My name is Levy Mukolwe

May 15, 2025 | News

My name is Levy Mukolwe, a dreamer, a digital craftsman in the making, and a proud son of Emunali village in Butere Sub-county, a place where the soil was humble but the dreams ran deep. Born into a family of five, life wasn’t always kind. My parents had no formal...

FGM in Kenya

Apr 17, 2025 | News

The practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a harmful  traditional custom and rite of passage for many young girls in Kenya today.  The consequences are horrific. Remember, there are no health benefits or reasons for FGM.  The cutting is usually done...

Change is upon us

Nov 15, 2024 | News

Over recent years the Kenyan government has been making major changes to the school system, introducing a ‘Competency-based Curriculum’ (CBC) structure. These are fundamental and one key aspect will see secondary school children able to specialise in one of three...

Rise to Shine

Nov 5, 2024 | News

Our work in Kenya operates with support from a number of key partnerships, one of which is the Rise to Shine Education Foundation. RTSEF was set up by Bakhitah Akoth, who we have known since 2014 and has become a key contact in our scholarship programme.  Bakhitah has...

Kenya Finance Bill and demonstrations – what’s happening?

Jul 2, 2024 | News

The Kenyan economy is in a very poor state. Meaningful employment is hard to come by even for graduates, let alone school leavers. Many people are driven to the informal sector, to set up ‘side hustles’ to earn enough income to survive. So many families still earn...

Julius’s story

Feb 20, 2024 | News, Scholarships

Julius comes from a small village called Emarenyo, in Butere near to our farming project. He began his schooling at Emarenyo Primary School in the nursery and in 2012 he scored 292 out of 500 in the KCPE primary school exams.  Unfortunately he wasn’t able to move on...