What can we learn from a rural school in Kenya? with provost Carol Moraa | A Bit of Optimism Podcast

Kenya's Maasai Mara is rugged, beautiful, and tough. Values are everything for the people who live in this rural countryside.

On a trip to Kenya, I had the opportunity to visit The Mara. The intelligence and grit of the young people there blew me away! I met incredibly driven young women determined to uplift their families from poverty. Carol Moraa is giving them that opportunity. She's the founding principal of Kisaruni Girls High School and Provost for Legacy College.

I wanted to ask Carol where her kids find the motivation to willingly sign up for 18-hour school days. It turns out when learning is a choice, not an obligation, it's possible to build schools where cultural values and community are at the heart of what people do.

This...is A Bit of Optimism.

For more on Carol and her work, check out:
www.legacy-college.org/faculty/carol-moraa
www.wecharity.org/kisaruni-group-of-schools

⏰ Timestamps
0:00 The students want to wake up at 3:30am?
5:19 Finding motivation from within
10:20 From life in the city to rural principal
15:58 Simon meets Mama Jane
21:05 What can we learn from The Mara communities?
24:33 Simon finds this embarrassing
27:47 How do you teach the values of a community?
32:22 Carol's students don't have social media addictions
35:11 Gratitude makes you fulfilled

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