Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Success Story”
Success stories are a way for us to highlight the accomplishments of our youth and how they have defied the odds. Meet John, Margaret, Sophia, Christine, Consolota, and Christine from Kenya.After facing a series of challenges, John was rescued in Nanyuki and placed in a transition home. He began persevering through his obstacles by investing in himself and his education. …
Juma is a 22-year-old who lives in Lungujja. He lost his parents at a very young age causing him to grow up on his own and miss out on formal education. He developed amazing musical talents at a young age and found his love for drumming. This love of drumming got him a job as a musical instrumentalist playing for …
Kelvin came to our Timau home in Kenya when he was just a little boy. His mother had died of TB, and he and his little brother had nowhere to go. He approached HALO Founder Rebecca Welsh, begging for a place to stay. The Timau home was at capacity and short on funding, and not in a place to take …
HALO experienced a beautiful moment this week, fueling our motivation in all that we do in our day-to-day work: Noah came to HALO two years ago with reStart’s Youth Emergency Shelter. He was a quiet and nervous youth. Everyone loved Noah from the start because he’s so easy to love – smart, funny, sweet, polite. He left reStart to go to JobCorps, but …
