From Alan's Desk:

Many students have no access to loans or scholarships and must either sacrifice at great cost to obtain this education or forego the dream altogether. As the economy worsens in Kenya, the need for additional financial aid and scholarship support also increases..

Now is the time to reinvest our time, energy, and financial gifts into funding Daystar scholarships.

We are focused on growing the number of students financially supported through our office by an additional 100 students in 2020, adding to the 205 students supported in 2019. This is an ambitious goal, but with God's blessing and your generous prayer and financial support, it is achievable.

Please join us in the fight to transform Kenya and the African continent by giving today.

Blessings!

What are our dreams and hopes for Daystar scholarship students for 2020 and beyond? Watch as Daystar U.S. Executive Director Alan Cooke shares our scholarship vision and needs for 2020.

Stories of Transformation. The Life Changing Opportunity of a Daystar Scholarship.

Watch Alan share some background and hear Triza in her own words: From the Slums, to Scholarship student, to Servant Leader

I was born in Kibera Slums but later relocated to Kitengela after the Post-election violence. I am the firstborn in a family of four children. I have a brother and two sisters. My father is a Jua Kali artisan (skilled manual worker) while my Mom is a housewife. I applied for the Daystar scholarship through the Daystar Committee in Taita. I applied for the scholarship because it was and still is very difficult for my parents to educate us all. My parents have been struggling for a long time just to take us all to school.

My Dad earns 10,000 shillings/month (USD $98) only and still caters for other basic needs in the family. This has been very difficult, and most of the time, he would go hungry an entire day just to try to put some food on the table. While fighting for our education, my parents have sought loans that, and on most occasions, have struggled to pay the debts.

I gave my life to the Lord when I was in class six through my class teacher. Jesus has always been faithful to me even when I was faithless. He has kept us alive even in hard times like during the post-election violence. I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication- electronic media. I have also joined the Daystar Christian Fellowship (DCF) under the dancing and art department, and I am a praise and worship member in my local church.

Through God’s grace, I hope to be a renowned journalist who will impact the lives of the people around me in positive ways. I also hope to build children’s homes in the future and be able to educate the hopeless children and provide for them in the best way possible.

I humbly appreciate Daystar University for the scholarship, for the sacrifice of resources and for the opportunity to study in a [University] school. I am forever grateful to you my dear sponsor for your big heart. May the Almighty God bless you abundantly each new day and may you never lack.

Daystar Alumni are Transforming Africa, One Person and Community at a Time.

Meet MacMillan Kiiru: From the First Daystar Graduation Class to First World Vision Kenyan Director.

“Why I support Daystar?”— From Daystar supporter, Bill Boulware

From Daystar Friend and Partner, Bill Boulware about his history and passion for Daystar University.

I first visited Daystar in 1995 while spending several weeks in Kenya and Uganda.  Several of us drove to Athi River and spent an amazing day touring the campus, meeting students and visiting with faculty and administration.  It was an eye opening experience for me.  I have returned several times since.  I remember standing at the top of the hill in 1995 where the Library now stands and hearing vision of a “place that would work to change Africa.”

I am a supporter of Daystar and have sponsored a student scholarship through my church and over the last few years served on the Daystar U.S. Board.  Few opportunities to serve have been as rewarding.  We have had the great pleasure and gift to have members of Afrizo (Daystar’s student praise group) in our home in Minnesota. They have become our Africa family. 

Support in the form of a scholarship or simply non designated funds help to make dreams come true for young men and women who will become God’s ambassadors in Africa and the World.  It is a miracle that small gifts in comparison to the cost of a college education in America can have such impact.  Blessings to you from Daystar U.S. for your support of a remarkable place and most importantly, the students who are fulfilling the call from Micah 6:8 to “Do Justice, Love Kindness and Walk Humbly with God.”     

You Want Your Giving to Count.

In the face of governments that are riddled with corruption, the development of servant leaders with integrity is the greatest need in Africa today. 19,000 Daystar graduates are leaders who are doing just that – standing up for truth in a world that seems to offer no hope for a solution.

Daystar University has over 40 years of proven impact in Africa. It offers 35 undergraduate degrees, 16 masters programs and 2 Ph.D programs. With over 5,000 students from more than 30 countries, Daystar University is making a continent-wide impact.