FUTURE HOPE AFRICA
Grace Scholarships
You can help a high school student stay in school and succeed academically and spiritually.
“Pure religion, undefiled before God and the Father, is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”
HOW IT WORKS
The Grace Scholarship is established to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ by meeting the financial needs of students to have a high school education that will last a lifetime while also supporting their spiritual needs which last for eternity. Sponsors have the opportunity, for $500 per year, to pay for a student’s high school tuition and supplies and also provide a youth pastor to mentor the student toward faith in Jesus.
How is this accomplished? If you choose to sponsor, your prayers for your student lay the foundation. The student is required to attend church or Bible study each week, attend two one day Bible retreats, serve at the Future Hope Africa Vacation Bible School for two weeks in the summer, memorize one verse from the Bible every month as directed by the youth pastor, and write a letter to his/her sponsor once each semester.
Students who have demonstrated financial need are featured one at a time. When one is sponsored, another student will be listed. To protect privacy, no names or identifying information is listed.
MEET THE STUDENTS
There are many more students in need of scholarships. Not all are listed here. Please contact us to learn more.
*Shukuru, a musician, is eager to return to school
Shukuru, 16, is one of 11 children. His father is a wounded military veteran who lost a leg due to battle injuries. Shukuru’s mother sells produce, but the COVID-19 pandemic has inhibited her ability to sell. Shukuru is a musician and is eager to return to school.
*Shukuru is not his real name, but one we are using her to protect his privacy.
Benie* is the youngest of six children, living in a multigenerational household
Benie is a 16-year-old junior and the youngest of 6 children. She does not know Jesus. Her father left the family before she was born. Her eldest sister died from COVID-19, leaving a 12-year-old niece to live with Benie and her 48-year-old mother who is struggling to work. She says, “The house we live in is the house of my mother’s father. We’re so lucky to have shelter.” Her grandmother lives there as well (8 total in house). “I would like to be a business woman ... so that I can support my mother. ... Later, I will help children who have been abandoned by their fathers.”
*Benie is not her actual name, but one we are using here to protect her privacy.
Rosine, a senior and oldest of five siblings, dreams of becoming a psychologist.
Her father died in 2014 and her mother sells secondhand towels to make a living. Rosine helps when school is out. Her mother often works from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. “Sometimes it happens that she does not sell anything; so we spend the night without eating.”
*Rosine is not her actual name, but one we are using here to protect her privacy.
Peniel* lives with his aunt and struggles to pay tuition.
Peniel is a 17-year-old sophomore. He is the eldest son. “We live in the house of my mother’s sister,” he says. Peniel’s family situation is difficult. His mother sells fries at the market and takes care of everything she can for their family.
*Peniel is not his actual name, but one we are using here to protect his privacy.
Andoolo’s household has struggled since his father’s death
Andoolo is one of seven children. His father passed away when Andoolo was in elementary school. This loss resulted in his older siblings dropping out of school due to a lack of funds for tuition. An uncle has helped to try and make up some of the difference. Andoolo is committed to finishing high school.
*Andoolo is not his actual name, but one we are using here to protect his privacy.
Jude’s mother works hard, but it’s not enough to cover educational costs
Jude is a junior and the youngest in his family at 17 years of age. His father died in 2017, and his mother sells cassava flour at the market. Jude says, “Our mother tries to do everything to give us food and sometimes pay for our studies.”
*Jude is not his actual name, but one we are using here to protect his privacy.
*Tambwe, an aspiring teacher, is hampered by school debt
Tambwe is a sophomore and 3rd of 8 children. His mother sells embers and flour to earn the funds for daily food and school fees. Tambwe says, “I have difficulty paying for my studies because I even still have the debt of last year….I really need this scholarship because it will relieve my mother and allow me to study without worries.” Tambwe hopes to become a teacher.
*Tambwe is not his actual name, but one we are using here to protect his privacy.
*Alongi struggles to pay school fees in a single-parent household
Alongi is 18 years old and a senior. Her father left in 2008. Her mother teaches elementary school making $70 a month. Alongi says, “Some family members helped pay tuition for a while, but after the lockdown period (for Covid19) they said they could not contribute any longer.”
*Alongi is not her actual name, but one we are using here to protect her privacy.
Shantu* is falling behind his peers because of a lack of school funds
Shantu is a freshman in high school at 18 years of age. He said, “I have faced much delay in school because there were years when my mother could not pay for my tuition.” He likes school and was often in the top 5 of his class. His father abandoned the family in 2008, came back in 2012 to sell the house and then left Shantu and his four siblings homeless. “I live ... in a house of a woman who took pity on us.” He works washing cars to help his family.
*Shantu is not his actual name, but one we are using here to protect his privacy.
Annastasie* lives with a neighbor after her father disappeared, but she hasn’t given up on education.
Annastasie is 16 years old and a junior in high school. Her father left for a mining job and never returned. After many difficulties, she now lives with a neighbor who, she says, “does not have means either but she just felt sorry for me.” Annastasie works in a clothing shop after school earning $5 a month to try to go to school. “This year, I was about to give up,” she says because she was only able to pay $10 of her tuition. The school allows her to attend but will not promote her to the next grade unless her tuition debt is paid.
*Annastasie is not her actual name, but one we are using here to protect her privacy.
When Bondeko* lost her father, education in the household suffered.
Bondeko is a freshman in high school. Her father died when she was 8. Bondeko says, “When he died, my older brothers and sisters stopped studying because there was no money left to pay for their tuition.” An uncle helped with some previous school fees, but less than half the children in Bondeko’s house get to attend school.
*Bondeko is not her actual name, but one we are using here to protect her privacy.
*Josef, after losing his father, refuses to give up his dream of education
Josef is a sophomore in high school and perseveres with his education at the age of 20. His father died in 2015 leaving his mom with 7 children. Josef says, “Since the death of my father, life has become very difficult, finding food or what to pay for school is really difficult.” Josef works on building sites, and his siblings pool resources as best they can. Josef’s house belongs to his father’s relatives and is soon to be sold leaving his immediate family to find a rental. He is discouraged and no longer attends church saying “whether I go there or not, the situation remains the same. Nothing changes for us. I would just like things to change in my family.”
*Josef is not his actual name, but one we are using here to protect his privacy.
Single mother *Neema wants to resume her education
Neema is 19 and a single mother who wants to return to school to complete her education. She is part of a large family, with both parents working in the restaurant business. She is interested in the field of law. Her parents are not able to financially support her education.
*Neema is not her real name, but one we are using here to protect her privacy.
*Elonga, who lost her father, is an aspiring computer scientiest.
Elonga is a 17-year-old sophomore. Her father died in 2007, leaving the family homeless. Now Elonga’s great grandfather pays the rent and her mother sells vegetables in the market. “I have always dreamed of becoming a great computer scientist. This way I will earn my living and I will be able to buy my mother a house. That way, a smile may always finally be on her face.”
*Elonga is not her actual name, but one we are using here to protect her privacy.
HOW TO GIVE
Click on the button below to sponsor a student. Please select the Grace Scholarship option from the dropdown menu. You can set up a recurring gift option: monthly, quarterly or annually. Please include your name and contact information so you can receive your student’s name, a photo, and more information about them. We’ll put you in touch with your student.
You can also sponsor via check to Future Hope Africa at
Future Hope Africa, Inc.
115 Canterbury Ct.
Princeton, KY 42445