Angaza Education Grants

At Akili Dada, we believe in the power of education to transform lives and communities. This is why we have the Angaza program, which means 'Light Up', dedicated to intervening at significant and potentially catalytic transition periods for girls and young women. We understand that girls and young women face unique challenges in accessing quality education and lifelong learning opportunities, hence our commitment to facilitating this access.

Through the Angaza program, we provide multi-year scholarships to women and girls from underserved backgrounds of Kilifi, Kwale, Turkana, and Samburu. Currently, we have 28 scholars who we are able to provide support throughout their 4-year secondary education journey. This is an investment of approximately $77,832, and it covers not only their tuition expenses but also termly psychosocial support and shopping supplies. We believe that providing these essentials contributes to creating a conducive learning environment for the girls and young women we support.

In addition to the basics, our scholars also receive career guidance and soft skills development. We understand that education is not just about grades but also about holistic development, and we are committed to ensuring that our scholars have the tools they need to succeed in their chosen careers. Our program includes career shadowing and mentorship, which exposes our scholars to various career pathways and helps them make informed decisions about their future.

We are proud of our Alumnae, Whitney Akuom, who is a reflection of the impact of our program. Whitney's journey is a testament to the power of education to transform lives. We are currently in the process of onboarding our 15 new scholars, and we look forward to journeying with them for the next four years to amplify their voices through access to education.

We are grateful for the continued support that enables us to keep more girls in school. We believe that education is a tool for social justice and gender equality, and we are committed to ensuring that more girls and young women have access to it.

In solidarity with girls,

Akili Dada  

Links:

• Alumnae Spotlight

Through the Angaza program, we continue to provide multi year scholarships to women and girls from underserved backgrounds. The Angaza program which means to ‘Light Up’ intervenes at significant and potentially catalytic transition periods for girls and young women - primary to secondary school, secondary to tertiary education, professional career, and young adulthood- facilitating their access to quality education.

We advance access to girls' education through our Angaza program, which currently has reach in four counties in Kenya: Kilifi, Kwale, Turkana, and Samburu. These counties were selected as project focus areas because they record some of the lowest education indicators in the country and are amongst the most impoverished regions in Kenya.

Our annual scholarship recruitment exercise kicked off and is ongoing. Through your generous support, we will be supporting 15 girls through their 4 year secondary education journey. This will be an investment of $45,283 to not only cover their education expenses but also support their career guidance and, development of soft skills that greatly contributes to the constituent’s choice of subjects and career pathway. This involves career shadowing and mentorship.

We sincerely appreciate the continued support that enables us to keep more girls in school.

In solidarity with girls,

Akili Dada 

Dear Supporter,

‘Angaza’ which is Swahili for ‘Light Up’ awards comprehensive multi-year secondary school scholarships to girls from under-served backgrounds. It also creates a platform for recent secondary school graduates and young women to access networks and platforms, giving them a competitive edge to acquire post-secondary school scholarships and personal development opportunities across the world.

We are happy to bring you good news. Through your generous support this year, we have invested $6,583 in school supplies for 41 girls and young women across Samburu, Turkana, Kwale and Kilifi counties. But don’t take our work for it.

Maria (not her real name), a vibrant and ambitious young woman from St. Thomas Kilifi is optimistic that joining the Angaza community will not only make her education goals a reality, but also propel her inherent skills and talents through Angaza’s support activities like mentorship and training; to become an influential and resourceful young woman in her community. Your generous contribution means a lot to girls like Maria, fueling her dreams and passions through access to education..

In solidarity with girls always,

Akili Dada

Hello friends,

Thank you for your continued generous support for the Angaza Education Grants. Angaza intervenes in significant and potentially catalytic transition periods for girls and young women - primary to secondary school, secondary to tertiary education, professional career, and young adulthood- by facilitating their access to quality education and lifelong learning opportunities.

With your investment and that of other like-minded supporters, Akili Dada is proud to announce that we have awarded 27 new scholarships to girls and young women from Kenya's Kilifi and Kwale counties. Due diligence was completed this quarter it is expected that all 27 scholars will be onboarded as part of the scholarship program.

We are grateful for your continued support.

In solidarity with girls always.
Joy Zawadi
Interim Executive Director,
Akili Dada

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Angaza, which loosely translates to Light up, intervenes at significant and potentially catalytic transition periods for girls and young women - primary to secondary school, secondary to tertiary education, professional career, and young adulthood- facilitating their access to quality education.

The program awards comprehensive multi-year secondary school scholarships to girls and young women from predominantly rural and low-income backgrounds, giving them a competitive edge to acquire post-high school scholarships and personal development opportunities across the world.

As we kicked off 2022, Akili Dada embarked on a scholarship recruitment exercise that spanned four partner schools in Kenya's ASAL regions i.e. Kilifi, Kwale, Turkana, and Samburu. As a result, we have received applications from a total of 88 bright girls and young women in need of financial support to enable them to stay in school.

The next few months (March/April) will see the Aganza team conclude the scholars' recruitment exercise by shortlisting, interviewing, and awarding 18 multi-year scholarships for girls and young women from the four partner schools in the four counties. This process will include a due diligence exercise that will feature home visits and risks assessments to provide us a deeper appreciation of the scholar's needs and associated contextual challenges to enable us to support them better.

We sincerely appreciate the continued support that enables us keep more girls in school.

In solidarity with girls,

Akili Dada