PATHWAYS
Leadership for Progress
Application for
2012 participation in a leadership program
PATHWAYS
Leadership for Progress is a leadership program and is now accepting
applications from highly qualified undergraduate students with financial need
commencing studies in October 2012.
The goals of
the PATHWAYS program are to
1) develop
the student’s leadership ability through supporting their efforts to improve
their community,
2)
facilitate the education and encourage career development of individuals who
are highly qualified academically, motivated, and dedicated to improving their
country,
3) provide
mentoring to establish the future leader in his/her career and to assure the
successful implementation of the community project and
4) foster
lifelong civic-minded collaborations among youth from different ethnicities.
Along with
participation in this program is the availability fee assistance to those
accepted to the University of Nairobi or Kenyatta University (only for students
under the regular/module I programme)
Requirements
· KCSE overall grade average of B+ or
higher.
· Financial need.
· Strong interpersonal and educational
skills.
· Written project proposal (Rationale,
Background, Objectives, Methods, Anticipated Problems and Solutions,
Implications), written in collaboration with a community group, that can be
made sustainable during the 4 years of university education. The proposal
may focus on any area (e.g. economic development, infrastructure, food production,
conservation), but it must in some direct way seek to improve the country and
its people. Include letter of support from the community group.
· Three letters of recommendation from
secondary school teachers/education professionals (or equivalent) familiar with
the student’s abilities (attach).
· Copies of KCPE/KCSE official results
certificate and recent school reports (attach).
· Copies of acceptance letters from
UoN/KU or completed application form (attach).
· Estimated university expenses and a
cost share plan .
· Recent photo of student (will not be
returned).
Note: Preference will be given to students from
disadvantaged groups such as AIDS orphans and girls.
Finalists
will be asked to appear for an interview. Please be mindful that this is
a leadership program not a scholarship only.
Those
selected will be expected to obtain good grades, work on their community
projects, and contribute to the successful running of the PATHWAYS program
while in university and throughout their lives.
Success in
meeting these expectations will be required for continuation in the program.
Download
the application form on our website: http://www.pathwayslp.org.
Deadline
is on 20th August 2012.
For
further information call, 0731805329.
