Kenya Education Fund
About the program
Unleashing Student Potential for a Brighter Future
In Kenya, both public and private high schools cost hundreds of dollars in tuition, boarding, and supplies each year. This means roughly three-quarters all of Kenyans, many of them girls, cannot complete high school because they are poor. The KEF currently sponsors approximately 750 students in over 250 boarding high schools, colleges, and universities across all 47 counties of Kenya.
The Kenya Education Fund
is dedicated to providing disadvantaged students in Kenya the educational support and resources necessary to enable them to contribute fully to the growth of their country and our global community.
The Problem
High school education in Kenya is not free. Only 51.6% (Males) and 48.6% (Females) are enrolled in secondary school with a significant drop out rate due to lack of school fees (UNICEF 2012).
The Solution
Africa’s chronic problems of poverty, illness and corruption can be prevented in the generations to come if we continue to support education and human development in places like Kenya.
Why KEF
When you sponsor a KEF student through an educational scholarship, over 95% of your donation is used to provide a deserving girl or boy with a scholarship to boarding school.
KEF scholarships are given on the basis of two major criteria: need and merit. Our program is unique in that we reach students from all eight provinces of Kenya, supporting a diverse mix of boys and girls. Through our program, KEF scholars have the potential to become agents of positive change in their communities, whether that is in the slums of Kibera, the nomadic Maasai areas by Mount Kilimanjaro or the lush samba (farm) communities surrounding Mount Kenya.
Our Impact
We are currently supporting approximately 750 students in over 250 schools throughout Kenya. In December 2014, KEF graduated 150 students and have accepted 160 new students to the program in January 2015.
We want to hear from you
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