Working hard and saving money. These are two qualities we would normally  associate with adults in our community. A young man from Mombasa has shown age plays no factor in life when you have dreams and determination and a helping hand.

This young man was  born and brought up in one of the poorest areas in the world. Surviving each day is the main focus of most  but there are some who are lucky enough to be enrolled into school and have the opportunity to learn and break free from poverty. He knew he would have to work extra hard to become successful  so when he enrolled into school he did just that.

He showed his appreciation of  the opportunity he had been given by working nonstop and finishing high school with high grades and test scores. This did nothing to ease his poverty though. After finishing high school he still needed to enter further education which, as we all know, costs a  lot of money. Realising this, the young man found work. He took a position in a bakery that demanded his attention from the early hours of the morning through to the evening dusk. As he had worked hard in acquiring education he now began  to put in the same effort and determination into his working life. From this job the young man managed to save Kshs 45,000 (£287) which he put toward initialising his further education.

The course  he applied  for is designed to prepare the business minded for real life work and the demands of the business world. It will  give him the  essential skills and knowledge  to pursue his dreams of  success. But not yet, The course costs Kshs7 3,000 (£470),  and he has managed to save Kshs 45,000.

The college the young man applied to got in touch with BCT and told  us his story.  BCT has decided to donate Kshs 23,000 (£150) to help the young man  realise his dream  and acquire the necessary business skills to improve his chances in the business sector. He now has the opportunity of proving himself as an educated member of society , of progressing and, in the future,  of putting back into the community that raised him.

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