Hawa Essuman on the News! Soul Boy is a film whose director is Greensteds bred. Hawa ESSUMAN IS Ghanaian but essentially Kenyan having lived, worked and learned in the country most of her life. Since her early years she has been passionate about drama and song and has plenty of achievements in this field. In 2010 Soul Boy will have its world premiere at the IFFR in the theme section Where Is Africa. The film has already won three awards: Signis Award at Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) 2010, Dioraphte Audience Award at the Gˆteborg International Film Festival in Sweden and Best Feature Film Award at the Rwanda Film Festival 2010. Hawa first worked with Capital FM. Then she ran with the television series, Makutano Junction as Assistant Director. Hawa has tremendous patience and has often worked in voluntary positions to get her job moving. She is so motivated and stands out as a shining example: equally dedicated and passionate about her career. Hawa attended Greensteds ten years ago. She was school prefect among other roles of leadership. Achievements: director of the films ‘Selfish’, ‘Lift’ and ‘Soul Boy’ among many other things Abalo LatigoAbalo Latigo left Greensteds in the nineties and went on to study in the USA. She had a sister here and they both excelled in school. Melissa her sister went on to a scholarship in MIT where she has also completed her masters. Abalo is currently working in dallas. She says, 'photography is my new love'.Her pictures are impressive and you can see them on her web site. Ajuma Nasenyana – Model (in international circles) –class of 2001
Jinal Shah – Doctor (London) – class of ‘95
Haimie Armide – Musician (has just released a CD) – class of 2006
Hawa Essuman – Media, Nairobi – class of ‘98
Vipul – Businessman, Nakuru – class of ‘88
Norman Pim – Farmer, Trans Nzoia – class of ‘85
Saadia Karimbux – Lawyer, Nairobi – class of ‘87
Cheryl Robinson – Conservationist & Humanitarian, Kenya - ?
Farzana Sunderji – engaged to be soon married and doctor in the UK – class of ‘92
Amit Galani – contractual work in the Sudan – class of 2000June Kazira - Old Student of the Month June was in the class of 2002, and went off to study medical engineering at Cardiff university UK graduating with a 2:1 in 2005.
She was a student in Greensteds for two years in which she was the head prefect in year thirteen. She loved every aspect of Greensteds, the teachers and students alike, the diversity and the range in age.'brilliant community' she says.June says, 'I remember, as a prefect, sending students running to the pavilion, ha ha, which sadly is not there anymore' She visited the school recently . 'I loved Biology lessons with Mr Foster, chemistry with Mr. Hawkins, maths with Mrs Jean Louis…...memories. Some of the friends I made are still very close friends now.' For her it was a special and life changing time of her young years.
She came back to Kenya and volunteered briefly at Kenyatta National Hospital, after which she was employed at Egerton University, Njoro, as a senior technologist for 2 years. In 2007 she left again to pursue her doctorate at Cardiff University. She told Ms Pim-Kaime, 'I am in my writing up year of my PhD in medical engineering focusing on motion analysis to analyse movement.' Did that sound normal and every day to you? June we wish you the best. Old Students – New Parents!
Cheryl Khan – Mother of Marianne (Year 12) and Alia (Year 9)
Tony Hughes –Father of Mikey and Russell Hughes (Year 12 and 11 respectively)
Vipul Patel – Father of Keshav (Junior School)
Rajesh Thakar – Father Sajun & Savan (Junior School)
Rose Mburu Storry – Mother of Mburu and Njeri Story (Junior School) SEARCHING FOR AN OLD FRIEND?
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Where are they NOW? Keep in touch so we can get you in touch too.
David Nganga, Francis Montet where are you?
Nico – on his way back to work with his ‘old’ but ‘working to get younger’ teacher Ms Pim-Kaime! Believe it or not!!! Georgie Ferreira, Pierra, Georgina, Blakelys – where are you?
Ian Prince – where are you? James A.N. Wallis (class of 1945) is looking Finn and Greta Aargaard, Penelope and Jane Friend, Jeremy Lee.
He also wants to get in touch with Nick Von Berg who worked with EAA now Kenya Airways. Does any one know of their whereabouts? Are you looking for ‘old friends’? Let us know. YOUR CONTACTS!
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