I plan to pursue a career in pharmacy. Currently I am volunteering at my former primary school as a teacher, as well as doing some farming at the home.
My dream is to help the needy in the society and start up a children's home for the street boys because they have great potential in them and if given a chance they can be great people!
When I was desperate and hopeless in life Nyumba Ya Tumaini and EFAC came into my life and planted a seed in a desperate heart. They are the reason why I don't regret what I went through in past for they have granted me an opportunity to design and shape my future!"
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