JUNIOR GOLF
My journey from Kangemi to New Jersey
Members of Rose Naliaka Academy
W
hen Serah Khanyereri
was ushered in to
the Jomo Kenyatta
International Airport Departures
lounge on the evening of 22 nd August
2019, tears welled down her young
cheeks. Tears of joy and disbelief.
All that was unfolding before her
was akin to a movie script. For a girl
who had spent her entire life in the
sprawling Kangemi slums, going to
16
the United States of America- the
land of hope- had never been on her
mind.
But on this chilly evening, Serah
was opening a new chapter in her
rather modest life. She was heading
to New Jersey to study at Raritan
Valley Community College. For
the next four years, Serah will be
studying a bachelor’s degree in
Sports Management. Thanks to her
prowess and promising talent on the
golf course, through the Africa Golf
Programme (formerly Rose Naliaka
Academy) Serah has been awarded
a full scholarship that will see her
study at Raritan Valley Community
College while at the same time play
on the competitive US college golf
circuit.
It is a paradox that a small girl
who grew up in a family that was