Pupils from various schools drawn from mukuru slums who performed well in their exams,they are appealing for funds to cater for their education come next year

50 bright Mukuru students appeal for financial support

By Fred Maingi
Over 50 bright but vulnerable Mukuru students are appealing for financial support to support their education programme.
The Mukuru Students are targeting Transition to Grade 10 in 2026
The project -Oasis of Hope under the guidance of founder and Director Erick Ambuche target bright students
into Senior Secondary School.

Slums Outreach Programme (SOP), a grassroots Community-Based Organization based in Mukuru Kwa Njenga, has announces a call for partnership to support 50 academically gifted but vulnerable students to transition into Grade 10 in January 2026 under its flagship education initiative, Oasis of Hope. Two-thirds of the beneficiaries are girls, affirming SOP’s commitment to gender equity and the empowerment of young women.

SOP is recognized for transformative community work across Education, Climate Action, and Drug and Substance Abuse Prevention. Since its inception during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, SOP has emerged as a trusted community anchor, mentoring and supporting learners who now serve as role models in Mukuru.

Despite strong academic performance, many learners in Mukuru Kwa Njenga face exclusion from secondary education due to poverty. The transition to Senior Secondary School under Kenya’s Competency-Based Education (CBE) presents added costs, fees, uniforms, and learning materials, placing quality education beyond reach for many Mukuru families, particularly affecting girls.

Project Goal include
ensuring access, transition, and retention in Senior Secondary Education for 50 bright but vulnerable students (34 girls, 16 boys) from Mukuru Kwa Njenga from 2026–2028 (Grades 10–12).

Key Interventions include Bi-annual monitoring and community engagement,
Environmental stewardship through SOP’s Miti Ni Uhai (each student plants and nurtures a tree annually)
Total project cost (3 years)ksh.13,387,500 which is equivalent to
USD 103,794.57

SOP invites corporate partners, development agencies, philanthropists, and well-wishers to collaborate in breaking cycles of poverty, promoting gender equity, and nurturing future leaders from one of Nairobi’s most underserved bi communities.

Ambuche noted that Together, we can turn Oasis of Hope into lasting impact for Mukuru’s young scholars
Proposal to Support 50 bright students to Grade 10 in 2026
students to transition into Grade 10 in January 2026 under its flagship education initiative, Oasis of Hope. Two-thirds of the beneficiaries are girls, affirming SOP’s commitment to gender equity and the empowerment of young women.
anchor, mentoring and supporting learners who now serve as role models in Mukuru.

Despite strong academic performance, many learners in Mukuru lack school fees, uniforms, and learning materials, placing quality education beyond reach for many Mukuru families, particularly affecting girls.