Current KF Students
To date, KF has provided 118 scholarships for Zambian youth to attend private secondary schools in Lusaka. KF is currently sponsoring 29 students: 15 girls and 14 boys. Grade breakdown is as follows: 5 students in Grade 12; 6 students in Grade 11; 10 in Grade 10; 6 in Grade 9; 2 in Grade 8.
Secondary school in Zambia consists of Grade 8 – Grade 12 and the academic year in Zambia runs from January to December. The KF scholarship program is a commitment of five years, both from KF and the student, in order to support the full graduation of the selected students.
The students, as a group, have flourished both academically and socially in the new school environment. Through dedication and hard work, the students have earned many academic and extracurricular awards and recognition.
Many KF students have held leadership positions (prefect, Head Boy, Head Girl, and captains) at their schools. Every year KF students receive awards for academic excellence, extracurricular involvement, and sporting prowess. KF students routinely compete for the top three places in their classes.
Alumni
KF Alumni have earned more than $6.3 million in scholarships to attend college/university programs across the globe including:
United States – University of California Berkeley, University of Rochester, Arizona State University, Methodist University, Wartburg College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Chatham University, Skidmore College, Whitman College, University of Oklahoma
Armenia – United World College, Dilijan
Canada – University of British Columbia
Costa Rica – EARTH University
Germany – United World College, Robert Bosch
Ghana – Asheshi University, African Science Academy
India – Ashoka University, Oaktree International School, Aga Khan Academy
Italy – United World College, Adriatic
Japan – United World College, ISAK
Mauritius – African Leadership University
Norway – United World College, Red Cross Nordic
Russia – Far Eastern Federal University, Kaliningrad State Technical University
Rwanda – African Leadership University
South Africa – African Leadership Academy
Thailand – United World College, Phucket Thailand International School
Uganda – Ashinaga Africa Initiative
United Kingdom – Sussex Coast College Hastings
Zambia – University of Zambia, Copperbelt University, Robert Makasa University, National Institute of Public Administration, University of Lusaka, Chalimbana University, Chreso University, Evelyn Hone College, City University, Zambia Center for Accountancy Studies
KF Alumni Profiles
Joseph Chonza
KF Class of 2013
Joseph graduated from EARTH University in Costa Rica with a degree in Agricultural Engineering. He is currently working in Costa Rica as a Farm Administrator. Joseph hopes to do a Master’s Program in Plant Pathology or Soil Science as he intends to transmit his knowledge of Agriculture back to Zambia.
“My life as a child who grew up with my aunt as my mother could not afford my school expenses as well as those of my two siblings was more like a very dark room, I could not see any further than where I was at that time. I knew I had a certain fire within me but it was impossible to see myself in any university due to high costs of tertiary education. So when Kucetekela Foundation came into our lives as a family, the dark room within me just lightened up and became a reality.”
Rosa Dabulu
KF Class of 2014
Rosa graduated from Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 2021, with a degree in Financial Economics, Marketing and Business Administration. She is currently applying to graduate schools in the U.S. to continue her study of finance.
“There are times when I just sit down and think of how far I have come, I then realize the important role that KF has played in my life. I am literally where I am right now because of KF. My family has allocated the finances to other family members. KF has not only supported me financially, KF is my second family.”
Grace Jere
KF Class of 2014
Grace graduated in 2020 with a degree in Food Biotechnology from Kaliningrad State Technical University in Kaliningrad, Russia. After her return to Lusaka, Grace worked as an Alumni Intern with KF Zambia, She is currently employed as Lab and Quality Controller at Novatek Animal Feeds outside of Lusaka.
This is what Grace had to say when she was studying in Kalingrad. “I love Russia. I love the people here. People are open minded and super friendly…I am so grateful and glad to be where I am right now for it is amazing and one of the best things that have ever happened to me. I wouldn’t have had all this if it weren’t for KF.”
Armand Yambisa
KF Class of 2015
Armand graduated with honors in 2020, with a degree in Agronomy from EARTH University in Limón, Costa Rica. He is currently serving as Research Assistant at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Lusaka, after serving as Commercial Sales Intern at Seed Co International-Zambia Ltd.
“To my family and I, KF is a one way route to light from darkness, to knowledge from ignorance and to better standards of living from undesired poverty; a smile on the face of a starving child…Success, for me, will be measured by the number of families that I will drive out of poverty through agriculture in rural Zambia.”
Gaella Kabeya
KF Class of 2011
Gaella graduated in 2018 from the University of Rochester. She is currently Business Development Coordinator at Xtenda Finance in Lusaka, Zambia.
“An achievement I shall call it. A realization of a dream so long awaited. A bridge to a new life. Bright with opportunities all opened by KF. I am happy to have been a part of an organization as awesome as KF. With all the value I have gained, I hope to be a valuable asset to society. Thank you KF for being a guardian, friend and companion on this journey called life.”
Jeffrey Kanyama
KF Class of 2011
Jeffrey graduated from the University of Rochester with a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in June 2017. Jeffrey is currently Information Technology Officer at Caritas Czech Republic in Lusaka, Zambia.
“I have always considered Kucetekela Foundation to be an extended family that has helped shape my perspectives in life… KF has done so much for me in contributing to what I have achieved already, as well as what I hope to achieve in the future.”
KF maintains close connections with all graduates and continues to support them in their next phase of life. We believe our alumni are our greatest asset and the future leaders of their communities, nation, and our organization.
“I am so grateful and glad to be where I am right now for it is amazing and one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I wouldn’t have had all this if it weren’t for KF.”
–Grace Jere, KF Class of 2014
Grace graduated in 2020 with a degree in Food Biotechnology from Kaliningrad State Technical University in Russia. Grace is currently serving as Lab and Quality Controller at Novatek Animal Feeds outside of Lusaka.
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