Education is a powerful tool that can break barriers and uplift communities. However, many children in rural Kenya do not have access to quality education and must rely on the chance of a scholarship as the only means to attend high school or tertiary institutions.
Every year, the Lewa Education Program receives hundreds of scholarship applications, but we are only able to accept a fraction of these deserving students. A significant number of students in the region come from farming and pastoralist communities that have been severely impacted over the last few years by prolonged and severe droughts, exacerbating this issue.
Our Response
With our Angaza Programme, which means ‘illuminate’ in Kiswahili, we hope to turn the tide. Angaza aims to empower underprivileged children, igniting the spark that will light their paths, transforming their lives and those of their community.
As a trusted local resource for the communities of northern Kenya, Lewa provides 50 new high school students with a scholarship each year. Since its inception, the program has seen over 1,000 graduates from high school and tertiary institutions.
| Our Impact |
1200+
Students supported overall since 2000.
88
Students enrolled in college and university in 2023
10
Members of the alumni network mentored and coached students in 2023.
50
New students enrolled in high school every year
325
Students in scholarship programme this year