Unfortunately, her mother was a heavy drinker, but over time, she has been working on her alcoholism,
and is on the road to recovery. After her parents separated, Danai’s mother struggled to support her basic needs, resulting in her not going to school for long periods of time.
Due to her family’s financial situation, Danai was unable to consistently go to school, as her family struggled to pay her school fees, purchase new uniforms, stationery, textbooks and her sanitary wear. Travelling to school daily was also a struggle for her, as she had to walk a very long distance to and from school every day, making her really tired and unable to fully focus on her studies.
After meeting Danai’s teachers at her school, we found out that her grades were below average and that she was a slow learner, due to her missing so many days of school at a time, along with the trauma that she had been through with her parents’ separation, along with her father’s disappearance from her life. However, her teachers believe that with enough support, she has the potential to greatly improve her grades over time.
Through our holistic support provided to her, we were able to remove all of Danai’s barriers, allowing her to go to school and continue with her education. Our health check examinations done on Danai, identified a few health issues that she had, such as an Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), and high levels of protein in her urine. From this analysis, we have now addressed all of these issues, and now she is perfectly healthy. Danai now also goes for professional counselling, to assist her with her trauma and mental health. After receiving her new bicycle, she is now able to travel to school a lot easier and quicker, allowing her to have more energy to focus on her schoolwork.
Once Danai finishes her secondary schooling, she has dreams of going to university to become a Teacher.
We asked Danai to share with us what the
Catalyst Foundation – S.H.E Programme means to her:
“Because of the S.H.E Programme, I am now more confident and sure about my future. I have now begun to dream about what I would to become after graduating, because I know S.H.E will be there to help me all the way.”