Education & Training
The Kicheche Community Trust focuses on primary, secondary and other study programs.
Facilitation of Donations & Sponsorships
The Kicheche Community Trust has over the years built and maintained several school class rooms. The Trust sponsors primary school teachers and has funded further education studies, donated thousands of school books and stationary, donated towards school buses and fund 20 educational bursaries.
Each year the Kicheche Trust sponsors one or two students at the Koiyaki guiding school. Kicheche Camp limited currently employs several graduates as guides and trainee guides. This course runs for one year and focuses on giving local Masai a solid foundation in guiding disciplines.
Programs & Achievements
Kicheche Trust continues to promoting education through the provision & maintenance of class rooms, sponsoring teachers, bursaries, school books and uniforms. Below is a list of schools the we have visited:
- Enkorien Primary School
- Endonyo Rinka Primary School
- Orkuroto Primary School
- Olkimitare School (Aitong)
- Aitong Primary
- Balanites Academy
- Nyakio (Ngobit) school in Laikipia
The Kicheche Community Trust provides school bursaries, as part of the Trust’s efforts in improving Education. These bursaries are given out for students of different schooling levels. For the school year 2014, the Trust has given out:
- 4 Primary school bursaries (Zakayo, Elizabeth, Narenik, Senchura
- 4 Secondary school bursaries (Senteu, Peninah, Dickson, Sasha)
- 9 Graduates or University bursaries ranging from students in tourism (Rose), conservation science (Amos), teachers training (Samuel & Mirriam), Business studies (Felix and Johnathan), Law (Teriano), Chef (Emmanuel) and guiding (Vincent)
Kicheche Trust donated a housing unit for the Olare Orok Conservancy community outreach ladies that are based at Koiyaki Guiding School premises.
The school has an intake of about 22 students annually, entirely from the local Maasai community however scholarship of approximately US$2400 is required for each student and this is where further assistance is needed.
Both Kicheche and the Kicheche Trust sponsor one of the students each year and often recruits graduates for further training before deployment in the field. There are currently more then 5 trainee graduates among the Kicheche guiding team!
