Charles Ngaira - A Face in the Community

Charles is our full-time security guard. He is 52 years old and was raised in a small village in the Kakamega District, which is about 300 kms away from Mombasa. He was raised in a family of 9 children (2 girls and 7 boys). His parents had a small farm planting crops of bananas and potatoes as well as dairy cows. Charles stated that it was a comfortable upbringing.

He was educated in the KCPE (Kenyan Education System) and completed his East African Certificate of examination. He had the pleasure to work as an untrained teacher in the subjects of history, geography, and Bible studies from 1974-1979. Unfortunately he had to quite teaching as the school system wanted trained teachers.

Charles has been married since 1982 and he has a total of 9 children (4 girls and 5 boys). They reside in the district of where Charles grew up. It takes him almost 10 hours to travel home by bus. The reason that he moved to Mombasa in 2001was to find work and maintain a steady job.

He “congratulates God for his wife, nine children, (that he) still breaths.” He also is very grateful to donors (those people who donate time, money and resources) to his country, especially education. “The present life needs people who are educated.” He ends every discussion - God Bless Kenya and God bless Africa.