To our friends at Apogee,

Hello, hope all of you are well and also your families.   I am really happy to write this letter to you so that I can thank you for everything you have done for me and my small sisters.

I met my big sister Alex when I was studying in Kibera Slum.  Since that time until now my life has never been the same.  I have never lived with my family since my father and mother died and it was my biggest dream I had in my life that one day me and my little ones (sisters) will stay together as a family.  I am very happy because you made that dream come true. That is through helping us stay together, paying our school fees, and also our daily life depends on you all.  You are God’s angel sent to us and each and every day we can never forget you in our prayers asking God to bless you and your families so that you can never lack anything in life.

The Struggle that I and my small sisters have gone through in life your help has been the light to us.  (After our parents died) we were sent away by family members then stayed with our grandmum and grandfather. We then worked in people’s farms so that we could eat one meal a day.  We didn’t have good health due to the (unclean) food and water we drank, we didn’t have shoes or clothes to wear and we were called outcasts. We were nothing in front of people but now we can stand in front of people and feel accepted and that’s because of your support to us.

I promise to be writing every month.

-Zitah Jimoi