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EFAC: Secondary & University Scholarships

Education For All Children

As our primary schools began to produce graduates from the eighth grade, the need for scholarships for secondary school became more obvious. For over five years we have given partial scholarships to secondary schools to top achievers among our graduates.
This led to our partnership with an organization called Education for All Children or EFAC.

EFAC focuses on the children who are most impoverished but also, the most intelligent. Based on performances on the KCPE high stakes test taken at the end of grade eight, EFAC awards full secondary school and university scholarships to the poorest children, often orphans, who score in the top 10% nationally.

In addition, EFAC has a well developed support system that supports and mentors the students through the emotional, cultural and social challenges of moving from the conditions of the slums and away from family to exclusive boarding schools of national standing.

Board members at the awarding of Certificates to graduating Grade 8 students at Gentle Bells Primary school by founder Esther Waweru
KCEF currently supports over 40 EFAC scholars. The personal stories of these students’ journeys to reach their educational goals are truly inspiring.

At first, the scholarship students often feel inferior to their fellow classmates because of the impoverished circumstances from which they come. But, with encouragement from other EFAC students and the mentoring of EFAC staff based at African Nazarene University in Nairobi, they soon gain confidence through sharing their experiences.

As one mentor told a student who was feeling outclassed. “You may not live in a fancy house like they do, your parents may not have a car like theirs do, but you have the same grades as they do!”

university students visiting their old school and their teachers
Receiving & Giving Back: Stories of EFAC Students
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EFAC scholars from KCEF schools at Vanessa Grant Girls’ Secondary School
Many of these students, after adjustment, excel, outpacing their peers and becoming student leaders. One student who had become student body leader said proudly, she was leading those she once thought superior!

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EFAC scholars from KCEF schools at St. Mary’s Boys’ Secondary School

Khadijah’s Story

EFAC scholar Khadijah
Khadijah has been an EFAC Scholar through high school and now into university. She’s a shining example of the benefit of this program as it helps and supports students to prepare for productive futures and to be intentional about giving back to their communities.

Khadijah is a graduate of Bahati Girls School, where she was visited by some of the KCEF team during their 2019 visit to Kenya.

Khadija studies software development at KCA University and makes time to pursue her passion for being a change maker.

Inspired by her experience with EFAC, she started “Girl Talks” in her home community to create a space for girls to share and listen and support each other. The topics range from self esteem to gender-based violence to substance abuse. Starting with just 3 girls, she now meets regularly with larger groups from all backgrounds.