My name is Melvis and this the story of my life. I was born on the 26th October 1990 in a small village call bageme of Cameroon West Africa.

My mother found out she was pregnant with me while in school, my dad was also a student and they both were so scared of the out come of this pregnancy. So my mother went home and told my grandmother she was pregnant, my grandmother was really disappointed at my mom but then, there was nothing to be done then to have me.my mother dropped out of school and stayed home until I was born. My dad at the other hand was still in school, after I was born my dad will always come around to see me after school. Then next school year my mom went back to school and continue schooling until she graduated.

When I turn 3 years old my dad stop coming around, stopped check on me and stopped providing my needs. My mother then was married to another man,and was never around. I loved and still love my grandmother so much because she is all I ever knew. After my mother got married my stepfather didn't like me ,so I was always with my grandmother, ever when I visited I didn't like it there,but my mother made sure I had all I needed,but that mother daughter relationship was not there.when I turned 9yrs my mom with my stepfather dead in a car accident. All I had now was my grandmother and my to siblings, going through school for us was not easy I had to drop out for my younger ones to continue. Life became something else for my siblings and I.I will get up early to help my grandmother with her business before I prepared for school,after school I will rush home to go help to sell, which will end by 9 pm then I will come back home to do my home work,go to bed by 11pm to wake up by 3:30am to help my grandmother prepare her business before I prepared for school. We had no one to assist us financially. All we had was that little business which kept food on out table and paid our bills.

When I saw that it was stressing me and my grandmother so much I told her,I don't went to go to school anymore. I will drop out so that my younger ones will continue,then I dropped after I had my primary school certificate. My grandmother didn't like the idea but there was just nothing she could do to get me enrolled in a secondary school, because my mind was fully made up. After 2 year of helping my grandmother with her business which helped us a lot, I had an opportunity to travel from the village to work as a house help for a rich family In the city. That was just the best thing that happened to me back then, because I could take of my grandmother and siblings well now. When I got to the city, I had another opportunity to go back to school but then I thought if I go back to school my grandmother will start stressing again , because they won't be paying me,but will concentrate on my education and I didn't want that to happen so I said no. I decided to go to a tailor school instead after I worked as a house girl for 3year , then I was enrolled in a tailor school I did very well and graduated after 4year which made it 7year all together. I graduated as one of the best students of our time. I then had my own tailor shop.

After my younger sister had her high school certificate she came to the university in the city and we were together, but my kid brother was still with Grandma schooling and helping her around. I didn't have much money but life was way better then it was. I ran my own shop for 5years,then I had the opportunity to travel to Kuwait to work as a house girl again, because my younger brother had finished high school and had to go to the university,and my shop couldn't pay for all those bills. I got to Kuwait 26 January 2015 and my brother enrolled in a private institution in October of that same year,he did well and graduated after 3 years but still jobless they both don't have jobs yet, I am still in Kuwait trying to save money to build a house for us because the house my grandmother is in now is a rented apartment and I am working hard to make sure we have a house of our own. I did some bad investments here and there but I believe life is full of ups and downs,and some day I will also have a life of my own, like get married and having kids, but till then,am still waiting my story,and I know God will see me through someday. I'm happy my younger ones can look up to God and thank him for my life. Happy to be an inspiration for so many youths, and I thank God I didn't give on my siblings.