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Voice of the youth An inspirational lesson for the Youth in the UK: Stessy Nyaga aged 25 narrates her transformation from confusion, failure and disappointment, a negative stereotype and her journey to becoming an inspiration to those young people struggling with failure and hopelessness. By Stessy Nyaga: 52 1ST EDITION | JULY 2016
I lived a simple childhood with my parents. I realised very early on that although I was potentially very intelligent, I was different from other children and had an entirely different identity. Growing up in the UK confused me; I didn’t understand where I would fit in. I didn’t understand why my parents could not give me the same things as the British children had. By the time I reached the second year of my secondary Education, I was now a well known young person in my local area of Stratford in east London. I was endlessly energetic and very easily bored, a young active mind at constant overdrive and needing to be captivated, peer pressure knocking on the door. By year 8, I started getting in trouble at school and at home, entertaining gang life and the party free lifestyle. The first transformation came when my parents decided to send me to Kenya to complete my secondary school education: I felt numb emotionless. I went from being well known and comfortable with the people around me to being the new girl, the different one (again).I couldn’t let them smell fear otherwise they would have torn me apart. While in Kenya my teachers saw the “light” in me. They understood I wasn’t a bad kid. Instead they knew I was just an intelligent and energetic girl. I was a member of most sport teams, choir and after school activities. I made great friends and I loved the experience and I fell in love with my country, I fell in love with my family. This is why I see the light in young adults. They have such amazing dreams and a strong desire to be a part of this world, valid hardworking members willing to make a full and whole contribution. Between the ages 16 and 17, I felt so unproductive after coming from a productive environment in Kenya. I got pregnant at 17 and moved out of my parents’ house. I would say this was a hugely disruptive time in my life. I felt like a disappointment, like I was destined to fail. At this time I was in the process of joining college and eventually entered higher education while caring for my daughter. Launching my organisation came with so many blessings disguised as failures, people didn’t believe in me, they judged me, and they felt my past defined my ability to contribute to my community. I have been disappointed so many times in the past. I made the decision to allow my dreams to motivate me, I knew I came out of this whole life for a reason; I threw my heart into God, into the youth, into productivity and into development. I succeeded in all. The real success story is written by my parents; most individuals give up on their children and accept the labels society throws at their children. My parents gave me the time to realise how much they had invested in me; they gave me time to realise that they were trying to provide for me in a country rigged with unequal opportunities for African men and women. My biggest regret is not appreciating who I was at an earlier stage in life and allowing others to define me. Today I am Stessy Nyaga, 25 years of age and a graduate in Forensic Science with Human Biology; managing the umbrella youth organisation for young Kenyans in the Diaspora. I am an associate fellow for the Royal Commonwealth Society and I have won multiple awards for my contributions to young people and contributing to international youth policy. I am also Stessy Nyaga, a single mother, originating from Shauri Moyo, Kenya; I am also Stessy Nyaga a young woman who overcame the stereotypes of being black and African in the United Kingdom to succeed and do what I want and make a contribution to make the lives of the youth better as well as my community too. 1ST EDITION | JULY 2016 53
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