Can you help Mazima Samuel fund a university place?

Mazima Samuel with his parents

Mikoroshoni Primary School (MPS,) in Kenya, is trying to raise £3,200 to help fund a former pupil, Mazima Samuel, to further his education by attending university and local trustee and treasurer, Keith Trinnaman is asking for your help. 

The school has been in existence for over 20 years now and has had great success in progressing children, who otherwise would have little to look forward to, into secondary education and beyond.

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Mr Trinnaman said: “Funding of pupils at MPS depends mainly on donations received and so when pupils have the promise to progress into secondary education or university unfortunately their families are unable to find funds for this.

“Mazima Samuel is such a student, he has studied very well at MPS then progressed this with his secondary education achieving a very high mark of B+ in his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, consequently he has been offered a place at the Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology to study in the faculty of Science, for a programme leading to a Bachelor of Science.”

Samuel was offered a Kenya Government assisted place by the Higher Education Loans Board meaning the course fees have been reduced.

Even so the costs for Samuel attending the course over the three years will amount to £3000, an amount way beyond the affordability of the family - Samuel's mother is a teacher at MPS (earning approximately £1,100 per year) and his father has recently been made redundant from a fairly low paid job.

Samuel is hoping to start his degree course in September, but can only do so with financial help from elsewhere.

Without the education that MPS have been able to provide hundreds of children have very little hope for the future, we have provided that hope and many have found themselves in employment that would otherwise have been impossible.

Mr Trinnaman added: “When pupils show determination and aptitude to go even further we will do our best to help, and therefore we ask you to read this with the view that Samuel could educate himself further and as a result make such a difference to many more of his country folk for the future."

To donate, visit: 

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/keith-trinnaman