Edusport peer leader Peter Chileshie (19) tells us a bit about his life in the following paragraphs:

“ My name is Peter Chileshie and I'm 19. I am one of seven children- four boys, three girls. I'm a twin with a girl and we are the last born in our family. I am the only one who is still at school. All my brothers and sisters have got married, and I'm one who has reached grade 12. My twin sister stopped in grade ten. They had no money to pay up to grade 12 because no one was able to pay for them. But me I have managed because when I was young, the age of 14 I was doing a lot of things that helped me to reach my grade 11. From grade five to eight I earned money to pay school fees by casting stones (breaking stones off other stones).

In grade nine I was a mechanic for bicycles, just to find enough money to pay for the examinations. The other money I was using was from photographing. The same I was using for the school material eg books, shoes, pens and clothes etc.

 In grade ten I joined EduSport. This organisation helped me in many things, such as school fees, how to care for a person who is sick with HIV/AIDS etc and I am still benefiting from them.

When I was two my mother and father died. It was a long time ago and has made life very difficult.”

Peter now lives in Chawama SEE school and recently volunteered at the EduSport Zain Football Tournament in Chawama organised by the Peer Leaders of in this area to create footballing opportunities for hundreds of young people in their community. Peter is in currently in Grade 12 at Chawama SEE school and earns his keep by carrying out maintenance work in the school, and most recently helping to pack up the school's bamboo classroom before the rains destroyed it.

Edusport's sponsorship programme seeks to support young peer leaders like Peter gain an education. If you are interested in providing the gift of education for 2010, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to set up a monthly direct debit of just £5 per month.

Extract from Peter Chileshie, Edited by Derek Keir and Becky Maybury