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The Equity Group Foundation (EGF)
crystallized as a fully fledged institution in 2010, with its own structures
and systems. It attracted services of professionals from both local and international
scenes. These professionals have brought in knowledge, expertise and the
experience necessary to push the Foundation’s programs with regard to its
thematic lines.
Equity Group Foundation advocates
for true socio-economic transformation of the society. Their concept of
corporate social responsibility carried out with un-matched philanthropy
has
placed the Foundation in a high level. The Foundation advocates for Six (6)
thematic pillars, and their grants and donations focus on any of these; - Education and Leadership Development
- Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship
- Agriculture
- Health
- Environment and Sustainability
- Innovation
Education
and the selection criteria.
The foundation’s Education pillar’s
objective is to provide a safety net that enhances transition of academically
gifted students from primary to higher levels of Education and to develop them
into social transformational leaders of the future. The foundation has
therefore heavily invested in this initiative. In partnership with MasterCard Foundation,
USAID Kenya, and UK Aid, the Equity Group Foundation runs a scholarship program
dubbed ‘Wings To Fly.’ This is a unique program. Besides providing these
academically gifted yet economically disadvantaged students with tuition,
books, uniforms and pocket money, they also receive leadership development,
career guidance and mentoring to ensure they achieve their full potential.
This program identifies students who
rank in the top five (5) percentile in their respective Districts, in the Kenya
Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) Examinations. Finalists are then
selected based on transparent criteria that define economic need and
vulnerability. The finalists are then interviewed by the District Scholarship
Selection Board (DSSB) who finally pick the most deserving students for the
scholarships. DSSB is composed of; Equity Bank Branch managers, local chiefs,
civil society leaders, women representatives and representatives from the
Ministry of Education.
University
Scholarship and Leadership Program
This is a rigorous internship and
leadership development program for top-achieving Kenyan Students. The program
runs during the nine to eight months between secondary school completion and
university enrolment. It rewards the best students in KCSE with hands-on
industry training, one male and one female, within the districts where Equity
Bank operates. The selection criteria remains the performance index provided by
the Kenya National Examinations Council. The names are then forwarded by the
branch managers to the respective DEOs for endorsements.
Ivy League
Scholars
Equity Bank Foundation has
established networks to enable local students have access to Universities of
global repute including Harvard, Yale, Smith College, Princeton, Duke, Brown,
Bowdin College, Cornell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, London School
of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and the Seoul National University in
South Korea.
Financial
Literacy and Entrepreneurship
Equity Bank Foundation has partnered
with MasterCard Foundation to train youths and women across the country. The
training enables the persons to improve their money management and business
skills.
CONTACT INFORMATION.
Head Office,
Upper Hill- Hospital Road,
Equity Centre, 9TH Floor,
P.o Box 75104 – 00200,
Nairobi.
Tel: 0202262000, 0711026000,
0732112000
Fax: 020-2737276
Email Enquiry: info@equitybank.co.ke Website:
www.equitybank.co.ke
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