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The second part of The Morningstar Foundation's "The Faces of Orkeeswa" series is here, and in this post we are featuring Elizabeth John, a Second Form student at Orkeeswa. Elizabeth is one of five children, but is the first in her family to attend Secondary School. Both of her parents are farmers and sell maize and beans in the market to support their family. Elizabeth is now a Form II student at Orkeeswa and thrives in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. At Orkeeswa, she appre

A blog by Jamie Bankhead (sponsor, supporter, and visitor) & Orkeeswa students This past summer, I was honored to be given the opportunity to visit Orkeeswa Secondary School. Whenever my sister travels, she has a tradition of handing out wooden blocks that are somewhat similar to beads, with inspiring words written on the face. For years I have watched her give these out and it is amazing to see how words can mean different things to different people. When I told her I was go