KCSE Results

Our 6 high school graduates have been eagerly awaiting their National Exam results which were finally released yesterday.  They took their exams in October/November, along with 400,000 other students across the country.  It is a big milestone for these girls to have finished high school and taken their National Exams.  In our district, only 16% of the girls normally finish high school.  The Suba Lakers have helped over 85% of their girls complete high school.  

This year’s class featured two of the 

most outstanding students in the country.  

Adah Sharon achieved a mean score of A which places her in the top 1% of students in Kenya.  Her teammate Linet Akeyo achieved an A- which puts her in the top 3% of students in Kenya.  Those high scores will ensure that both of these girls are able to continue their education in university through government sponsorship.  Sharon Bismarck also scored highly, earning a B- which is above the cutoff for qualification for University.  The other three did not score as highly as these three, but being able to graduate high school was a big achievement for these girls who many said would never reach that far.  They faced tough circumstances in their education including a poor foundation because of very weak primary schools, poverty, and many other challenges.  Each of these 6 six girls were orphaned from a young age which can drastically affect their home situation, academic performance and financial means.  

We thank God that through the help of the club working along with their schools, teachers and families, each of these girls has made it past this critical juncture of their life.  

Joining High School

The 2015 school year got off to a slow start with the nationwide teacher’s strike, but finally cooler heads prevailed and school is beginning.  8 of our 9 Eighth Graders were able to join various high schools around the region.  

Niphrid, Sharon and Lavenda joined Ugari Secondary School in Migori County.  Winny, Lillian and Eunice joined Nyakach Girls in Kisumu County.  Nyakach has reached the Regional Final in back to back years and are hoping these girls can help them get over the hump and win the region so that they can advance to Nationals.  Nancy joined Sindo Girls High School.  Finally, June joined 12 time regional champions Jera Seconary School where she will team up with four other Suba Lakers who are learning and competing there.  

In the past five years, 39 out of the 42 Suba Laker Eighth Graders who have taken their National Exams have continued their education in high school.  That is a 93% rate which is astounding compared to the district average of 50%.  We are grateful that because of their football skills, academic performance and financial help, these girls are able to continue in their education.  

These 8 girls bring the total number of Suba Lakers currently in High School to 29.  We have had 13 finish high school in the past couple of years.  

We are also happy that several of our girls have been chosen as captains of their high school soccer teams.  Last year Captain Judith Mayor helped lead her team to Nationals.  This year Caren Akeyo is the captain at Kobala, Alicent Awuor is the captain at Jera and Lavenda Achieng as a 1st year student has been named the captain at Ugari.  

Please pray with us for these girls as they adapt to life in secondary school!  

Happy New Year

Our Mission is to give HOPE for a better future. 

During this time of the year, we reflect on the greatest gift of hope; the birth of Jesus our Savior!  Through Jesus, there is hope for our world; hope for even the most vulnerable.  

The Suba Lakers Football Club continues to serve the most vulnerable in the area around Mbita, Kenya.  Our goal is to provide opportunities for girls to develop their God-given talent in football.  Yet our goals go way beyond football.  We desire to see each girl build positive self-esteem, have good character, stay in school and grow spiritually. 

Over the past year we have seen how a little bit of hope has gone a long way...

15 primary, 30 secondary and 7 college students participated in the club's various activities.

9 girls finished primary school; 8th grade.  (In Mbita District, only 43% of girls complete primary school.)

6 girls finished secondary school; 12th grade.  (In Mbita District, only 16% of girls complete secondary school.)

6 primary girls were selected to play at Nationals, and WON, creating history!! (read the story)

2 secondary girls led their school team to qualify for Nationals! (read the story)

It is our prayer that the club will continue to provide hope to these girls.  While developing their football skills and participating in tournaments to gain competition experience, great focus is also placed on each girl continuing their education and finishing secondary school! Read a letter of gratitude written by some of our girls in secondary school.

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We are grateful for all who have supported the club's activities in the past.  Our dedicated officials are working hard to explore partnership opportunities within Kenya but we still need your continued support!

December Break Friendly Match

In Kenya, the long school holiday falls during the last couple of weeks in November and continues through the entire month of December.  This provides the club with a lot of time to work with the girls, especially the ones that are usually away boarding at their various secondary schools. This time gives the girls positive activities to keep them occupied, catch up with old friends, stay in shape, and continue developing their soccer skills.  We also try to utilize this time to teach the girls some life skills and help them grow in other ways.  

