WMF Scholar Flavia Nabagaereka studies Pharmacy at the Uganda Institute for Allied Heath and Management Sciences. During her vacation she volunteered at the Butabika National Mental Referral Hospital within the Occupational Therapy Department and worked with psychiatric patients to express themselves through traditional art. Flavia is becoming a more well-rounded student with her exposure and […]
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2014 WMF Scholars
We are honored to introduce our 2014 WMF Scholars! The 2014 WMF Scholars are: Adugnaw Abebe Abebaw Abebe of Ethiopia, Bolaji Oyeniyi Abimbola of Nigeria, Miriam Achola of Uganda, Gloria Ayaaovi Agbavitor of Ghana, Raphael Nnaemeka Ajima of Nigeria, Amani Bakroon of Palestine, Antu Datta of Bangladesh, Richard Duku of South Sudan, Micah Ekusi of Kenya, […]
Introducing the 2014 WMF Scholar
Introducing the WMF Class of 2014. WMF Scholars are mothers and fathers, one of ten children in their family, some are orphans, they are from Africa, Asia, and South America, a few have had to flee their country due to violence and persecution, many have spent a year or more working to save funds to […]
1600 Applications Have Been Reviewed!
It is official! The reviewing of 1600 Empowerment Through Education applications is complete! We look forward to welcoming our new 2014 WMF Scholars on August 1st! Over 80 volunteers read your personal statements, essays, applications, and supporting documents for a combined total of 1000 hours. The Empowerment Through Education program is about supporting one another, sharing […]
Nursing & Midwifery Studies in Zambia
Grace Phiri of Zambia tends to a patient with another student during her volunteer service in the University Teaching Hospital of the University of Zambia (on left). Grace is a mother of three and consistently performs exceptionally well in her nursing and midwifery studies. Within the spring academic semester she dedicated herself to volunteer for […]
WMF Schoalr Diane of Rwanda Coaches Soccer
Diane Tumutoneshe of Rwanda studies Rural Development at the Independent Institute of Lay Adventists of Kigali. For three hours a week she volunteers as a football coach at the Dream Football Academy. The academy, “..helps rejuvenate the Rwandan youth, increase their self-esteem, promote peace, reconciliation and unity and inspire a joyful spirit. The program will […]
WMF Scholar Continues Teaching Full-Time While Studying
Grade 7 students of WMF Scholar Peter Kabethi participate and make observations of a class science experiment. Peter is employed as a full-time teacher at the Kerugoya Primary School for the Deaf and attend classes towards his degree in education with a specialization in special needs at Mount Kenya University.
South Sudanese Scholar Nears Graduation!
Mayom Mabuong Marek will be a graduate of the Uganda Christian University with a degree in Community Health this October! Mayom is from South Sudan and travels to Uganda for his studies. This past week he has been doing practical field work with the Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment. Mayom is a natural born […]
Alumni Lecturer at Uganda Christian Institute for Professional Development
WMF Alumni Susan Awor is proud to share her most recent successes with WMF. Susan is a graduate of All Saints University with a Bachelor’s in Development Studies and is currently employed as a Lecturer at the Uganda Christian Institute for Professional Development. There she teaches four course units to students from disadvantaged backgrounds whose […]
Future Projects of the WMF Kenya Fellowship Group
Highlights of future actions the WMF Kenya Fellowship participants agreed upon this past Saturday: – “It was agreed that as young people, we were going to make a challenge to work together towards making a difference in our society. The short term goal was to mentor and motivate young people who are struggling through life […]
