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2019 BIKE FOR KF
Kuctekela Foundation’s 11th annual Bike for KF fundraising event took place this past October and was a great success, raising nearly $22,000 for KF students!
The work KF does is truly life-changing for our students. 100% of donations go directly to KF students as all expenses are covered by the KF Board of Trustees.
Below is a video that the students of KF in Zambia created for the riders and donors of Bike for KF, expressing their deep appreciation.
We look forward to the 2020 Bike for KF!
Ivy Kalifungwe
Ivy believes it is not right for families to force girl children into early marriages. This has been a growing trend in her community. Ivy believes education is the only solution to the economic challenges of her family and community.
Charlington Malupenga
Outside class, Charlington enjoys the competition that presents itself in the form of soccer. He believes the soccer field teaches him valuable lessons such as acknowledging support from family, friends and to some extent, strangers.
Faith Chompwe
Faith attended Mambilima Primary School, where she has consistently been number one in her class from grade 1 through 7. She did impressively well on the KF entrance exam, ranking 3rd among 50 other potential candidates.
Gracious Phiri
Gracious has a great sense of humor, she believes joy and happiness are pathways to a better life. She would love to make her parents proud and be the first in her family to graduate from college.
Isaac Mulenga
Isaac is the only applicant this year that stated he wanted to be a midwife, due to the high number of teenage pregnancies that occur in his neighborhood. He has observed that many girls give birth at home without the appropriate tools and proper procedures.
Ruth Siakonga
Ruth attended Kamanga Primary School of Kamanga, where she has consistently been in the top 3 of her class from grade 1 through grade 7. She did impressively well on the KF entrance exam, emerging as the best student.
Paul Phiri
Paul attended primary school at Chawama Primary. An outstanding student, he regularly passed in the top 5 of his class and on numerous exams he would score 1st or 2nd. He has been a class captain/monitor since 5th grade.
Emmanuel Chola
Emmanuel has a vision of building more schools that will be centered on helping community children, especially those coming from vulnerable homes.
Gladys Mwangala
Gladys attended St. Lawrence Primary School in Lusaka. She has consistently been number one in her class from grade 1 through grade 7. She did impressively well on the KF entrance exam, ranking 2nd from a pool of 50 potential candidates.
Nancy Chilopa Mulenga
Growing up in a crowded community like Kanyama, Nancy has vowed to build more schools for the kids that wander the streets aimlessly. Her ability to convey her thoughts thoroughly is something that appealed to the KF Staff.
“KF is my tap root and without it I would wither in the shortest time possible. My future goal is start up an outreach physiotherapy program where I can help older people with challenges such as stroke, arthritis, low back pain and other neurological disorders that impair their normal function.”
— Iwell Banda, KF Class of 2011
Iwell recently graduated with a degree in Physiotherapy from Evelyn Hone College. He is currently employed as a Tutor and Student Volunteering Coordinator at Our Moon Education in Lusaka.
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