The BBC in the United Kingdom profiled founding Carolina for Kibera (CFK) Trustee Sammy Gitau and his journey from the streets of Nairobi to graduation at University of Manchester. Despite never graduating from high school, Sammy earned a Master's of Science in Management in Implementation of Development Programs from University of Manchester's Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM).
After nearly dying from a drug cocktail overdose as a teenager, Sammy began a youth center in Mathare, one of Nairobi's other slum districts. The youth center supports more than 20,000 youth and also does clean water policy advocacy. Sammy served as a founding member of Carolina for Kibera's Board of Trustees in Nairobi and is now an advisory member of the Board.
Sammy received financial support for his studies from, among others, donors of Carolina for Kibera, Reuters, The Johnson School at Cornell University, SC Johnson & Co., and University of Manchester. Read more about Sammy here on Carolina for Kibera's website.
Read the BBC's feature article here.
