Family Group Foundation, a subsidiary of Family Bank has spent Sh40 million to sponsor 220 students from needy backgrounds to join high school.
The “Tufuzu na Elimu” scholarship programme whose priority counties include Bomet, Bungoma, Kisumu, Kajiado, Kiambu, Laikipia, Mombasa, Meru, Muranga, Makueni, Nyeri, Nakuru, Nyandarua and Uasin Gishu, will cater for both tuition and upkeep.
“Every year we reiterate our commitment to supporting bright but needy students’ access to quality education. We are happy to support the public sector achieve 100 per cent transitioning of students to high school,” Family Bank CEO Rebecca Mbithi said during the students’ commissioning in Nairobi.
The Ministry of Education reported that the 1.2mn children who sat the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams in March will transit to secondary schools in line with the 100 per cent transition plan.
However, in the past four years, nearly 200,000 pupils who have sat for the KCPE examinations have failed to proceed to secondary schools mostly due to poverty-related reasons.
“Year on year we have continued to increase the number of beneficiaries for this program. This year, we received 10,000 applicants from students seeking high school scholarships, a clear demonstration of the increasing number of students in need,” said the Family Group Foundation board chairman Francis Muraya.
The scholarship programme has seen the foundation invest over Sh200mn in the education sector through scholarships to over 800 students.
“We are committed to continue transforming lives through provision of quality education and we are confident that the lives we impact will positively impact the society in the future,” said Muraya.
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