Author: Valentine Owendi

I Struggled With Poverty, Unemployment, and Failed Business Attempts for Many Painful Years, Waking Up Every Day With Fear and Going to Bed With Stress as Bills Piled Up, Opportunities Passed Me By, People Looked Down on Me

For many years, my life felt like a never-ending battle against poverty. I woke up every morning with fear in my heart, not knowing how I would survive the day....

My Life Was Filled With Shame and Disappointment as I Struggled Through Education Without Support, Faced Delays and Setbacks That Left Me Behind My Age Mates, and Watched Classmates Graduate, Get Jobs, and Move Forward While I Remained Stuck

From a young age, I believed education was my only way out of hardship. I held onto that belief tightly, even when everything around me suggested otherwise. I came from...