A village house helper to a health assistant

Hello my name is levina kanaga from kenya a 23year old woman turning  24 this december, i grew  up in rural kenya ,but I currently  live in Nairobi working as a house help.my deepest  dream is to train to become  a certified  nursing assistant  so I can dedicate my life to caring to patients, the sick and elderly.     My life has been  defined  by survival tragedy, and the absolute  kindness  of strangers. When I was just  7years old,my father  violently  kicked my mother and all of us out of our home.we were forced to sleep that night  on the freezing  streets  with nothing. The following  morning  our first "destiny helper " appeared a man who was incredibly  poor himself, but who had the heart to take all of us into his small home.   He shared  the  very  little  shelter and food ,he had keeping us alive. We ended up staying  with  this incredible  guardian  from the time I was 7years old all the way into my 20s. Alongside  my mother, who did gruelling  casual  labour  like washing  clothes  for neighbours, he helped  give my 5 siblings  and me a safe place to grow up. Together  they pushed  us through  school  until  tragedy  struck  our home in 2023,when my hardworking  mother passed away.    After  loosing  my mom, our childhood  stability changed  and as one of the  older  sibling.i had to  put my own life on hold to protect  her legacy. I left the village  and moved to the capital  city of Nairobi  to work  as house help  full-time.Every single shilling  i earn goes back home to pay high school  fees  and buy food  for my younger  siblings.on top of this heavyweight  I have been  quietly  fighting  a painful hormonal  imbalance  health struggle, working through  the exhaustion everyday  to keep my family  afloat.  I have  but I need  help,As my 24th  happy birthday approaches.i know I must build  sustainable  career  to lift  my family  out of poverty.My C_ minus grade from 2021 exam happened in April makes me fully eligible  for a practical 1 year CNA program, which  is my true calling.I have  sacrificed and saved a small  portion  of my house help  earning  this year to put toward my college admission.however because  my salary is small and my siblings needs are high,my savings cannot  cover the full tuition, uniforms and licensing  exam fees.i am just a few hundred dollars  short of entering  the classroom next year.  Growing  up under the roof of a poor  man who rescued  us from  the streets  taught  me the true meaning  of empathy, patience  and deep, unconditional  caregiveing,it is the  reason  I want  to work in health care.By contributing  you are partnering  with me  to bridge the gap between  my hard-earned saving and my tuition  balance. Your  donation  will go directly  onto my college fee statement.Giving me the gift of education for my 24th birthday  will completely  rewrite my future  and give me the  stable  income. I need  to manage  my health  and support  my siblings. Thank you 😊  from bottom of my heart for recognizing  my sacrifice and helping me step into  my destiny.God bless  your  generous  heart.