The Class 2015 High School Scholarship Program

Traditional scholarships are essentially aid solutions, offering very little family involvement in the education of children. By supporting families with seed funding to create resources to own the legacy of their child’s education, Class 2015 gives them an advantage to furthering their child’s education.
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A Story About Class 2015

Class 2015, imagine1day's High School Scholarship Program, is designed to support high performing students from poor and disadvantaged households in rural Ethiopia in completing a full course of high school education (Grades 9-12) and in developing as future leaders of Ethiopia.  Concurrently, Class 2015 supports the families of scholarship recipients in developing micro-enterprises to support their children's education while increasing their family's financial position and economic potential. Class 2015 includes an economic incentive for students and their families. Traditional scholarships are essentially aid solutions, with very little involvement of families in the education of their children. By simultaneously supporting families with seed funding to create the resources to own the legacy of their child’s education, Class 2015 gives families a clear advantage to keeping their children in school and furthering their education. Entrepreneurial development gives families the opportunity to fully fund this education themselves.

(Click here to learn more about Class 2015 and read the first semester update)

Goals

  • 21 students (16 girls and 5 boys) from 15 Grade 5-8 primary schools in the Districts of Hintalo Wejirat (11 schools) and Kilte Awelalo (4 schools) complete Grades 9-12 with high academic standing and strong leadership skills, and are poised to enter university.
  • The parents of the scholarship recipients develop micro-enterprises to support their children’s educations while increasing their family’s financial position and potential. By the start of Year 2 of the program (Grade 10 for the students), parents will have earned sufficient income to fully support their child’s education for the year, and will be scaling up their micro-enterprises to support Years 3 and 4, and beyond.