Conversation with the Jobita Family
March 13, 2023
We were honored today to have a “Conversation with…” the Jobita family – Margaret, Penina and Rita. They are the grandmother, aunt and mother of student Ethan Jobita Jemadari. His Grandmother is visiting from Kenya where she devoted her life to working in public administration assisting local governments and programs to help the people. Ms. Margaret shared experiences from her birth in a small village on Lake Victoria to growing up around the country and region. She also talked about her extraordinary work with the United Nations and her world travels.
Ethan’s mom, Rita, and aunt, Penina, now live in Baltimore and shared their experiences as African immigrants to this country. The discussion included breaking myths about Africa and looking at local, regional and global issues both here and abroad.
We all deeply enjoyed the conversation as well as the lunch they brought in prior to the conversation and the carvings they gave to the students from their motherland. We are very grateful to have the Jobitas in our school community.