Alumni

Undergraduate Class of 2023

Samuel Oladoyinbo

Faculty of Applied Science

Despite being faced with financial hardships, Sam’s determination drove him to excel academically far above his peers. As the “Best Graduating Student”, “Best Graduating Science Student”, and the recipient of the Directors Excellence Award for obtaining all ‘A’s in WASSCE, Sam demonstrated the power of consistency, drive and confidence. He is described by his teachers as being pragmatic, a goal setter and level-headed. He was the president of the JETS club, volunteered with Friends of the Helpless Club, Enrile Youth Association, and was Senior Prefect of Starfield College.

Sam believes a Chemical Engineering degree from UBC would give him an avenue to achieve his goal of providing a long-lasting solution to the energy and power supply problem in Nigeria. He hopes to learn how to diversify the energy sector and provide more access to cleaner, renewable and sustainable energy in the country. In his free time, Sam enjoys playing football, badminton, and playing the drums.

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Viola Owiti

Faculty of Applied Science

Viola is described as an intelligent, well-rounded and grounded individual who challenges herself and actively seeks new opportunities and experiences. At a very young age, Viola witnessed the power of education and as a result, she worked tirelessly to ensure she would attend and excel in school. This determination awarded her a Wing to Fly scholarship to attend Moi Girls High School in Eldoret. Viola has received several awards to acknowledge her hard work and commitment to bettering her community. In recognition of her excellent leadership skills, she received a Leadership Award from Equity Group Foundation under Equity Bank, she received an academic award from the Parents Teachers Association in recognition of her outstanding performance in Chemistry, Agriculture, Geography and Biology, she received a Presidential Award from the County Governor of Uasin Gishu for being able to mobilize her classmates to voluntarily clean the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, and she received an award from the Kenya National Congress for presenting a science project that offered a different method of paper production using sugarcane peels. In her spare time, Viola enjoys mentoring children in her community and spending time running campaigns that to emphasize the importance of education as a tool to eradicate poverty.

Viola’s vision is to develop a reliable software that would facilitate free, fair and credible elections in her home country, Kenya. She also wishes to build a system that would connect street children and children’s homes to give them a hope and a future. Finally, she would like to establish a non-profit organization that offers internships to computer science students which would allow them to travel around the country and be mentors to high school students. She is confident that her knowledge acquired at UBC will enable her to combat these issues and bring peace in her community.

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Cecilia Leah Wangui Kibe

Faculty of Arts

Coming from a difficult financial circumstances and recognizing the obstacles being a woman in a patriarchal society, Cecilia presents herself as a young, independent woman ready to take on challenges. After receiving a scholarship from the Akili Dada Organization to attend one of the top national schools, she demonstrated her academic strength by becoming the first female in the national examinations to receive the District’s Award in 2012.

At UBC, Cecilia intends on pursuing a degree in Political Science. Passionate about equal rights and opportunities, and equal division of labor, she explains that with her degree she is “urged to make policies that would ensure minorities are not left behind.” Cecilia is looking forward to gaining the knowledge and skill that will help her with the know-how of having a greater impact in her community in Nairobi and her home village in Nyandarua.

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This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Yolanda.jpgYolanda Masacha

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Yolanda attended the Harare International School as a scholarship student. She has excelled in this program demonstrated by numerous awards including the Presidential Award for Excellence in her senior year, and claimed by her IB Math teacher as one of the top 5% students they have taught. She has contributed significantly in a variety of service projects in her community through different organizations to teaching and assisting children who have been orphaned or of HIV/AIDS.

Pursing a degree in Applied Biology at UBC, Yolanda is passionate about the development of her country of Zimbabwe and she wishes to “work in health and helping”. While she is interested in studying medicine, Yolanda also has a broad range of interests including her concern for the conservation of the environment. She hopes her degree will help her to give back to her community through “initiating programs for rural development particularly in health care access, nutrition education to eradicate poverty and imparting sustainable use of the environment and agricultural methods.”

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Juliet Otieno

Faculty of Applied Science

Juliet is described as a jovial, self-motivated and caring individual who is driven by love in everything that she does. She constantly expresses genuine care for the success of others and is always happy to lend a helping hand. Juliet was a volunteer at Kenya Red Cross where she helped teach and administer First Aid. In 2015, Juliet Pioneered a project called Shedd’s Children’s Home when she noticed that some children were suffering from deficiency diseases. She started growing kale in sacks to help increase the vitamins in their diet. Shedd’s Children’s Home was recognized as the ‘Best Community Project’ by the Goethe Institute in the “You for Your Community” competition. She hopes to expand the project to a shelter which would accommodate more homeless children and remove them from the streets where they face dangers of drug- abuse and crime.

