Stories & impact
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The best outcome for any child is growing up in their own family, in their own community, with the support they need to build a stable future. Everything BG does is organised around making that possible — or, when it is not, coming as close to it as an institution can.
Because of that conviction, BG continues its investment beyond primary school — providing social-emotional guidance alongside academics, and supporting the families children come from wherever possible. That reduces longer-term risks: early dropout, exploitation, and crime. More importantly, it builds lasting resilience in the communities where BG works.
The result is measurable. A 98% KCSE pass rate. 75+ alumni now in university or professional careers. And some of those alumni now sponsoring the children who sit where they once sat.
Former BG students are now doctors, teachers, engineers, and entrepreneurs. Some are now donors.
These are representative stories drawn from BG Kenya alumni — real in character and grounded in the programs that produced them. Names and details will be verified with individuals before the final launch.
Grace Wanjiku, 28 — BG Ruiru
BG Ruiru Alumni · Registered Nurse, Nairobi
Grace Wanjiku, 28 — BG Ruiru
“I arrived at BG Ruiru at seven years old. The people there made me feel like I belonged somewhere. That feeling changed everything.”
Grace came to Ruiru in 2009 after losing her mother. She passed her KCSE in 2015, trained as a Registered Nurse at Kenya Medical Training College, and now works at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. Since 2022, she has been sponsoring a child at BG Malindi — a seven-year-old girl, the same age Grace was when she arrived at BG.
Grace Wanjiku, 28 — BG Ruiru
BG Ruiru Alumni · Registered Nurse, Nairobi
Grace Wanjiku, 28 — BG Ruiru
“I arrived at BG Ruiru at seven years old. The people there made me feel like I belonged somewhere. That feeling changed everything.”
Grace came to Ruiru in 2009 after losing her mother. She passed her KCSE in 2015, trained as a Registered Nurse at Kenya Medical Training College, and now works at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. Since 2022, she has been sponsoring a child at BG Malindi — a seven-year-old girl, the same age Grace was when she arrived at BG.
Grace Wanjiku, 28 — BG Ruiru
BG Ruiru Alumni · Registered Nurse, Nairobi
Grace Wanjiku, 28 — BG Ruiru
“I arrived at BG Ruiru at seven years old. The people there made me feel like I belonged somewhere. That feeling changed everything.”
Grace came to Ruiru in 2009 after losing her mother. She passed her KCSE in 2015, trained as a Registered Nurse at Kenya Medical Training College, and now works at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. Since 2022, she has been sponsoring a child at BG Malindi — a seven-year-old girl, the same age Grace was when she arrived at BG.
Their story is still being written
Every child currently enrolled at BG Kenya is a future alumni. The doctor, the teacher, the engineer, the donor — they are in a classroom right now. What happens to them depends on whether someone chooses to sponsor them today.
Impact you can hold to account — specific, verified, explained.
98%
KCSE national pass rate at BG Ruiru High School since 2015
75+
Former BG students now in university or vocational training
750+
Children at the Nyamira school BG built and donated in 2013
Ria Fennema publishes regular newsletters from Kenya — direct, honest, unedited accounts.
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