On a dusty, deserted, and hot plain in Kenya stands a white tent under a sprawling acacia tree serving as a makeshift classroom. A small group of girls obediently listen to the teacher, Mr. Boniface Bonaya. Here, there are no desks nor chairs but rather a woven mat that lies on the hot burning
Read MoreCall for applications: AuthorAID small grants We're pleased to announce the second set of AuthorAID small grants for 2014. This time, we plan to award FOUR travel grants ($1500 each) and FOUR workshop grants ($2500 each) following a competitive selection process. Eligibility Our travel grants
Read MoreEquity Group Foundation (EGF) has started the selection process for the 2015 Wings to Fly scholarship programme. Equity Group Foundation and The MasterCard Foundation with support from KfW will this year offer 2,000 Wings To Fly comprehensive secondary school scholarships to financially constr
Read MoreIn 2009, the International Rescue Committee in partnership with the University of Nairobi in Kenya launched the world’s first Master's degree program focused on education in humanitarian emergencies. The program trains educators and administrators to engage with young people wh
Read MoreThe Gandhi Smarak Nidhi fund will offer a limited number of partial scholarships tenable at the University of Nairobi, for Masters Programmes during the 2014/2015 academic year. Interested candidates are invited to apply for the scholarship by filling in a formal application/re-a
Read MoreUSAID HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME There are a total of 18 higher education scholarships offered by USAID to Kenyan students. These scholarships are offered to students from marginalized communities in Eastern and North Eastern regions and urban slums of Nairobi. The program t
Read MoreApply today for the SAP Skills for Africa 2014 Scholarships Are you're a recent University Graduate? Did you attain a second class upper division in your degree? Do you have an interest in finance and business development? Are you looking for a fulfilling career? If you answered Yes,to a
Read MoreMany sponsors have the misconception that Compassion runs schools. We do not. However, we do facilitate a holistic child development program that complements and supplements the school systems in the countries we works in. My country’s (Kenya) education system has been heavily influenc
Read MoreSBS is now accepting applications for the Safaricom Business Journalists Fellowship Programs 2014-2015 Eligibility/ Requirements The Fellowship Program is open to full-time editorial employees of newspapers, magazines and broadcast news organisations and freelance journalists. Applicants
Read MoreIt is every students dream to excel and get a scholarship to study abroad and when Elizabeth Nabwire Ekakoro left Kenya on December 12, 2011 headed for further studies in Ukraine, her future could not have been any brighter.She was one of the five Kenyan students selected that year to receive a sc
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