Juliet would like to address the issue of food shortage in Kenya by helping in the design and construction of dams in dry areas to harvest water that would then be used for irrigation. She is strongly confident that her acquired knowledge in Civil Engineering from UBC will help her achieve her goal of eradicating hunger and Kenya’s dependence on food aid.

Clinton Mwangombe

Faculty of Arts

Clinton is described as being creative, relentless and selfless. He was recognized several times for his academic performance in Business Studies, Geography and Science. Meanwhile, he was involved in extracurricular leadership roles as the Entertainment Captain, Dining Hall Captain, and the Residential Mentor. In addition, he founded two initiatives to help support the youth in his community by raising funds to sponsor their school fees and by visiting them to offer words of encouragement. Through these organizations called Mukaa School Helping Hands Foundation and Nancy Foundation, he’s been able to support 55 and 800 youth respectively.

Attending Mukaa Boys High School by way of the Wing to Fly scholarship through the Equity Group Foundation, Clinton aspires to be game changer in education and healthcare by making these services available, accessible and affordable. He would like to provide scholarships, establish schools and build hospitals. His vision is to build 35 health facilities across Africa and supporting more than 30,000 students by 2050. He believes there is no better place than the Faculty of Arts to nurture his entrepreneurial spirit and develop equitable and sustainable solutions to materialize his dreams.

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Undergraduate Class of 2022

 

Chazizila Zulu

Faculty of Applied Science

Chazizila was highly involved in extracurricular activities and contributions to his high school, exhibiting his leadership potential throughout. Helping found the Mathematics Club, he provided mentorship and tutoring to encourage students to cultivate interest in mathematics. Even after graduation, Chazizila continues to demonstrate his leadership and mentorship in the community, as he volunteered at a local hospital where he counseled TB patients and informed patients from low-income households about contagious diseases such as Cholera and Malaria.

With his mechanical engineering degree from UBC, Chazizila envisions a goal of being able to help lift his home country, Zambia, out of poverty by improving the agricultural sector and the labour efficiencies of small-scale farmers. He draws a future such in which he can design irrigation systems that sustainably exploit the water resources available and to improve the farming techniques of small-scale farmers in order to generate more profit.

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Bryan Anye Nsoh

Faculty of Applied Science

Bryan is described by his teachers as having calm strength, integrity, and being caring. Through the support of Open Dreams, Bryan was able to pursue his academic dreams for which he received several academic awards in recognition of his achievements. Bryan is passionate about making information accessible and understandable for all. Whilst in high school, he staged a drama in order to educate the public on the history, symptoms and prevention of Ebola. His script was humorous, interactive and informative which won him two drama competitions

Fascinated by computers, Bryan dreams to see his home country Cameroon rise to a level of technological and industrial advancement where it is producing and exporting goods and electronics to other countries. He would like to delve into the software industry, in either web development or software development as he intends to create a software startup composed of software engineers, web designers, and marketers. His startup would provide Cameroonians with software solutions to problems they face daily. Bryan also hopes to organize massive sensitization and training programs for underprivileged youths on the benefits of obtaining valuable web development and coding skills.

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    Mathew Bushuru

    Faculty of Applied Science

    Hailing from the rural town of Kitale, Mathew Bushuru joined Alliance High School (AHS) as the top student from his rural district. and was awarded the “Best Student in Physics Category” in high school and also recognized on a global scale through the “Techno Mediatek Everyday Genius Competition” where his project was selected among five global finalists. After witnessing the extreme violence between ethnic communities after an election result in 2007, in order to ease tensions, Mathew founded the Peace Club at his local high school. Through this club he encouraged peaceful relations among Kenyans of different ethnic communities and as secretary general of the club he worked to “empower club members to promote peace in the day to day activities through word and action.” Looking at his rural home in Kitale, Mathew is concerned about the poor living conditions and the unsustainable use of dried maize cobs, firewood and dried maize stalks to provide energy. Through his degree in engineering at UBC, Mathew hopes to gain the knowledge and skill to create healthier and sustainable sources of energy for people in his community, as well as acquiring resources that will enable him to promote peace in his society.

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    Michael Kosgei

    Sauder School of Applied Science

    Michael is passionate about the community he was raised in, and wants to see it grow to the potential he believes it has. His passion is exuded in the hours he has spent volunteering as an English teacher, mentoring orphaned children and assisting in a home for the deaf. Similar to his idol Nelson Mandela, Michael thrives to replace self-interest with group interest, and uses giving back to the community as his core aspiration.

    Michael has found the possibility of community development in the waterfalls near his home in Kenya. He believes that generating electricity with water gushing through power turbines, and energy harvested from the sun is what Kenya needs to look towards to solve their electricity problem. Michael poetically advocates that the light is not only needed as a source of energy, but also as a source of empowerment. With his education at UBC, Michael wants to start an NGO that builds the educational foundation in local communities to improve infrastructure, democracy and solve unemployment in the long-run.

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