WUSC just announced that along with Windle Trust Kenya, it has secured funding to continue our work in girls’ education in Kenya. The Kenya Equity in Education Project was one of the initiatives selected by the UK government’s aid agency Department for International Development as part of their Girls’ Education Challenge “Step Change” fund. WUSC will receive 12 million pounds over three years!

In 2008, with the support of 60 million girls, WUSC and WTK were able to pilot the girls’ education initiative. A main component of the pilot was remedial after-school courses, which enabled girls to catch up on their homework and become more confident in their abilities.

With the funding from 60 Million Girls and BPRM (the US State Department’s Bureau for Population, Refugees and Migration,) WUSC and WTK were able to learn lessons and build the evidence base necessary to attract additional donor support.