former television actress and a hotelier, Carol Anami
Renowned former television actress and a hotelier, Carol Anami has started a day care centre to cater for the less fortunate children in the sprawling Maweni slum in Nyali Constituency, Mombasa County.
Carol who featured in popular television programme Arosto as ‘Dixie’ that aired o K24 TV and as ‘Shonett’ on Habibu which featured on Citizen television has started the Ngarisha Youth Centre that offers several outreach programme for the youth and children.
”I live within the proximity of a large informal settlement that houses children from poor families and decided to lend a helping hand,” she told The Standard in an interview over the weekend.
Carol said that together with well-wishers they have been able to offer short courses on welding and fabrication, hairdressing and beauty and basic skills in food production.
‘Alongside the courses, we have a feeding programme on Saturdays and also conduct training in computer graphics design and mat stitching,” she said.
Carol has rented a bungalow which she has converted into a holding centre where the outreach programme courses are rolled out.
On the day we visited the centre, Carol who had just returned from an overseas visit was busy playing with children who had thronged the home.
”I feel highly indebted to try and help my immediate neighbours. Some people think I am crazy spending quality time playing games with children as young as three-years-old,” she said.
Two beneficiaries of the programme who were among the first to join in 2010, Lennox Ochieng’, now 17 years and form three student at Halifax Secondary School and Elvis Bwire, 16 and a form one student at Maweni Secondary School are full of praise for ‘Aunty Carol’ support.