Thanks to the generosity of Eileen Fray we now award this wonderful accolade yearly to the student whom the teachers & pupils believe embrace the Spirit of St Bernadette Mary School. This award is presented on the final day of the school year and we are bursting with pride at The Good Life Orphanage with the choice this year, Abduallah Chogo, our eldest boy.
Abduallah came to the orphanage in late 2008, he had lost both parents and was struggling to care for his three sisters and two brother. At first the Department of Children would not allow Abduallah to come to The GLO with three of his five siblings but after some gently persusion they releted and Abduallah joined Hamisi, Salim and Suomo in Maguire House.
From the day Abduallah came to The Good Life Orphanage we were stuck by his humility whilst still remaining very protective of his siblings. When asking Mama Mary for a Christmas present one year she was moved by his request to see his two sister who were placed in another home in Kilifi, again his family was so much more important to Abduallah than anything we could buy for him.
There was an unanimous decision by everyone at the school that Abduallah is the perfect recipient of The Spirit of St Bernadette Mary Award in 2014 as he is a selfless young man who gives 100% on a daily basis at both The GLO & SBM School. He is kind but strict with the younger pupils and although not in the top stream academically, his good nature and excellent team player qualities stand head & shoulders above many of the other pupils in the school.
Abduallah’s chosen gift was a bicycle, this he will use to transport him to madrassa at the local mosque along with getting around the Mtepeni area. We are very proud of Abduallah, he is what our ethos personifies and by choosing him as the pupil to be awarded The Spirit of St Bernadette Mary it is a commendation that his upbringing whilst at the orphanage has had a vey positive affect on him thanks to Mama Domi in Maguire House.
Abduallah has now moved over into The Transition House, here again he is so hardworking and focused that we are expecting him to become a very well balanced young man when he leaves us at eighteen years old. As long as he has his white t-shirts Abduallah is a happy lad.
We will continue to support him in his journey and a special word of thanks goes to Bridget & Chris Forrest who have been sponsoring Abduallah for the past six years, their support has made a massive difference to his life.
We don’t expect to see much of Abduallah over the next few days as he will be out exploring the area on his new bicycle.
Congratulations on your well deserved award. You are a fine example to us all. Please be careful on your new bike but enjoy exploring. God Bless xx
Congratulations Abdullah! Such and lovely and kind boy! You deserve it so much. Enjoy your bike! xxxx
Adballah really deserve the award.He is very smart to whatever a sign duty.
Congratulation Abdallah!! Keep it up.
Fantastic news Abdullah! Very proud of you! Hope you enjoy using your new bicycle and feel proud every time you see your name on the board xx
Congratulations Abdullah! What a fantastic achievement, you should be very proud of yourself and the inspiration you are to your teachers and the other students! Xx
Congratulations Abdullah. Well done on everything you have achieved.
Abdallah , we are proud of you indeed, you have been a hardworking boy both at School and at the Orphanage. You deserve the award,a role model to the young ones at the orphanage.
Abdallah, what an amazing young man you have grown to be. So proud of you getting this award. You deserve the best in life for being such a special, caring person. I hope I can come and visit the Good Life Orphanage soon to see you again. Take care and enjoy your new bike
Abdallah, well done!! You deserve it. You are always there when you are needed. Very active boy and always ready. May the Lord God watch over you in all you do and admire to achieve in future.
Well done Abdallah.The teachers and your colleagues in school recognize your efforts.Early this year majority of the pupils elected you to form The St.Bernadette Student Body Council.This has been a great year for you.I wish you well.