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Sometimes all it takes is an outstretched hand and an open ear for a life to unfold. The story of a young man who seized his chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As a teenager, I had to find a way for my family to survive,” said Collins Selifano (22). For several years, he worked in construction under the harshest conditions – for just under 3 Francs a day. His father was ill and could not feed the family. His mother had abandoned her children and her husband. His two younger siblings were still at school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I felt very alone. It was a difficult time for me,” Collins continues. While he ensured his family’s survival, his colleagues attended college or university. He found out about a solar apprenticeship through an acquaintance in the spring of 2022. Collins applied and was offered a place in our Solar Learning Youth Centers project. “I was given the prospect of an apprenticeship and thus a chance at a new life,” says Collins Selifano. And he seized this opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abigael W. Okello, the project manager on site, remembers: “Collins was shy at first. Then he suddenly blossomed! This is mainly thanks to Stanley Kung’u Nfuguna, who works as a psychologist at the youth center.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Collins looks back gratefully on the conversations with Stanley Kung’u Nfuguna: “I was abandoned by my mother early on and felt alone. During my conversations with Stanley, I had the opportunity to pour my heart out. That helped me to do this training and overcome my loneliness.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After completing his solar training at the youth center, Collins Selifano was able to start an internship at a solar company last spring. He is now a permanent employee. “I want to become a top solar engineer. My big role model is my boss here,” he adds with a broad smile on his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Kenya, many young people like Collins are hoping for a chance to escape structural poverty. Please help today with your donation. Enable young people to have a future with prospects for themselves and their families locally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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