This past week, after the club had some excellent training sessions with the girls, they traveled to Nyamira (about 3 hours from Mbita) for a high profile friendly match.  Their competition was with a team that used to play in the Kenya Women’s Premier League, the Sotik Queens.  

The Suba Lakers thrashed the Queens 5-0.  

It was a match to behold.  The Lady of the match was Dorothy Adhiambo.  The soon to be 4th year secondary school girl from Mfangano Island scored twice in the first half to give the Lakers an insurmountable lead.  Other goal scorers on the day were Alicent, Emily and Belinda who moved up from her defensive position to play the right forward position.  Primary school 8th Grader Lencer Adoyo was brilliant in the defense.  

Everything went well and the girls went home very happy to celebrate Christmas with their families.  We thank God for his blessings throughout this year!

Suba Laker Day Nov 2014

Around 30 Suba Lakers and 5 Officials gathered today for our Suba Laker Day!

We host these days three times a year to bring together as many of our club members as we can and give the primary girls a chance to interact with our secondary girls and college girls who are usually away at school.  It is not always possible for all of the girls to make it because of different school closing dates, family responsibilities and other commitments, but fortunately a majority of them are able to attend.  

We were able to collect their report forms and record their academic results and have a good time of training in the morning.  In the afternoon we invited guest speakers to share with the girls some encouragement and motivation.  The girls also competed against each other in an intrasquad friendly match.  

The day ended with the club presenting certificates to the nine 8th Graders commemorating their completion of the primary school Suba Lakers program.  Congratulations to all our 8th graders!

8th Grade Prayer Day

Today was a special day of prayer for our 9 Suba Lakers who are preparing to take their 8th Grade National Exams next week.  It is a big moment in the lives of these young girls.  In Mbita District only 43% of the girls end up finishing primary school, but with the Suba Lakers we pride ourselves in helping every one of the girls who are part of the club to finish 8th grade and move on to high school.  Each of the 9 girls taking their exams this year has a story to tell and many doubters who thought they would not be able to reach this far.  Through hard work and perseverance, they have made it to the end of this stage of their lives and how they do on these exams will determine if and where they are able to continue their education.  

The 8th Grade National Exam is the culmination of eight years of primary school wrapped up into a 3-day test in Math, English, Kiswahili, Science, Social Studies and Christian Religious Education.  All of the exams are multiple choice, except for compositions in English and Kiswahili.  Over 850,000 students around the country will be taking the same exam.

This class of Suba Lakers is extra special to us because they have been with the club for a long time, and have accomplished much on and off the field.  Lavenda Oguta and Lucia Awino have been with the club since it began back in 2009 and Lavenda has gone to primary school Nationals 4 straight years.  Winny started with the club in 2010 and has been selected for Nationals the past 3 years.  Lillian joined in 2011 and has been to Nationals the past couple of years.  June and Eunice also joined in 2011 and were selected for Nationals this past year.  Nancy, Sharon and Niphrid have also been valuable members of the club on and off the field for the past couple of years.  Five of these 8th Graders were selected to play at Nationals this year and made history by leading the Lake Region team to the National Championship for the first time ever.

Today the club officials took time out to get together with these special girls and commit them and their exams before the Lord.  We are confident that each of them has the ability to do well on these exams and join secondary school in the coming months.  Please be praying for them during this time!

Suba Laker Day Aug 2014

Today all of the Suba Lakers gathered for their Suba Laker Day.  

Three times a year, during the school holidays, all of the primary school girls, secondary school girls and college girls get together for a day of training, food, teaching and competition.  On this day, the girls said goodbye to Joe and Daneen Peterson, who are moving back to America.  Joe was the co-founder of the club, along with Paul Onundo, and has been the head coach and secretary since the club began back in 2009.  

The training was a tough physical one in the hot equatorial sun, but the girls worked hard and had great attitudes.  After lunch, the girls heard a very inspirational talk from a successful woman in the community called Mrs. Lucy Ondari, and then competed in a scrimmage.  

The day ended with the club handing out awards and trophies to girls for various honors.  

Those that were honored were:

Team Spirit Medal - Lillian

Most Improved Player Medal - Apeto (primary) and Jacinter (secondary)

Christian Character Award - Niphrid (primary) and Mary Lucy (secondary)

Leadership Most Courageous Award - Lavenda (primary) and Faith (secondary)

Hardest Worker Award - June (primary) and Bismark (secondary)

Most Coachable Award - Alicent