The Western Union Foundation and KCB Foundation have announced a collaboration to support underprivileged learners with secondary school scholarships. The Western Union Foundation matched KCB’s KShs8.5 million ($100, 000) to create a total of KShs17 million in grants.
The full four-year scholarship will cater for tuition fees, school uniform, learning materials as well as a mentorship programme. Education forms one of the key pillars of the KCB Foundation, and the programme currently targets 200 secondary school beneficiaries annually across the country.
It enables needy and exceptional students to pursue secondary education in national and county schools. “Western Union’s Education for Better programme, recognises that one of the main reasons our consumers send money is for education”, said Mr Richard Malcolm, Regional Vice President, Southern & East Africa, Western Union during the signing ceremony at the Stanley Hotel.
This grant will increase school access, attendance and completion of secondary school for disadvantaged young people in Kenya. It will also help raise awareness to address specific obstacles that prevent thousands of learners from completing their education. Specifically, this grant will cater for tuition fees, uniform, learning materials and mentorship costs for the selected students for the full 4 years of the secondary school cycle.
“Through the partnership we will sign today an additional 40 students to benefit from the KCB Foundation scholarship programme starting this year’, said the KCB Foundation Chairman, Mrs. Catherine Kola. Meanwhile, KCB group has given Kshs12 million towards the sponsorship of the 39th Kenya Secondary Heads Association Annual Delegates Conference. The money will go towards the administrative, planning and general organisation costs of the National Delegates Conference to be held between June 23 and 27 this year at the Wild Waters Resort in Mombasa.
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