I would also like to share a powerful testimony of children who had lost hope in their education, This child was a student at Kiluvya B Primary school, in standard three. This child could not read at all, and his guardian, is a retired teacher, had completely lost hope, telling me, “I can’t help this child.” However, after applying the teaching techniques I had learned, the child gradually learned to read,write and numerate. The parent was overwhelmed with joy and came to thank me, astonished by the transformation. The child later performed well in his Standard Four exams and is now happy and passionate about reading books.
The second child was from Kiluvya A Primary School. This student had repeated Standard Four several times due to illiteracy. Teachers perceived the child as coming from a family or lineage known for not being able to read, suggesting that it was simply part of their family history. However, using these new teaching methods, the child made remarkable progress, defying the negative assumptions associated with their family background. The child is now proud to be the first in their family to read,write and numerate and has successfully advanced beyond the grade he had been stuck in for more than two years”, Sarah Allen Komba, a teacher- Kisarawe Ditrict.
