Google Zawadi Africa Scholarship

September 18, 2008
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Google Zawadi Africa Scholarship: Zawadi students come from all walks of life, and all ethnic groups in East Africa, representing the diversity of the region. Zawadi students are all need-based, coming from homes and backgrounds where a further education would not be possible without financial assistance. Zawadi students have overcome significant barriers in order to complete high school and qualify for college. From being orphaned early in life, to being married off at a young age, and even facing female circumcision, Zawadi girls have  a maturity and perspective well beyond their years.

Zawadi students are extraordinary, not only in the obstacles they have overcome in their young lives, to attain a high school education, but also in the fact that they have managed to do so while still excelling academically. Zawadi students are hand-selected for the program based on 3 clear criteria:

  1. Academic Excellence: Zawadi students all demonstrate extremely high potential, before entering the program. To qualify for the program, students must be in the top 10 percentile of the national class (based on national examination results), an A or A- average. Most Zawadi students have won awards for academic excellence in high school.
  2. Leadership: Zawadi students must have demonstrated leadership skills from activities both in and outside school. Demonstration of leadership would include holding a position of leadership within the school (Head Girl, School Prefect, Sports team captain) as well as leadership in school activities including sports, community service, mentoring and the arts. For example one Zawadi girl, who spent 3 years trying to get financial assistance to attend college, spent those 3 years teaching girls in her village who were not able to complete high school.
  3. Demonstrated Need: The Zawadi Africa Education Program recognizes that academic excellence and leadership comes from all walks of life. However, the focus of the program is to give help and assistance to bright students who might not otherwise have any chance of achieving their full potential, without financial assistance. As such, Zawadi only helps those girls who come from severely disadvantaged backgrounds. Many of the Zawadi students are orphans; others come from families who could not afford to pay for a college education. All of the students, however, share a burning desire to suceed, and Zawadi seeks to unleash the potential of these exceptional young women.

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