As the saying goes: “all good things must come to an end,” and after 15 years Eliminate Poverty NOW! and Little Rock are ending their partnership. The program designed and implemented with EPN’s financial support has broken the cycle of poverty for almost 100 remarkable young women and men from Nairobi’s largest slum. Tutoring programs prepared Little Rock 8th graders to take Kenya’s national entrance exam to secondary school. Those who scored in the top 2% qualified to attend Kenya’s top high schools. EPN scholarships gave them the opportunity to change their lives forever.
The program’s results are impressive:
96 students were awarded 4-year scholarships over the 15 years.
90 of those students graduated secondary school -- a 94% graduation rate.
Of the 90 graduates, 79 qualified to continue their education in colleges, universities, and technical schools. EPN provided the entrance fees for them to attend.
Of those 79 students, 16 have now completed their studies while 63 are currently enrolled or have recently applied.
Their chosen fields of study include architecture, education, engineering, finance, medicine, nursing, physics, psychology, statistics, telecommunications, and more.
So often, aid programs in poverty-stricken areas fall short of their goals. There are just too many places where things can go wrong. At EPN we are extraordinarily proud of what we achieved with Little Rock. Together we accomplished exactly what we set out to do -- enabling these talented young people to break the cycle of poverty and change their lives forever.
To all the supporters of Eliminate Poverty NOW!, sincere thanks for making it possible.
Following are a couple of testimonials from Little Rock Scholars who share their gratitude for being a part of the program:
