Nairobi, Kenya – May 15, 2025 — Global stationery brand BIC, in partnership with CFK Africa, has donated 5,000 pens as part of its plans to donate 150,000 pens to learners across Kenya as part of its annual education support initiative, Buy Me and BIC Will Donate a Pen.
CFK Africa Executive Director and Program Manager, Kenya, Jeffrey Okoro and Mediatrix Tuju, respectively, noted that the donations play a critical role in eliminating barriers to education.
While receiving the pen donation at Arap Moi Primary School in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado county, headteacher Madam Rhoda Kiproter, together with the Board of management and parent Esther Kinyoa, welcomed the gesture, describing it as a morale booster for both learners, teachers and parents.
“It’s heartening to see organisations like BIC and CFK Africa partner with schools to prioritise the needs of our learners. This donation will go a long way in building students’ confidence and allowing them to focus on their studies,” Kipkore said.
Now in its fifth year, the program is a key part of BIC’s mission to promote learning by providing students with the essential tools needed to succeed in school.
The Program which has reached learners in Nairobi, Machakos, Kiambu, and Kajiado counties, the 2025 edition of the initiative was carried out in partnership with CFK Africa; For every BIC pen purchased, the company donated one pen to a student, helping to alleviate the widespread shortage of basic school supplies in under-resourced areas.
“We are proud to mark the fifth year of this program in Kenya,” said Paloma Lengema, General Manager, BIC East Africa. “This initiative reflects our commitment to education and to ensuring students have the right tools to help them thrive academically. Year after year, we continue to witness the positive difference a simple pen can make.”
CFK Africa Executive Director and Program Manager, Kenya, Jeffrey Okoro and Mediatrix Tuju, respectively, echoed these sentiments, noting that the donations play a critical role in eliminating barriers to education. “A pen may seem small, but it holds the power to transform a child’s learning experience. With this support, students can fully participate in class and improve their performance,” said Tuju.
BIC’s contribution is part of its larger global ambition to enhance learning conditions for 250 million students by 2025. So far, over 200 million students worldwide have benefited from its education-related programs, which fall under the company’s sustainability platform, Writing the Future Together.
In addition to the pen donation campaign, BIC also runs Express Myself with My BIC Pen in Kenya, formerly known as My Words, My Story, My BIC Pen. Since its inception in 2020, that initiative has reached approximately 50,000 students and engaged hundreds of schools and educators.
The government of Kenya through Education Ministry continues to plead for Stakeholders support to the ailing education sector amidst the ongoing reforms and full transformation to the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) as a learner-centered education framework introduced in 2017 to replace the 8-4-4 system which arguably requires support and joint effort in resource mobilisation to ensure top notch transition.
