Equity Bank to unveil their Wings To Fly Scholarship 2023 cohort on 21st January

Faith WambuiJanuary 17, 2023

The selection process of recipients of the 2023 Wings to Fly scholarships is ongoing in different parts of the country. Equity Group Foundation (EGF) and Equity...

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Equity to commission 1283 Wings to Fly & Elimu scholars on 26th July

Grace MathekaJuly 22, 2021

Nairobi County will on Monday 26th July commission a total of 1283 Wings to Fly and Elimu scholarship beneficiaries. The commissioned batch will form the 12th W...

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Equity Wings to Fly program registers an impressive 86% university transition rate

Grace MathekaJuly 6, 2021

In the recently released KCSE results, 203 Equity Wings to Fly scholars managed to score a mean grade of A plain (A) and A minus (A-), forming part of the 7,313...

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1,410 Wings To Fly scholars to join university after performing well in the 2020 KCSE

Samson NderiJuly 5, 2021

The beneficiaries of the Equity Bank 2017 Wings to Fly scholarships who sat for the 2020 KCSE exams  registered an impressive improvement in performance from th...

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Equity Group Foundation launches applications for the 2021 Wings to Fly program

Grace MathekaMay 21, 2021

Equity Group Foundation (EGF) has launched the application process for the 2021 Wings to Fly scholarship program. The program is in partnership with the Masterc...

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Equity and Mastercard Foundations partner to provide solar device to enable Wings to Fly students to study during lockdown

Samson NderiJune 15, 2020

The Equity Group Foundation and the Mastercard Foundation have partnered to support over 14,600 students in the Wings to Fly and Elimu scholarship programs to a...

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Equity awards 1,136 top performing KCPE students with Wings to Fly Scholarships

Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2020

Equity Group has awarded the top performing but needy students  with Wings to Fly scholarships at a ceremony held at Kenyatta University. This year’s 1,136 scho...

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Wings To Fly students shine in the 2019 KCSE results

Staff WriterDecember 31, 2019

Students who are beneficiaries of the Equity Bank Wings To Fly initiative performed well in the 2019 KCSE exams. 24 of the students managed to score a mean grad...

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German Parliamentarians visit Wings To Fly beneficiary in Korogocho

Staff WriterAugust 8, 2019

A group of German parliamentarians has paid a courtesy visit to Jalddin Mohamed Issack one of the Wings to Fly beneficiaries at the Korogocho Informal Settlemen...

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2,000 KCPE students awarded Wings To Fly Secondary School Scholarships

Lulu AkakiJanuary 23, 2014

President Uhuru Kenyatta officially commissioned the fifth class of Equity Group Foundation’s scholarship program that will fund the education of 2,000 br...

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Equity Group posts Ksh. 43.7B net profit for FY 2023: To pay Ksh. 15.1B in dividends

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

Equity Group Holdings has announced that it posted a Ksh. 43.7 billion profit after tax for the year ended December 31 2023. This is a 5% decline from the Ks...

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How to revitalize your back to school experience with Equity Bank’s financial solutions

Makena Ndung'uJanuary 11, 2024

January is the back to school month for many school-going kids and students across the country. The December holiday provided a wonderful chance for students to...

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Equity Bank completes acquisition of Spire Bank

James WamathaiFebruary 2, 2023

Equity Bank Kenya has announced that it has completed the purchase the certain assets and liabilities of Spire Bank. The transaction was completed on 31st Ja...

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Mastercard foundation scholars program is celebrating a decade of developing young leaders

Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2022

The Mastercard Foundation is celebrating  the decennial anniversary of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. Launched in 2012, the Program began as a $...

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Equity Group ranked as the 5th strongest banking brand in the world by Brand Finance

Staff WriterJuly 21, 2022

Equity has continued to prove that doing well can go hand in hand with doing good. This has over time earned the lender trust capital that has enabled it to gr...

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From working as a herds boy to attending Duke University; the story of how the Equity Leadership Program transformed the life of Douglas Maina

Samson NderiJuly 18, 2022

In our society there are many brilliant people who have sadly not been able to get the chance to achieve their potential and end up wasting away in the towns an...

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34 scholars from the Equity Leadership Program get admission to global universities

Samson NderiApril 1, 2022

27 scholars from the Equity Leadership Program comprising of Wings to Fly alumni beneficiaries and those who topped the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Educ...

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Equity Bank launches its Leaders Program in Rwanda

Grace MathekaDecember 2, 2021

The Equity Leaders Program operating under Equity Group Foundation's (EGF) Education and Leadership Development Pillar has launched in Rwanda. The program has s...

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Equity Bank featured in 2021 Top 1,000 World Banks list

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

Equity has been named among global giants in the banking industry. The bank has been ranked position 39 globally on return on assets, position 71 on return on c...

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Equity Group has invested Ksh. 54.3 billion in social impact projects in the past half year

Grace MathekaAugust 28, 2021

Equity Group has announced that it invested a total of Ksh. 54.3 billion ($496 million) in social impact projects through the Equity Group Foundation in the fir...

