KCB SENDS 240 STUDENTS TO HIGH SCHOOLS IN KSHS.78 MILLION SCHOLARSHIP PLAN

KCB SENDS 240 STUDENTS TO HIGH SCHOOLS IN KShs.78 MILLION SCHOLARSHIP PLAN

By Patience Chemjor

The 240 secondary school students being supported by the KCB Foundation this year have reported to various schools across the country.

The Foundation social investment arm of KCB Group Plc set aside KShs.78 million in scholarships for the bright needy students who sat for 2019 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations.

The scholarship will cater for full school fees, stationery and uniform for the students throughout their four years of their studies.

Additionally, the students will also be assigned to a mentor from their local branches for quarterly one-on-one mentorship sessions as they undertake their studies.

Under the programme, 40 slots have been reserved for special students with physical, visual and hearing disabilities.

Jane Mwangi, the KCB Foundation Managing Director said: “We directly want to help boost transition rates between primary and secondary school by giving these kids an opportunity to study.

Part of our scholarship also includes a series of life skills training sessions aimed at equipping beneficiaries of the programme with relevant market place skills and to prepare them to take charge of their livelihoods.”

This year’s beneficiaries will bring to 2,139 students who have so far benefited from the KCB scholarships since 2007.

The programme has been marked by a completion rate of 99% from year to year.

ABOUT KCB FOUNDATION

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Foundation was established in the year 2007 with an aim to implement KCB Bank Group’s corporate social investments (giving back to the society programme /project .

The Foundation’s programmes are designed to address issues of most relevance specifically within the thematic areas of: Entrepreneurship’s , development wise , acquiring education skills , health, environment and humanitarian intervention/emergencies .