1000 students in Kenya will benefit from the Equity Group’s Wings to Fly scholarship program in 2024.
The Wings to Fly scholarship program provides full secondary school scholarships for academically gifted yet needy students.
The program was open to 2023 KCPE candidates who are orphans or vulnerable adults. Beneficiaries are students who sat for their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education exam last year and got 350 marks and above. It received 56,000 applications, but only 1,000 students were selected.
The group’s CEO, Dr. James Mwangi, encouraged the applicants to pursue their dreams and seize the opportunity to change their lives.
Dr James Mwangi said the scholarship covers all the expenses for the four years of secondary school.
“You have within your ability and capability the future you want to see; your dreams are valid,“ the group’s CEO James Mwangi said.
“The Wings to Fly program gives you a chance to change your circumstances and to change your life. This scholarship caters for your tuition, boarding fees, books, uniforms, transport, and pocket money for the 4 years of secondary school.”
The Equity Group Foundation has also partnered with the government and other stakeholders to implement the Elimu Scholarship program, which has supported 27,000 scholars in three years.
EGF has also facilitated over 60,000 scholarships in 15 years, including global scholarships and technical training.
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu praised the Equity Group for its contribution to the education sector and the socio-economic development of Kenya.
He called for more public-private partnerships to ensure equal access to learning and a 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary education.
“We urge other partners to join this worthy cause and to support both government and those in the private sector to achieve our goal of 100 per cent transition where all students who sit the KCPE Examination transition to complete their secondary education level,” he said.
He spoke at the commissioning ceremony of the 2024 Wings to Fly program at Pangani Girls School on Sunday, where over 1,000 beneficiaries from across the 47 counties were present.
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