Projects
“Where we have the opportunity to help, we have the responsibility to help.”
Since its inception in 2014 KAPEK has continually strove to make a positive impact in the communities we operate in. With our diverse workforce, the desire to work on meaningful, impactful projects is strong within our team and we take great pride in the work we have been able to accomplish so far.
KAPEK Kenyan Mathematical Olympiad
Since early 2020, KAPEK have partnered with the University of Nairobi and the Mathematics Association of Kenya to grow the annual secondary schools’ competition: The KAPEK Kenya Mathematical Olympiad. This national competition is aimed at identifying young math talent, improving performance, mathematical literacy and promoting excellence in mathematics among high school students in Kenya.
Winners of the KAPEK Kenyan Mathematical Olympiad go on to represent Kenya in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) and the Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad(PAMO) Games.
Prestigious, global competitions, the IMO & PAMO bring together the brightest minds from around the world. The Olympiad is aimed at pre-university students affording them the opportunities to enjoy the company of like-minded young people from around the world and make memories that will last a life-time.
Working with the University of Nairobi since 2020, KAPEK has set the objective to help extend the competition, making it more accessible to students and encouraging participation. Working hard to improve the competition year on year, in 2021 we have extended our help to educators by providing online training for teachers and students.
OTHER AIMS
- Participation from every eligible Kenyan child.
- Extending the competition to include younger children beginning early to prepare them for the competition and their careers in the future, this will include extending the competition, in time, to the middle school children of Kenya.
- Increased awareness for mathematics and improve mathematical literacy in Kenya. In just one year we have helped to grow the competition participation by well over 400%.
- Help to create a high-performance work force for Kenya in the future with greater opportunities for higher education.
- Develop a world class, sophisticated education curriculum.
- Encourage more female participants in the competition – historically, only about 10% of participants have been female.
- The competition provides a platform for young ambitious secondary students to exercise their mathematical skills and get the opportunity to study on scholarship in ivy league universities such as Harvard. (This year one of our previous KKMO participants accepted a scholarship to the prestigious school.)