09
Sep
Scholars Impressed by School Based Tree Planting Competition
The Schools Green Initiative Challenge impressed participants attending a workshop on dry-land agroforestry organized by the Foundation’s project partner Better Globe Forestry at the University of Nairobi – Kabete campus on 16 August. The event was graced by the Ambassador of Belgium to Kenya His Excellency Mr. Nicolas Nihon, the Managing Director of Better Globe... Read More
03
Sep
Education Scholarships Program Welcomes 26 KenGen Mentors
After being awarded the KenGen Education Scholarship last year for his secondary school education, Joel Mutiso thought that all he needed to do was to study hard and pass his exams. Even though he had a rough idea on what career to pursue after school, he is still in Form One, and university seemed years... Read More
16
Aug
65 Students Awarded KenGen Education Scholarships 2019
Sixty five students were awarded full-paid education scholarships courtesy of KenGen PLC in a colorful ceremony at Starehe Boys Centre Nairobi on 14 August. This is the 14th batch of students the Company is sponsoring. Hosted by the KenGen Foundation, the event was graced by KenGen’s Chairman Mr. Joshua Choge; Janet Muhoro, KenGen’s Events and... Read More
29
Jul
WASH Project to Benefit Sondu Community
The fresh water trickling through the dense Napier grass bush leads up to a rusted small metal gate, wide enough to fit a man. The fencing has been forcefully cut off, leaving a useless padlock at the lock. A few meters on the other side of the thicket, a medium sized dam reflects the light... Read More
05
Jul
Schools Tree Planting Awards Come of Age.
Each year, the Schools’ Green Initiative Challenge tree planting project recognizes the winners in each phase. Various prizes are awarded for the top three institutions to appreciate their efforts in mitigating the effects of climate change through sustainable environmental management. The GIC is KenGen Foundation’s flagship environmental conservation programme, and is structured as a competition... Read More
28
Jun
Thrilling Mombasa Trip for GIC Phase III Winners.
The rare chance to sit in the chair of Captain Harriet Kadzo Ngoka of the Mombasa ferry was the highlight of the educational tour of Wikithuki Primary School, winners of GIC Phase III tree-planting competition, on 18-21 June. Led by the Foundation’s Dorcas Arama, Ernest Nyamasyo and Esther Kamaara, the 30 students arrived in Mombasa... Read More
14
Jun
Kyusyani Primary School Tours Gitaru Power Station
Arriving at the end of the 1-km KenGen Gitaru Power Station’s descending tunnel, 30 young environmentalists from Kyusyani Primary School gazed in amazement at the massive machinery and rumbling turbines as they prepared for their tour of the power plant on 14 June. The students, accompanied by their Green Teacher Josephine Manda, Head Teacher Michael... Read More
12
Jun
Olkaria Tour and Camping for GIC III Runners Up
A trip to Olkaria Geothermal Power Station was the highlight of the Educational Tour for 30 students from Kwa Wanzilu Secondary School, runners up of Phase III of the Schools Green Initiative Challenge tree planting competition from 6-7 June. Led by Olkaria’s Peter Karuria, KenGen’s Safety Officer, the students started their excursion at the viewpoint... Read More
05
Jun
Using Mobile Tech in Tracking Tree-planting Projects
The recent rains have been a blessing for schools participating in Phase IV and V of the Schools’ Green Initiative Challenge tree planting competition at Embu, Kitui, and Machakos counties. ‘Green’ teachers, the schools’ environment patrons, had earlier expressed their worries on the chances of survival for the delicate tree seedlings earlier distributed to the... Read More
24
May
Unshackling the Chains of HELB: KenGen Education Scholarships Stipend.
Recently in the US, the Morehouse College senior class of 2019 had their college debt cleared by a fellow student upon graduation. One of his classmates had a whooping debt of close to $35,000, an astronomical burden for someone yet to be employed. The exact amount to be covered by billionaire investor Robert F. Smith... Read More