Ex-UK Govt Official Changing Lives In Kenyan Village School
Roger Hollingworth, a former UK Ministry of Defense official, has continued to make a difference in Kenyan lives through his various charitable endeavors.
Hollingworth was instrumental in establishing a secondary school for children in the Kipkelion East constituency’s Londiani ward, where he teaches Science and IT.
At the age of 51, the former UK Ministry of Defense official fell in love with teaching and now works with the Saramek Trust, a UK organization that established a secondary school in Kenya.
Hollingworth, who travels from Doncaster in the United Kingdom to teach at United Soy Secondary, a day school in Londiani, also helps with the school’s infrastructure development.
Friends and members of his local church, St Mark’s in Grenoside, Sheffield, help the British national financially.
“I contribute Ksh200,000 annually to the school. I have done this for the last 10 years. It is a fulfilling thing,” he stated.
In addition, he spends nearly Ksh2 million to sponsor nine students pursuing certificates, diplomas, and degrees at various institutions across the country.
Hollingworth told the Standard in a separate interview that he finds Kenyan students interesting, keen, attentive, and enthusiastic.
“The Kenyan students are more disciplined than their UK counterparts. It makes teaching more pleasant. I have been lucky to have a chance to teach Kenyan students,” he remarked.
Besides assisting vulnerable communities in Kenya, Hollingworth also informs donors in the United Kingdom about various situations in Kenya.
In a letter dated April 12, Hollingworth informed St Mark, one of the sponsors, that United Soy secondary school was experiencing financial difficulties and was requesting additional assistance to assist the communities in Londiani.
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“The Government is struggling to find the money needed by schools this year. They are supposed to provide our school with the money to pay for the extra teachers needed and the ancillary staff which costs about Ksh85,000 per month.
They have been unable to provide funds for the past two months, and I have assisted by donating Ksh100,000.
Hollingworth purchased a property adjacent to United Soy Secondary in 2016.
The British citizen began his teaching career by lecturing Physics to cadet forces and students at Royal Grammar High School in Wycombe, a public school.
Hollingworth decided to travel to Kenya in 2002, at the age of 60, after teaching British high school students for ten years.
Ex-UK Govt Official Changing Lives In Kenyan Village School
