EGF seeks to break the cycle of poverty and develop the next generation of leaders through increased access to secondary and tertiary education.

Our programs

Wings to Fly

The Wings to Fly Scholarship program provides comprehensive secondary school scholarships to academically promising, yet financially disadvantaged youth. Since 2010, 60,009 scholarships have been offered to scholars selected from across the country through community scholarship selection boards. The scholarship covers school fees, transport, books, pocket money, mentoring, psychosocial support and leadership development.

60009

Scholarships given

23825

University Scholars

97%

Secondary School Completion

Attained University Entry Grades

23825

University Scholars

928

Attended Global Universities

3577

TVET Opportunities

8878

Joined ELP

Equity Leaders Program

Through the Equity Leaders Program (ELP), Wings to Fly graduates get access to professional and leadership development while the top performers are prepared to attend leading global universities. The ELP currently has 23,825 university scholars, with 891 attending, or are alumni of global universities.

Impact Stories

Isaac Kimani

Works for several Equity Afya Medical Centers

Isaac Kimani excelled in his KCPE exams and joined secondary school under the Wings To Fly Scholarship program. After secondary school, he joined KMTC to study Physiotherapy under the Equity Leaders Program TVET scholarship.

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Erastus Kariuki

Entrepreneur

Erastus Kariuki did his KCSE in 2004 where he emerged as the top student in his region and joined Equity Leaders Program.

Through Equity Leaders Program he learnt how to be professional, address customers, solve customer problems and make decisions.

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Mary Wamaitha

Partnerships Associate for Boardroom Africa

Mary Wamaitha joined Equity Leaders Program and became an intern at Equity Bank Ruai. She later joined Ashesi University where she did her undergraduate studies.

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