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