Education

Education

Ask any of the local residents across Greater Amboseli what the biggest conservation-related benefit is to them, and the answer is nearly unanimous: education. 

School fees in Kenya are subsidized, but it is not free, and may families struggle to pay. To help, Big Life offers both long-term and short-term scholarship support to local students at all levels, helps to fund teachers' salaries, supports school infrastructure projects, and facilitates conservation-specific curriculum in area schools. 

Since the year 2000, we have awarded nearly 3,000 scholarships to more than 2,000 children living in our area of operation. 

  • In 2024, we sponsored 835 students with long-term scholarships, 348 boys and 487 girls.
  • We currently pay the salaries for 8 teachers.
 

To sponsor a student or teacher, please donate.

  • $250 covers the tuition for one elementary or middle school student for one academic year.
  • $800 covers the tuition and boarding for one high school student for the academic year.
  • $2,000 is the average tuition needed for one year at a local university.
  • $3,300 is the salary for one teacher for one academic year.
 

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