Scholarship Program | Aid for Kenya

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

Education in Kenya can be challenging. Public school is free through the 8th grade, but secondary schools are not. It becomes difficult for many families to afford tuition costs and school fees, plus transportation and living expenses. Most of the students are sent to boarding schools, sometimes quite far away.

We began sponsoring a few students in high school in 2012, but ultimately created a scholarship program that has provided tuition assistance to more than 30 young people. And they are so eager to learn! Seven of our scholarship students have now graduated from college and are pursuing their careers, and nine more are currently in college. It is especially rewarding to see young women excel in school, rather than being coerced into an early marriage and children.

Donations to our scholarship fund will be greatly appreciated, both by PEAK and by the individual students.

Some of our scholarship recipients are shown below.

Rose, from Archers Post in Samburu, has completed nursing school and is studying for a higher diploma in Community Health at Amref University in Nairobi.

Starlo has completed vocational college and driving school, and is a safari guide at a local game park.

Godfrey, from Meru, pictured with his wife Grace, graduated from Kenya Methodist University and has been a teacher for the past five years. He is also a successful playwright, creating Swahii plays for high school students, being published by the Oxford Press.

From Meru, Nancy is in her third year at Kenyatta University, on full scholarship, studying public policy. She recently was awarded outstanding performance Best Essay in the Mentorship Programme for Universities Essay Competition.

Ali and Benson from Samburu. These two boys have recently begun their high school education at Chugu Boys School in Meru.

Sandra, from Unity Village in Samburu, has completed her college certificate in Social Work and is working for a local nonprofit in her home town of Archers Post. She will begin pursuing her diploma soon.

Wesley, from Meru and Nairobi, graduated from high school last year, and is studying International Relations at Strathmore University in Nairobi.

From Meru, Saitoti completed high school and vocational college and is a game park guide in the Samburu region.

From Namnyak Village in Samburu, Seita is a brand new high school student at Uaso Girls’ Secondary School in Archers Post.