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118 Equity Leaders Program scholars admitted to 56 global Universities

Grace MathekaJuly 13, 2021

118 scholars from the Equity Leaders Program (ELP) have received admission and full financial aid to 56 global universities. The scholars comprise of Wings to F...

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How to apply for the 2021 Elimu scholarship program by Equity Group Foundation

James WamathaiMay 21, 2021

Equity Group Foundation (EGF) has launched the application process for the 2021 Elimu scholarship program is now open and will close on 31st May 2021. Elimu sch...

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24 places you can get secondary school scholarships & how to apply for them

Faith WambuiApril 26, 2021

Secondary education is compulsory for every child in Kenya under the Basic Education Act. However, many parents can barely afford to give their children this ri...

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UNICEF announces the 2021 StartUp Lab cohort in Ghana

Grace MathekaApril 20, 2021

UNICEF has launched the 2021 cohort of the UNICEF StartUp Lab, a co-creation space and incubator. The incubator engages young startups in the development of inn...

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Equity Group posts Ksh. 20 Billion net profit for the full year 2020

Samson NderiMarch 29, 2021

Equity Group has posted a net profit of Ksh. 20 Billion for the full year 2020, this was a 11.6% decline from the previous year. This drop in profitability w...

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92 Equity Leadership Program (ELP) scholars admitted to 43 Global universities

Staff WriterAugust 31, 2020

92 scholars from the Equity Leadership Program (ELP) have been admitted to 43 Global universities making it the largest single year cohort for the program. T...

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Ogilvy Africa wins big at the 2020 African SABRE Awards

Samson NderiApril 8, 2020

Ogilvy Africa and its clients Equity Bank PLC, and Safaricom PLC have emerged as Platinum and Gold winners in the 2020 SABRE Awards for Africa. The agency wo...

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Equity Afia opens new clinic in the Nairobi CBD

Staff WriterFebruary 27, 2020

Equity Afia has opened its 12th satellite clinic within Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD). The new clinic is located on Laxmi Plaza along Biashara Stree...

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Equity partners with Mastercard to offer loans to 600,000 Kenyan entrepreneurs

Staff WriterJune 25, 2019

Equity is among Kenyan partners that have been signed up to the Young Africa Works initiative by Mastercard. Equity will deploy its banking infrastructure as we...

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Mastercard invests Ksh. 30B in a youth job creation initiative in Kenya

Staff WriterJune 22, 2019

Mastercard Foundation has launched its Young Africa Works in Kenya in a public-private partnership between it, the private sector, and the Kenyan Government. ...

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Equity Group’s first quarter net profit increases slightly to Ksh. 6.1 billion

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

Equity Group's net profit for the 3 months ending 31st March 2019 has increased slightly to Ksh. 6.1 billion. This marks a slight increased from Ksh. 5.8 billio...

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Equity Group Foundation hosts 10th annual education congress at Kenyatta University

Staff WriterApril 19, 2019

The Equity Group Foundation hosted over 3,570 Wings to Fly scholars at Kenyatta University for the 10th Annual Education and Leadership Congress. This group com...

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532 top KCSE students join Equity Bank’s paid internship program

Richard MureithiFebruary 18, 2019

A total of 532 students who scored a mean grade of A and A- in last year’s KCSE examination have joined the Equity Bank’s paid internship program. The 532 stude...

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11 High School scholarships that you can apply for

Richard MureithiDecember 3, 2018

Sitting for KCPE exams is usually a high point for your children and a proud moment for your as a parent. However, the transition to High School may be out of y...

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Scholarship programs for bright but needy high school students

Mildred SakinaFebruary 8, 2016

In the coming weeks of February many eager, excited and also scared students will join Form One. After traversing various shops to buy supplies, uniforms, and s...

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Apply for 2,000 scholarships Equity Bank is giving to needy students

James WamathaiDecember 30, 2015

Equity Bank, through its Equity Group Foundation, will give 2,000 scholarships to needy KCPE graduates under the Wings to Fly scholarship program. The scholarsh...

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4 African Universities join the Mastercard Foundation’s Scholars Program

James WamathaiDecember 5, 2014

The MasterCard Foundation has partnered with 4 African universities in 3 countries through its Scholars program. The Foundation will commit $86.6 million to...

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Mobile loans apps among the most downloaded apps in Kenya in 2019

James WamathaiJanuary 10, 2020

The availability of the Internet in Kenya has led to a steady increase in Internet users. It is estimated that there are about 22 million Internet users in Keny...

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The best of Voyager Beach Resort and excursions around Mombasa

Annette MumbiOctober 25, 2016

I got to spend a weekend at the Voyager, in the company of an amazing crew of travel writers and photographers, and this post takes you through the highlights o...

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When a man gives you a reason to kill

Makena Ndung'uMarch 29, 2016

My father’s friend is an ass who has no business thinking of himself a man. Maybe I should start from the beginning. My father (read man who sired me) goes to w...

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