Government Message To Equity Group Foundation and Elimu Scholarship Beneficiaries.
Learners supported by the Equity Group Foundation and the Elimu Scholarship have been urged to work hard and to be prepared to give back to society.
Speaking to recipients of Busia and Bungoma county scholarships at Butula High School, Busia County Director Thaddeus Awuor stated that both the government and Equity Bank have invested heavily in the bright but needy students.
“Right now you are children of the Ministry of Education and Equity bank and your responsibility is not to disappoint the two entities,” he said, adding that what is expected from them is nothing but excellence.
Awuor went on to say that the recipients were chosen in a transparent manner and that they did well in their respective schools.
“We also expect you to be some of the most disciplined students because any form of indiscipline will lead to immediate disqualification from the scholarship,” he said.
He advised the scholars to abstain from drug and substance abuse if they wanted to keep their scholarships.
At the same time, the CD advised the students to maintain a positive attitude, explaining that their future would be determined.
“We also want you to put more effort into science subjects so that you can be able to transform this country,” he said.
Awuor contended that education was the only way for the scholars to eradicate poverty from their homes.
William Makori, Busia County Quality Assurance Officer, urged the students to seize the opportunity to change their lives.
Makori also advised the students to play their roles by putting the skills they had learned in class to use.
“Teachers will impart values but it is the students who will apply them according to the norms and the rules of the society,” he said.
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The Equity Group Foundation, led by Busia Equity Bank branch manager Oscar Masinde, organized the three-day mentorship forum.
The forum was attended by 1,500 beneficiaries of the Equity Wings to Fly and the Elimu Scholarship from Busia and Bungoma Counties.
Government Message To Equity Group Foundation and Elimu Scholarship Beneficiaries
