Over 150 students in the Bondo Sub-county in Siaya will benefit from Kshs 1 million scholarships courtesy of the Andiwoh Obondo Foundation.
During the programme’s launch in North Sakwa ward, the foundation director, Thomas Andiwoh, disclosed that 15 students from each of the six wards would benefit from the scholarship.
Andiwo further revealed that additional students will be picked from the Township Location, which has been given special consideration because of the population density.
He stated that the fee subsidy programme targets students in Secondary and tertiary institution who come from vulnerable backgrounds in the Bondo sub-county.
” We will be reaching out to two wards in each term, and at the end of term three, we shall have reached and paid fee subsidy to about 150 students in all the six wards,” said Andiwo.
The director stated that each of the 15 beneficiaries from the North Sakwa ward received five thousand shillings from the programme to support their education.
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He observed that there is a high level of vulnerability among households in Bondo as most families struggle with poverty, making it impossible to take their children to school.
Quinter Omondi, who hails from Nyawita village and is a mother to a beneficiary, thanked Andiwo for the initiative, saying the subsidy received will help her pay the fees for her daughter, a student at Tar Tar Girls.
Omondi said she has been struggling to raise funds for the daughter’s tuition at a national school, but the subsidy has come in handy when she needs it most.
John Okech, a resident of Sinyanya village, said the subsidy received from the foundation will enable his son, who is a student at Got Matar Polytechnic, to sit for the examination, which he was about to miss.
He expressed his gratitude to the Andiwoh Obondo Foundation and asked other leaders in the region to emulate the initiative and support vulnerable children not only to enable them to get employment or open businesses but also to avert crime perpetuated by poverty and idleness.
By Erick Nyayiera
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