Former UK Ministry of Defense official, Roger Hollingworth, has continued touching lives in Kenyan through his various charity ventures.
Hollingworth has been instrumental in setting up a secondary school for the children in Londiani ward in the Kipkelion East constituency, where he teaches Science and IT.
The former UK Ministry of Defense official who fell in love with teaching at the age of 51, works in conjunction with the Saramek Trust, a UK organisation that set up a secondary school in Kenya.
Hollingworth who travels from Doncaster in the United Kingdom to teach at United Soy Secondary, a day school located in Londiani, also volunteers in the infrastructural development of the school.
The British national receives financial support from his friends and members of his local church St Mark’s in Grenoside, in Sheffield
"I contribute Ksh200,000 annually to the school. I have done this for the last 10 years. It is a fulfilling thing," he stated.
Further, he spends close to Ksh2 million to sponsor nine students pursuing certificates, diplomas, and degree courses in various institutions in the country.
In a separate interview with the Standard, Hollingworth explained 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.
Despite helping the vulnerable communities in Kenya, Hollingworth also informs the donors in UK on different situations in Kenya.
Through a letter dated April 12, Hollingworth told St Mark, one of the sponsors, that United Soy secondary school was grappling with financial issues and calling for more help to help the communities in Londiani.
"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 failed to provide the money for the last two months and I have helped by giving Ksh100,000.
"Due to this lack of funds, the school could not pay the electricity bill and were disconnected from the grid. The company wanted it all paid off before reconnecting us, but a friend of mine persuaded them to reconnect us if we paid half of it and with Ksh25000 (£150) help from me we managed that and the electricity supply is now restored," his letter read in part.
Hollingworth acquired a property in 2016 which borders United Soy Secondary.
The British citizen started his teaching career by lecturing Physics to cadet forces and students at Royal Grammar High school, a public school based in Wycombe.
After teaching British high school students for 10 years, Hollingworth decided to explore the world by travelling to Kenya in 2002, at the age of 60.
