To 16-year-old Emmanuella, getting sponsored wasn’t just a lifeline but a step closer to her goal of becoming a dentist. She has always been attentive to her studies, but all these meant nothing if she couldn’t go to sch...

Rhoda loves cooking! She started a while back, and she finds it makes her feel happy and relaxed. Besides, she gets to help her mum in the kitchen. From a young age, Rhoda has been caring and kind to people and she reali...

Christabel believes she was born for the big screen! She recounts watching the television and seeing her favorite actresses, and she always imagined that it would be her too one day. Christabel believes that becoming an...

is a bright and bubbly 15-year-old girl with dreams as large as her heart. Her mom, a teacher and her dad, a painter, have always worked hard to provide for her family. However, inflation has put a serious strain on the...

In his final year of senior secondary education (SS3), Patrick is ambitious, charismatic, and deeply devoted to his craft. The first son in a family of four, he fondly refers to his uncle, a skilled furniture maker, as h...

Queen, a Future Cultural Archivist, is the eldest of four siblings and lives with a supportive relative who champions her education, reflecting the strong family values that shape her character. With calm confidence, sh...

As a first generation scholar, Shukuroh has always felt the need to put her best in her academics, not just for herself but to set a good example for her siblings as the first child. She also hopes that someday in the fu...

A gentle, good-natured boy, Tukur beamed with utmost excitement about being picked for the scholarship. He remembers running home from school to tell his mom, who he says is his best friend in the whole world, about bein...

Rabilu is an SS2 student with a strong drive to succeed academically. The seventh of ten children, Rabilu lost his father almost two decades and his mom, a farmer, took on the role of the primary breadwinner of the famil...

To Racheal, losing her father in 2020 was a big blow to her family in all aspects. As the 2nd of 5 children, Racheal says she has watched her mother who works as a cleaner struggle to feed her siblings and herself. She i...

The youngest of three children, Gamaliel has always been inspired by his mother, who sells kunu to support her family single-handedly. With his father unemployed, this educational sponsorship means a great deal to Gamali...

After her father lost his job 2 years ago, Bolu says education was becoming more of a luxury that her parent could not afford. Hence, she was thrilled when she was chosen as a recipient of the foundation’s sponsorship. B...

Wisdom comes from a large family of 10. The highest level of education attained so far by his siblings is primary school education. This always going to be the path for him as well until the intervention of the foundatio...

John never really knew his father since he passed on while he was little but education has been a legacy his father wanted to pass down to his children. However, it was becoming glaring that his mother could not keep up...

Victor comes from a family of 7. Victor’s mother, a teacher earning minimum wage monthly notes that this sponsorship took a huge burden off her family. As the only stable salary earner, making ends meet has been a hercul...

Faith loves drawing and would love to be a fashion designer. Her parents were going to stop her education after her junior secondary school leaving certificate exam, due to lack of funds, MEF has given her the platform t...

Blessing is the daughter of a petty trader and welder. She was at the point of quitting school because her parents could no longer afford to pay her fees. The 5th of 6 children, Blessing considers it a privilege to be on...

Umulkhair is a vibrant and bright young girl. Inspired by her father, who is a teacher, she hopes to become a lecturer after graduating from the university. As the only girl out of 4 children in her family, she is excite...

After losing his father two years ago. ThankGod’s family became a single-income household. As a petty trader, ThankGod’s mother noted that given the rising inflation in the country, it has been extremely difficult to sus...

As the youngest of seven siblings, Emmanuel’s journey has been filled with both challenges and resilience. With his father passing and his mother working tirelessly as a petty trader, Emmanuel has learned early the value...