Judith, Thank you for making our day at the Wells Mountain Foundation! Your update and kind words propel us to do more! We are thrilled to provide WMF Scholars and Alumni the chance to meet at the first-ever WMF sponsored conference to be located in Nairobi, Kenya in June 2015! You inspire us! Hi Nicole, […]
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Maureen Featured in The Citizen
An update from WMF Scholar Maureen Oduor! Maureen has been featured in The Citizen, a leading English newspaper and news outlet in Tanzania. Read the article about her work and future projects in educating young girls about sex and reproductive health to help them understand their responsibilities. WMF is proud to be a supporter of […]
Matching Empowerment Grant: Life Skills for Success
WMF is very proud of WMF Scholar Maureen Oduor of Kenya! Maureen is currently studying Development Studies in Tanzania and wanted to return to her secondary school community to empower younger girls to make healthy decisions and provide training on reproductive health. Through the assistance of a Matching Empowerment Grant from WMF, Maureen engaged 40 […]
WMF Scholars Inspire Each Other
“I regularly follow the blog and Facebook page of WMF and I am already inspired by the work of WMF Scholars. Really I most should thank WMF for producing more agents of change in world who are definitely contributing something from their place on making the world a better place.” -Sumesh Shiwakoty, WMF 2013 Scholar […]
Where did 2014 ETE Scholarship Applications Come From?
The Empowerment Through Education Scholarship Program received 1,513 online qualified submissions this year. Students applied to receive scholarship support to begin or continue earning their first bachelor’s degree in 68 developing countries worldwide. This word cloud represents all 68 nations and the number of applications received from each country. The larger the font size, the […]
World Children’s Day Activities in Uganda
Dr. Loice Angienda, a WMF Alumna volunteered at the Bushenyi Children’s Home for the Disabled during World Children’s Day in Uganda. Loice recently graduated from Kampala International University and is embarking on a medical career working with undeserved populations in need of medical treatment. Loice is a inspiring role model for all who she meets!
One Month Volunteer Teacher in South Sudan
Leju Benjamin Modi is a WMF Scholar from South Sudan studying Medicine and Surgery in Kenya. He recently spent his February vacation volunteering as a teacher to students of the Jalimo Secondary School in Kajo-Keji Country, Center Equatoria State – Juba. The Head Teacher praised Leju for improving the science department and the students’ attitudes towards […]
Richard Monyo Graduates!
Richard Monyo of Ghana graduated at the end of March with second class upper division honors from Ho Polytechnic with a Bachelor’s in Building Technology! Richard joins 63 additional WMF Alumni worldwide! We are very proud of your hard work Richard!
Dengue Fever Awareness in Local Pakistani Schools
Sehrish Saeed, a 2013 WMF Scholar studying Medicine at Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College in Pakistan has been actively raising awareness about dengue fever in local schools throughout the month of March. Sehrish is an inspiration to girls from her community to pursue their education.
2014 Application Period Closes
The 2014 Empowerment Through Education Scholarship application period has closed. We would like to say thank you to all who have applied. A potential applicant who was not able to meet the April 1st deadline wrote to us this morning with motivating words of encouragement and thanks. Hello, Thanks a lot for the feedback but, […]
