Faculty: Applied Science
Program: Chemical Engineering
Year: 2018
Country: Kenya
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.