Some 733 students nationwide have benefited from the Equity Bank Elimu Scholarship this year and are set to be inducted before joining a university.
Equity Bank Manager, Tala Branch, Stephen Mutua, said the beneficiaries were top-performing students who scored grades A and A- in their KCSE exam.
Speaking yesterday during the flagging-off ceremony for beneficiaries in Tala, Mr Mutua said the scholars will work at the bank as part of the induction process before they join the university.
He said 10,000 students have gone through the program since its inception.
The students have worked in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Equity Bank has branches.
“It is a program that is really doing good to the community,” said Mr Mutua.
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He called on the students to work hard and keep the fire burning, adding that they were expected to be future innovators and problem solvers.
Mr Mutua also said that a total of 1,115 students have successfully been admitted to top global universities such as Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania.
He said the Equity leadership program has excelled both locally and abroad in their studies and professional lives, noting that many are now working at leading local and global institutions, top universities, multinational companies, and in public service roles.
Mr Mutua noted that the Wings to Fly scholarship program has supported 22,009 beneficiaries through secondary school scholarships and enabled 4,039 Wings to Fly alums to transition beyond education.
By Gastone Valusi
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