In Kenya, around a million students each year are of high school-ready age, yet many of them cannot pursue quality education due to the country’s fee-based structure. The national poverty rate hovers around 40%* of the country’s total population, making school fees an insurmountable barrier to students continuing their education. This, along with other societal demands, results in many young Kenyans having to end their educational journey after primary school. For girls, this problem is even more pronounced, especially in some rural communities, where girls are rarely offered the opportunity to go to school and face severe challenges such as FGM and early marriage.

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