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  From a Class reader to a Global Scholar. I have great respect for the past. If you don't know where you've come from, you don't know where you're going. I respect the past, but I'm a person of the moment. I'm here, and I do my best to be entirely centred at the place I'm at, then I go forward to the next place: Maya Angelou I love the story, which reminds me of where I come from. It is the story I enjoy giving. One of victory amidst challenges. It is a testimony that God is good and His mercies endure forever. I have seen God’s favour, His love evident in every step ever since I was old enough to understand anything. In one phrase, I am a testimony of what God can do. My name is Josiah Muriithi Muriuki, I am a postgraduate student at the University of Pretoria, South Africa and a scholar under the MasterCard Foundation Scholarship! I was born in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. I attended a local primary school where it was ‘forbidden’ to have shoes on. I trekked ...
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      UNDERSTANDING THE  NEW FUNDING MODEL What's the NEW FUNDING MODEL? This has been the most asked question among parents, students and kenyans at large as they seek to understand. The New Funding Model, is simply a new way of distribution  of government educational resources to the kenyan university students. Below is a summary of the most frequently asked questions; 1. What is the difference between the former university grant and the new Higher Education Government Student Scholarship?  The Higher Education Government Student Scholarship is a financial assistance programme provided to learners in public universities and TVET institutes. Funded through government resources, this scholarship aims to support students pursuing undergraduate, diploma, craft certificate and artisan education. The scholarship is based on the actual cost of the programme and the student's financial needs. 2. Who qualifies for the Scholarship?  To be eligible for the scho...
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  F OCUSED TO BRING CHANGE  My name is Winnie Irene Wanjiru. I am a beneficiary of the Wings to Fly scholarship and currently a global scholar under the Mastercard scholarship. To be honest, I never at any point of my childhood, imagined I would be writing this from a different country. I guess it’s mainly because none of my relatives has ever had the chance to fly out of the country for further studies. Winnie Irene Wanjiru receiving her congratulations letter from the Equity CEO, James Mwangi during the airlift ceremony. I was only four years old when my father passed away and life became painfully difficult for my mother, having to raise both me and my three-week-old sister on her own. Eventually, postnatal depression started kicking in and it became impossible for her to take care of both of us. Being the eldest, I had to move in with a relative. The eight years I lived with my aunt were probably the worst. I still managed doing my KCPE and was ranked 28 th  in the co...
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