Posted by Praveen Prasad, WAM NY Chair It was wonderful to spend some time with Caroline and learn of her work, future goals and her experiences. Ms. Carolyn Jalang’o, who hails from Kenya, was one of our recipients from the 2012 scholarship initiative. Caroline, is a leader and champion in promoting leadership and financial independence for rural women through her work in microfinance.
Firstly, Caroline welcome to WAM NY again! Could you tell us a little about yourself? I was born in a small village in Siaya County as a third child to a small peasant family. I am 42 now. At the age of two years my parents broke up, and I was brought up under the care of my father with his second wife, a life that was not very interesting especially in the African setup. My early years were marred with uncertainty, but I managed to wade through to high school in the year 1984, I joined senior school. In 1987 I graduated from senior school with a pass, my dream of joining pre university school were cut short when my father could not raise the fees. I worked as a un trained teacher in a nearby primary school for 2 years after which the contract ended. Having no proper education and no means to higher education I then got married at the age of 20 year, lived with my husband for 5 years then I became a widow at the age of 26 years. During all this time my desire for higher education never died, and I enrolled for vocational trainings which saw me through to certified Public Accountant which I now hold, and which has continued to open doors for me to do other short courses to get my skills sharpened to the position I hold now. To continue reading, click on the bottom right "Read More" of this post
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