Education Scholarships
Starting in January 2025, The Eden Sphere Foundation will roll out Merit-Based Partial-Tuition scholarship opportunities to 10 Secondary School students within Karuri municipality, Kiambu County, in Kenya.
These Merit-Based scholarships are an addition to the already running education program for orphaned and financially struggling students and they will be available once a year in January.
For the year 2025, each of the 10 students will receive KES 10,000 worth of scholarships toward their tuition fees which will be paid directly to their learning institution.
The scholarship is currently only available to students who are residents of Karuri Municipality and are enrolled in any Secondary school within the country. We hope to increase the scholarship amount and to expand coverage to more areas in Kiambu County and beyond in the near future.
Details of how to apply for the scholarship can be found in the Scholarships page or by clicking here.
Sanitary Pads Project
Launched on October 9, 2024, the purpose of this program is to provide sanitary pads/towels to school going girls to ensure that they are not missing school due to menstrual hygiene challenges. The outreach targets students in the Lower and Upper Secondary (Grade 7 & 8) and a percentage of students in Upper Primary (Grade 6) as well.
Additionally, in the near future, The Eden Sphere Foundation is planning to offer educational workshops on reproductive health and empowerment to build confidence and self-worth in the young girls.
The project kicked off at Karuri Primary School where over 200 girls each received a pack of sanitary pack. The project will be running once a month during the school terms (January-March, May-July, September-October).
We welcome you to partner with us as we seek to expand this project to other Primary Schools in Karuri Municipality.
Football Clinics
In Kenya, football is more than just a sport - it's a deeply woven part of community life, especially in the villages. For decades, football has been widely loved and embraced across rural areas, where it has become an essential activity for both the young and the old, bridging communities, fostering friendships, and sparking dreams.
On November 30, 2024, The Eden Sphere Foundation will be partnering with volunteer coaches and their football academies from Karuri Town to kickstart a tri-annual tournament for boys.
Martin, a co-founder of Eden Sphere, was a volunteer coach at one of the academies from 2006 - 2010. The volunteer coaches bring the young boys together in the evenings after school and use football as a tool to build teamwork, discipline, and leadership skills.
This inaugural tournament will bring together 8 different teams of 7 players each from neighboring areas to compete for medals and bragging rights.
Through these tournaments, we aim to educate the boys about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, while providing them with positive role models and an environment for personal growth.
We welcome you to support this cause by donating footballs, uniforms and training equipment that are required to keep this volunteer program running.
Karuri Town
Karuri is a Town in Kiambu County in Kenya.
It borders the city of Nairobi to the South, Kikuyu Town to the West, Limuru Town to the North and Kiambu City to the East. It covers an area of 46 square kilometers with a population of 194,342 as of 2019.
Karuri Town was established as a meeting center in the pre-colonial era where Kikuyu paramount chiefs would meet for deliberations. The town derives its name from the principal chief Karuri Wa Gakure.
