2020 Form One Intakes

  1. QUINTER ATIENO OCHIENG

Quinter was born on 14th January, 2004. She is the firstborn in a family of three. Her siblings; Sharon and Shantel are both in pre-school despite both being at the age of 5 and 7 years respectively. Quinter attended primary school at Naivasha GK Prison from where she sat for her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and scored 321 marks out of the possible 500.

Quinter lives with her mother and siblings in a rented room within Naivasha. The father abandoned them about 3 years ago. Quinter’s mother is sickly; she can barely walk by herself. She has developed an eye condition which makes her sight blurred. This means that the mother does not do anything by herself and, therefore, cannot afford to put a meal on the table for her kids. This family lives under the mercy of well-wishers.

  1. JOHN MATHAI GITAU

John was born on 16th April 2005. He is the firstborn in a family of four. Two of his siblings; Henry and Ruth are in grade 3 and 5 respectively. The lastborn, Brian is in pre-primary 2. John attended primary school at Kabati from where he sat for Kenya Certificate of Primary School (KCPE) and managed to score 362 marks out of the possible 500.

John lives with her mother and siblings within Naivasha in a rented room. The father abandoned then in 2012 when he realized that he could not provide for their needs. The mother has been the sole provider since then. She works at a local butchery four days a week.

  1. VIRGINIA ANN NJERI

Njeri was born on 28th July 2005. She is the firstborn in a family of three. Her siblings, Peter 8 years old and Shadrack 10 years old are in grade 2 and 5 respectively. Njeri attended Primary school at Kabati from where she sat for Kenya Certificate of Primary School examinations (KCPE) and scored 296 marks out of the possible 500.

Njeri lives with her mother and siblings within Naivasha in a rented room. The father passed on in 2017 and left the family under the care of the mother. The mother depends on menial jobs to cater to the needs of the family. When the husband died, the mother was denied access to her husband’s home.

  1. PETER NDUNGU MBURU

Peter was born in 2005. He is the fifth born in a family of 11. His siblings are in different stages of life. The four older siblings never attended high school. They have since moved from the home in search of casual jobs. The firstborn is 22 years old whereas the last born (11th) is 2 years old. All the kids are of the same mother and father. Peter attended Ithagani Primary School from where he sat for Kenya Certificate of Primary School (KCPE) and attained 348 marks out of the possible 500.

Peter lives with his both parents at a rural area in Wanyororo Nakuru in a rented mud (dirt) house. The father does menial jobs to feed his big family. The mother is a housewife.

  1. ZIPPORAH KERUBO GESARE

Ziporrah was born on 15 October 2007 as the firstborn in a family of two. Her sister is 10 years old and in grade 5. She attended Manera Primary School from where she wrote her final primary school examination dubbed KCPE and managed to score 250 marks out the possible 500.

Zipporah’s is a total orphan. Her mother passed on in 2012. The father is not known. She lives with her aunt in a rented room within Naivasha who is actually the wife of her late mother’s brother. The aunt took her in when her mother passed on. The aunt’s husband abandoned then a year ago after stealing Kes.60,000 which the aunt had been loaned for building a house at home. The aunt is a casual labourer at a flower farm. The time I visited their house, Zipporah had gone to take care of her ailing grandmother. I will post her photo once she gets reports at STG.

  1. SUSAN WANJIKU GATHANGA

Susan was born on 20th August 2005. She is the firstborn in a family of three. Her two siblings are both in primary school. She attended Kabati Primary school where she managed to score 316 marks out of the possible 500.

Susan lives with her mother and siblings. The father abandoned two years ago. They live in a rented single room within Naivasha. Her mother is a vendor who sells fruits through hawking.

2016 KCSE CANDIDATES OVERRAL PERFORMANCE

In 2016, 11 of the students sponsored by Empower the World Foundation were form four candidates. There were 3 boys and 8 girls. The boys were students at Archbishop Ndingi boys Secondary school-Naivasha while girls were at St. Francis Xavier Girls Secondary School-Naivasha. All the 3 three boys managed to secure chances at the public universities after their outstanding performance while a few girls too performed pretty well. Below are photographs of both boys and girls taken before 2016 KCSE kickoff.

St. Francis Xavier Girls Candidates sponsored by EWF

 

Archbishop Ndingi Boys Candidates sponsored by ETW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECTED STUDENTS FOR 2016/2017 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

During the 2016/2017 scholarship awards, empower the world foundation awarded scholarships to 11 students. This process of selection was done by an appointed committee of 4 board members.

We received a total of 34 applications for considerations from which only 11 of them were successfully selected on the basis of the authenticity of the information provided by the applicants and the specific and unique needs observed during the home visits.

Below is the list of the selected individuals:

Surname Other Names KCPE score Form School Home area
1 Muiru Samuel Kamau 371 1 Archbishop Ndingi Nyakairu-Naivasha
2 Gathura Simon Wangai 333 1 Archbishop Ndingi Bahati-Nakuru
3 Osita Collins Musumba 306 1 Archbishop Ndingi Naivasha township
4 Semeyain Lekuta Semeyain 300 1 Archbishop Ndingi Naivasha township
5 Wambui Lukas Mwangi 325 1 Archbishop Ndingi Mji wa neema Naivasha
6 Ngigi Ibrahim Kariuki 390 2 Lodwar National Lodwar
7 Ngatia Hannah Nyambura 337 1 Mt. Kinangop Maraigushu-Naivasha
8 Njuguna Elizabeth Wanjiku 308 1 Kinungi Sec Kinungi-Naivasha
9 Maina Joyce Mumbi 271 2 Mikeu Sec Ndunduri-Nakuru
10 Wachira Cynthia Wangeci 309 2 St. Clare of Assisi Naivasha township
11 Wairimu VyratePurity 300 2 Green Spring Bahati-Nakuru

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Application for 2016/2017 Awards

We are pleased to announce to the public that our scholarship award is open for applications. For those who wish to be considered for the 2016/2017 award please fill the scholarship form and submit it to our office. Our office is located in Naivasha town along mama Ngina street, Lancaster Plaza 1st floor Room B23.

Application forms to obtained from the same office as above or, can be downloaded from our website www.empowertheworldfounadtion.org from the ‘Resources” menu. All application must be filled with relevant and correct information before being submitted. Ensure that the contact information provided is valid and up to date.

The deadline for application is 29/11/2016, after which no application shall be accepted. Please note that our scholarship terms and conditions apply.

Empower the World Foundation provides equal opportunity for all scholarship applicants

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