Background: The Kakuma refugee camp was established in 1991. The camp has three major sections. During the early stages of its inception, it was designed to accommodate Sudanese refugees fleeing conflict and violence. From 1990’s the camp started receiving tens and thousands of refugees periodically from across; East and Horn of African, Central Africa Republic,...

Giving continuity to its education program, in 2013, the Punya Foundation established a partnership with the Jana Kalyan Yuwa Samuha (JKYS)[1] as its implementing partner in Nepal. JKYS is implementing the Foundation’s scholarship program and one of its empowerment programs as well. Six students, ranging from kinder garden to class six, from Jhapa district have...

  Background: The Punya Foundation is established with a slogan of “justice seeking through education and empowerment“. To achieve its objectives, as one of its regular programs, the Foundation grants scholarship to vulnerable children. This video shows the working modality of Punya Foundaiton. It highlights the selection process of the vulnerable students for the scholarship program of...

The smile on the face of a teenager who would not have pursued his higher education otherwise, the desire to excel in the eyes of a ten year old girl who is physically handicapped, the vision from the eyes of the blind girl, the dependence and the expectation of a 70 year old woman,… said...

Scholarship Program for Disable Student: Academic Year 2011/2012 Primary criterion: Disability: Candidate must be diagnosed and documented with a permanent disability. To fulfil this criterion, the Foundation observes following: 1. A permanent functional limitation – physical, sensory, mental, developmental or combination 2. The disability should lead to activity limitations and participation restrictions (as defined by...

Please click here for the Scholarship Application Form – Academic Year 2011/2012