Meet the Kuumba Scholars

Modester Mwangi

First Kuumba Scholarship Recipient to ALU

Modester Mwangi was born and raised in Kibagare, Nairobi Kenya. She attended St.Martins Kibagare Primary and Highschool. She joined ALU persuing Computer Science Course. Modester is an exceptional student and has shown much growth not only personally but also professionally.
"I am humbled and happy to have been the first recipient of the Kuumba Education Scholarship to ALU. The journey has been of great experience and growth. Joining ALU has been my most significant achievement, from the meeting, associating and networking with great people from all over Africa to interacting with different African cultures. Engaging in solving some of Africa's challenges, interning with great Tech companies, and now adding up new skills to my curriculum, to mention a few, have fueled me further into being an open-minded and ready to learn person. Over the years, I have achieved a lot more than I thought I could and am very thankful that Kuumba Education and my Title sponsors have played a significant role in accelerating my growth. I am currently a third-year student; I have gained technical skills and an interest in cloud computing so far. I am hoping to use my learnt to solve challenges facing the Education sector in Kenya. I believe that I am yet to learn, achieve and give back."

Faith Ndungu

Second Kuumba Scholarship Recipient to ALU

Meet Faith Ndungu, born and raised in Kiambu, Kenya. Faith is an outstanding leader passionate in Women empowerment. She is persuing Global Challenges Course. "I am humbled to have been awarded as the second recipient of the Kuumba Education Scholarship to the African leadership university. My first-year journey in ALU has been nothing less than insightful, life-changing and a continuous journey of self discovery and growth. Africa leadership university has always been my dream university and getting a chance to experience it has been a blessing. The mix of cultures in the institution is profound . It made me embrace and value different identities and opinions that have built a new set of principles in me and yet has taught me that we may all come from different places, but we share the same goals. I am currently a second year student pursuing a bachelor degree in global challenges, a course that is very dear to my heart. It has been an interesting journey of learning about the world's greatest challenges while adopting a much more interdisciplinary approach of solving them . Me being able to attend ALU will always be my greatest blessing and I owe it all to God, kuumba education and my title sponsor Esther Garcia Martin for believing in me, being awarded this scolarship is a prove that truly dreams come true. My main aim now is to keep growing and improving as a person so that I can get to impact the world through social enterprenuership and the empowerment of women living in vulnerable communities. "

Rose Njoki

Third Kuumba Scholarship Recipient to ALU

Meet Rose Njoki Munyua, born and raised in Kiambu, Kenya. She a recent graduate of St.Martins Secondary School in the Kibagare settlement where she emerged as one of the top academic students in her class and a shining star in the journalism club. Rose is sponsored by aspire, an educational dreams initiative by celonis co-founders; Aspire.
"Becoming a Kuumba Scholar is like a dream come true. My educational journey has not been a walk in the park, but I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Being part of St. Martins school, for me, is a life-changing experience. I feel honoured to finally meet the people who will support me through this new Educational chapter. I have been dreaming of travelling outside the country and experiencing the different cultures and beliefs in other countries, and this being a chance, I cannot resist the excitement. Since I'm the third recipient of the Scholarship, I am overwhelmed with joy. I can vividly put thought into my dreams, passions, and educational dreams from this day onwards because I have hope. I am thankful to Kuumba Education and my title sponsor from Aspire for their support, not forgetting the first recipients of the Scholarship for creating a stepping stone to my success. From their motivating stories of ALU and what they have gained from the University, I am more than ready to experience the same. My dream is to gain the skills required to identify the main challenges affecting the globe and have the ability to solve them. I believe my journey will be successful as hoped. Thank you all for believing in me and, most importantly, investing in me for a better future."