KenGen Foundation Launches Student Mentorship Programme

Scholarship Awards

The KenGen Foundation conducted the 2014 Scholarships Awards ceremony and the inaugural

Mentorship Programme for the student beneficiaries on 18^th to 19^th August 2014 at the Starehe Boys Centre.

The award ceremony was an elaborate ceremony presided over by the Chairman of the KenGen Board of Directors Mr. Joshua Kibet and attended by the Managing Director & CEO who is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees Mr. Albert Mugo.

In an elaborate ceremony spiced up by captivating and culturally rich Maasai traditional dances by Oloong’onot Primary School pupils in Naivasha, nineteen high school students received their Form One Scholarships through the Foundation. The students who are from poor background received four- year education scholarships with promise for direct sponsorship to university if they score  A’s in their KCSE exams. A look at the awards lists confirms enrolment of such students in prestigious and highly performing national and county schools.

 

The ceremony also saw the Chief Guest unveiling two graduates who have been directly absorbed into KenGen’s workforce after having scored  first class honours in their respective disciplines. One is an engineer and the other is an ICT Assistant, both based in Olkaria.

 

 

One discernable element during the award ceremony is the diversity in terms of geographical dispersion as well a religious affiliation of the recipients. But despite the diversity, students displayed unity of purpose and determination to leverage on KenGen’s goodwill and support as attested by the scholarship awards’ equity and fairness.

 

From a desperate situation, KenGen has catapulted the beneficiaries to a level where they can excel and become part and parcel of the productive segment of the Kenyan society. This was perhaps aptly captured by the Foundation’s goodwill ambassador, World famous Tegla Lorupe who implored the students not to take things for granted but to appreciate the opportunity that they have been given to become the best one can humanly become and contribute positively to the society.

The Foundation’s Managing Trustee, Mike Njeru noted that with the Foundation carrying full time and focused corporate social responsibility the Company will able to  realize better visibility through well planned corporate social investment programs.

The climax of the day was capped by speeches where the Chief Guest implored the beneficiaries to remain focused and live their dreams. On behalf of KenGen he promised all the support required to ensure the enrolled students complete their programmes and become successfully. The MD & CEO promised to work closely with the beneficiaries to ensure personal challenges are mitigated in the students’ quest for excellence. The Director of the Starehe Boys Centre Mr. Matthew Kithyaka gave academic counsel to the students and pointed out the need to develop holistic personnel in order to cope with ever increasing challenges in academic and social spheres of life.

It was a memorable day for the new students who mingled freely with KenGen staff and Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

Mentorship Programme

The following day the students were fully engaged in the Mentorship Program.

The goal of these programs to prepare the, through experienced professionals to be more focused and purposefully in their studies. The program aims at providing supportive structures, cultivate contacts, explore challenges as enhance their effectiveness as they design their personal growth and career paths.

It was a day full of mentorship related activities with the Leads Training Consultants, led by the bestselling author, Anthony Gitonga taking the students through the theoretical and experiential lessons that were tailor-made to instill key life and academic skills among the students. The team also donated 100 copies of the title “Mind Shift: Shifting Mindsets, Changing the World Views” to the students for reference.

The Foundation plans to conduct the Mentorship Program annually and develop follow up mentorship sessions in the schools and universities to continuously engage the students.

High School Academic Awards Champions
The following Form one students were conferred with a four year High school scholarship award during the just concluded mentorship event.

 

KenGen Foundation takes this opportunity to congratulate the 2014 beneficiaries and urge them to work extra hard to excel in their studies in their various institutions.