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MEET THE TEAM TUESDAY - ANN WAHITO

July 9, 2024 Doug Gillaspie

Ann Wahito Nguro was born on October 2, 1984, to Peter Nguro and Mary Wanjiru in Nakuru town. She is the fifth of eleven children.

Ann started her education at Langa Langa Primary School in Nakuru in 1991 and earned her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in 1998. In 1999, she joined Flamingo Secondary School and attained her Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in 2002. Although she performed well in her final exams and qualified for tertiary education, financial difficulties prevented her from continuing her studies.

Fortunately, an organization called New Life enrolled her in a free tailoring course at their institution in Nakuru town from 2004 to 2005. Despite completing her training, Ann struggled to find a job related to her skills immediately. She returned home and took on casual jobs, doing laundry for people until late 2006, when she was employed as a tailor at Bedi Investment Company. She worked there until the end of 2007 when the post-election violence erupted, causing the company to close down since Nakuru was one of the hotspots.

During the two-year break between high school and joining New Life, Ann was blessed with a baby girl named Michelle Wanjiru, who is now 20 years old. Although she did not marry Michelle’s father at that time, she later married him, Stephen Macharia, and they were blessed with two more children, Peter Maina, 8 years old, and Liam Nguro, 8 months old.

Following the challenges of post-election violence and the loss of her job, Ann stayed at home and opened a small grocery store in a makeshift kiosk on the roadside in her neighborhood. She ran it in the evenings even after joining Little Lambs in 2009.

In 2009, Ann heard that Little Lambs, located near her home, needed a teacher at the Nakuru Center. Despite being untrained, she was readily accepted due to her dedication. In 2014, Little Lambs sponsored her to complete an Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) Program, and she graduated with a diploma in 2016. She continues to teach at Little Lambs to this day.