Principal Buluma, the President of the Council of Principals and Head Teachers in Kibera organized the annual meeting of the association of community schools in Kibera and Langa'ta divisions of Nairobi. The principals and head teachers from about 50 primary schools in Kibera joined together at Spurgeons Primary School to touch base for the new year. Children of Kibera Project Coordinator Japheth Ochieng and Intern Jacqueline Espana were invited to discuss CoKF secondary school scholarships and say a few words about what we do.
Japheth (above) explains how the CoKF scholarship works and what we provide for our scholars. He informed the principals and head teachers what kind of students we are looking for and what schools we send scholars to, highlighting the fact that students who cheat on their exams will not get anywhere once they are in a prestigious boarding school. Jacqueline (below) added that we depend on our partnerships with Kiberan primary schools to make strong recommendations and encourage their students to apply to our scholarship if they have the potential to get to university. Jeff and Jacqueline recognized the hardships that Kiberan students face to get through Class 8 and what an accomplishment it is for them to earn a high score on the KCPE national exam. They also explained the requirements one needs to apply for the scholarship, what the application process looks like, most notably mentioning an additional exam applicants will now have to take for CoKF, and what happens once a student received the scholarship. Japheth and Jacqueline answered many questions and listened to comments the audience had about our scholarship program. The principals and head teachers walked away with a greater understanding of what CoKF has to offer, how they can encourage students to apply with honest recommendations, and the hope that with our partnerships we can send Kiberan students to university!
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