M-PESA Foundation supports education projects in three counties

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Ushiriki Wema Patron, Tessie Mudavadi (left) with Wangechi Gichuki, Head of Legal and Secretarial Services at Safaricom, at the ground breaking ceremony at Chekombero Special School in Vihiga-Photo Courtesy

By Dickson Odhiambo

October 4,2024

M-PESA Foundation supports education projects in three counties

Learners at Chekombero Special School for the Deaf in Vihiga County, Mesabisabi Primary School in Kisii County and Myanga Primary School in Bungoma County are set to improve their education outcomes following infrastructure and equipment support from M-PESA and Safaricom Foundations.

At Chekombero Special School in Vihiga, M-Pesa Foundation broke ground on an infrastructure project worth KES 50 million, which will entail the renovation, construction and furnishing of classrooms, dormitories, an administration block, an ICT lab, a kitchen and dining hall. The foundation will also drill and develop a borehole as well as construct sanitation facilities for learners and staff.

“At M-Pesa Foundation, we believe in investing in our communities, particulary to access education, which is one of the most pressing issues that are critical for socioeconomic development. We want to expand education opportunities by supporting schools with infrastructure, focusing on the neediest cases,” Nicholas Ng’ang’a, Chairman, M-Pesa Foundation says.

The Foundation also broke ground on school facilities worth KES 40 million at Mesabisabi Primary School in Kisii County, which will see learners at the school benefit from the construction and furnishing of classrooms, an ICT lab, and a school kitchen plus new toilets for learners.

Meanwhile, at Myanga Primary School in Bungoma County, Safaricom Foundation handed over ICT equipment worth KES 500,000. The equipment consists of computers and projectors and routers for internet connectivity, and is set to empower learners at the school access digital learning.

Since its inception in 2010, M-PESA Foundation’s education programmes have benefitted over 1.3 million learners in all 47 counties through initiatives such as its infrastructure development program, and the M-PESA Foundation Academy, which enrols disadvantaged children.

The projects, worth over KES 90 million, are part of the Foundation’s efforts to enable access to education by providing infrastructure support to schools

 

 

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