"It really motivated me to work harder because there was no one to take care of me except myself in the future, that w…"

"Be clear about what you want and never be afraid to go after it."

"At our school, grades had to share the same classroom. This saw us attend classes combined. When I was in Grade 3 sec…"

"When the third term came, I asked to write an examination meant for Grade 5 learners, although I was still in Grade 3…"

"I threw a tantrum, promised never to return to school. My brother then went to speak to them and they reached common …"

"After Grade 7 there was no school for me to go to, the normal thing in our community was getting married. I did not l…"

"I was only 10, so I wanted to continue with school. The time coincided with the height of the economic meltdown, no o…"

"I asked the guys that could afford to go to school (for) notebooks. I also asked those who had written their O-levels…"

"My first attempt, in 2008, I managed to pass two subjects, I had two Bs and three Ds"

"It was a humbling experience, but I chinned up, studied hard and wrote again the next year, in 2009. I got the requis…"