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Friday inspiration
Dec. 14th, 2007 10:15 amKenya slum dweller gets UK degree
A Kenyan slum child inspired by finding a Manchester University prospectus on a rubbish tip says he is overjoyed to realise his dream of getting a degree.
Sammy Gitau was initially refused a visa to attend the UK university as he had only two years of formal education.
He grew up in crime-ridden Mathare slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where from the age of 13 he was the family breadwinner after his father's murder.
He sold drugs and battled addiction before turning his life around.
I saw this yesterday, and then again on the news last night, at which point I got a bit tearful. But it's just such an inspiring story.
A Kenyan slum child inspired by finding a Manchester University prospectus on a rubbish tip says he is overjoyed to realise his dream of getting a degree.
Sammy Gitau was initially refused a visa to attend the UK university as he had only two years of formal education.
He grew up in crime-ridden Mathare slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where from the age of 13 he was the family breadwinner after his father's murder.
He sold drugs and battled addiction before turning his life around.
I saw this yesterday, and then again on the news last night, at which point I got a bit tearful. But it's just such an inspiring story.
