Meet Youth Leading Change: Lux Sit & Jim Rogers Scholars
October 30, 2024
Our scholars inspire us with their accomplishments and aspirations. Meet five current students!
Our scholars inspire us with their accomplishments and aspirations. Meet five current students!
“Our education interventions from scholarships, student support, mentorship, and parental engagement provide us with a holistic approach in supporting students get to their potential and become meaningful citizens.”
“We understand that education is one of the most effective tools in addressing poverty.”
In partnership with CFK Africa, BIC East Africa is donating over 300,000 pens to assist students in need across Kenya.
“The three-day training for more than 36 teachers was aimed at equipping them with the necessary skills on how to better support children with disabilities.”
CFK Africa’s Interim Director of Strategic Initiatives, Jeffrey Okoro, spoke with VOA News about CFK Africa’s partnership with MIT to improve educational outcomes among students living in Kenya’s informal settlements.
“The new research from our partners at MIT will help us fine-tune our programs. We are eagerly awaiting this next phase of the Best Schools Initiative to help students in informal settlements gain more educational opportunities which lead to better academic outcomes.”
CFK Africa’s Program Coordinator for Education and Livelihoods, Joshua Omweno, discussed the collaboration between BIC East Africa and CFK Africa to distribute 300,000 pens to 150,00 students in Kibera.
In 2023, BIC East Africa collaborated with CFK Africa to distribute 300,000 pens to a minimum of 150 thousand students in Kibera, as well as
CFK Africa is a registered NGO in Kenya and 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the U.S. that improves public health and economic prosperity in informal settlements through participatory research, primary health care, and education.
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