Meet Margret Wambui, Nairobi University student who is scaling the corporate ladder at Co-op bank even before she graduates

Margret Wambui has proved no mountain is too high to climb, the Nairobi University economic student is already rubbing shoulders with the who’s who in the banking sector even before she graduates.

The turning point of her life was a scholarship she got from the Co-operative Bank Foundation. Wambui comes from a humble family in Kikuyu, Kiambu County.

Margret Wambui

Having scored 380 marks in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), Wambui received a letter to join Nyandarua High School – but reality soon dawned on her family that they couldn’t afford to pay her school fees.

Luckily her mother knew about Co-operative Foundation and she encouraged her to apply for scholarship.  Co-op bank foundation was formed in 2007 to help Kenya’s bright underprivileged students pursue their education.

The foundation offers scholarships to students in secondary schools and universities; 60 bright needy students from 7 regions (formerly Kenya’s provinces) are selected each year. These students are offered scholarship to university level – if they show consistent pattern in academic excellence.

Margret Wambui at her workplace

Wambui joined Nyandarua High School in 2010, Co-operative Foundation paid her school fees and also catered for her uniforms and books for the entire four years of high school.

Wambui scored A- when she sat for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). She worked at Co-operative bank Umoja and Kikuyu branches before she joined Nairobi University to pursue a degree in economics.

The lass is currently working with Co-operative Foundation as an intern, she is yet to graduate. Once again it was her good performance in school that played a vital role for her to secure the internship position.

Margret Wambui goes by her business at Co-operative bank house in the CBD

Wambui currently seats in a panel that assesses and processes scholarships for needy students. It’s her job to prove that students who apply for scholarships are needy beyond reasonable doubt.

As part of her job, Wambui has to do home visits to ascertain the situation that the students who are applying for scholarships are in.

 

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