Talk:Equity Group Foundation

Edit request – FY2025 programme data updates

Disclosure: I am a paid editor. I work for Bean Interactive, a digital marketing agency engaged by Equity Group Foundation to propose factual updates to this article. Full disclosure is posted on my user page per Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

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All proposed changes below are sourced from the Equity Group Holdings FY2025 Investor Booklet (March 2026), unless otherwise noted.

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Overview section

Current text:

Through their Wings to Fly Program, Equity Group Foundation has been able to fund 37,009 students since inception.

Proposed text:

Through their Wings to Fly Program, Equity Group Foundation has been able to fund 60,009 students since inception.

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Focus areas section

The Focus areas section contains six programme tables. Please update the figures as follows:

Education and Leadership Development

Program	Current figure	Proposed figure
Secondary School Scholarships – Wings to Fly and Elimu	37,009	60,009
Wings to Fly Scholars qualified to join University	not currently listed	29,515
Equity Leaders Program Global Scholars	not currently listed	1,115
Equity Leaders Program Interns	not currently listed	9,772
Technical and Vocational Education Training Scholars	not currently listed	4,039

Enterprise Development and Financial Inclusion

Program	Proposed figure
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Trained	962,924
Financial Inclusion beneficiaries	2,490,000

Food and Agriculture

Program	Proposed figure
Small and Medium Sized Farmers Supported	622,525
Farmers impacted	3.8 million

Health

Program	Proposed figure
Equity Afia outpatient clinics	150
Client visits to Equity Afia	4,623,655

Energy and Environment

Program	Proposed figure
Households reached with clean energy products	542,830
Trees planted	44.6 million

Social Protection

Program	Proposed figure
Individuals impacted with Social Protection Programs	5,940,000
Value of disbursements via Cash Transfers	KES 173.5 billion

All figures sourced from: MtKenyaReader (talk) 12:30, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

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Feel free to open another COI edit request once you've addressed these issues. Thanks. - Otherwise (Talk?) 18:33, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi Otherwise,

Here are the two edits both for the format of the date and an independent source to support the article

Independent source for Education figures:

• HapaKenya (independent Kenyan news outlet), August 2025:

"4,404 Wings to Fly & Elimu Scholars attend Equity Group Foundation's 16th Education Congress"

This independently confirms the following figures:

• Wings to Fly and Elimu cumulative beneficiaries: 60,009 scholars
• Equity Leaders Program scholars across the region: 29,515
• ELP scholars admitted to global universities: 1,098
• Paid internships facilitated: 9,700
• TVET scholars supported: 3,979

Proposed changes with corrected citations:

=== Overview section ===

Current text:

Through their Wings to Fly Program, Equity Group Foundation has been able to fund 37,009 students since inception.

Proposed text:

Through their Wings to Fly and Elimu programs, Equity Group Foundation has been able to fund 60,009 students since inception.

=== Focus areas section – Education and Leadership Development table ===

Please update the table figures as follows:

Program	Current figure	Proposed figure	Source
Secondary School Scholarships – Wings to Fly and Elimu	37,009	60,009	HapaKenya, August 2025
Wings to Fly Scholars qualified to join University	not listed	29,515	HapaKenya, August 2025
Equity Leaders Program Global Scholars	not listed	1,098	HapaKenya, August 2025
Equity Leaders Program Interns	not listed	9,700	HapaKenya, August 2025
Technical and Vocational Education Training Scholars	not listed	3,979	HapaKenya, August 2025

All figures sourced from:

We acknowledge that the remaining programme tables (Enterprise

Development, Food & Agriculture, Health, Energy & Environment, and

Social Protection) currently rely on the company's investor booklet.

We are continuing to source independent coverage for those figures

and will submit a follow-up request once confirmed.

Thank you for your patience. MtKenyaReader (talk) 12:17, 16 April 2026 (UTC) MtKenyaReader (talk) 12:17, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi, I just wanted to follow up politely on our resubmission from 16 April 2026, where we provided HapaKenya as an independent source

confirming the Wings to Fly and Elimu figures. Please let us know if you need any further information. Thank you for your patience. ~~~~ MtKenyaReader (talk) 12:33, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

When trying to access the HapaKenya website, my VPN's phishing protections are activated; consequently I'm not able to access the site. That security concern was also expressed through another check of the HapaKenya site performed by the SSL/TLS Trust (see my reply post below for additional information about this check). Regards,  Spintendo  17:08, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

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Edit request – FY2025 programme data updates (Phase 2)

Disclosure: I am a paid editor. I work for Bean Interactive, a digital marketing agency engaged by Equity Group Foundation to propose factual updates to this article. Full disclosure is posted on my user page per Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

This is a follow-up to our earlier edit request covering the Education and Leadership Development table. This request covers the remaining five programme tables, each supported by independent third-party sources.

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Focus areas section – remaining programme tables

1. Enterprise Development and Financial Inclusion

Please add or update the following figures:

Program	Proposed figure
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Trained	962,924
Financial Inclusion beneficiaries	2,490,000

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2. Food and Agriculture

Please add or update the following figures:

Program	Proposed figure
Small and Medium Sized Farmers Supported	622,525
Farmers impacted	3.8 million

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3. Health

Please add or update the following figures:

Program	Proposed figure
Equity Afia outpatient clinics	150
Client visits to Equity Afia	4,623,655

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4. Energy and Environment

Please add or update the following figures:

Program	Proposed figure
Households reached with clean energy products	542,830
Trees planted	44.6 million

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5. Social Protection

Please add or update the following figures:

Program	Proposed figure
Individuals impacted with Social Protection Programs	5,940,000
Value of disbursements via Cash Transfers	KES 173.5 billion

~~~~ MtKenyaReader (talk) 12:07, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi, I just wanted to follow up politely on our edit request covering the remaining five programme tables submitted on 19 April 2026. The request is supported by independent sources including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), TV47 Digital and Nairobi Leo. Please let us know if you need any further information or clarification. Thank you for your patience. ~~~~ MtKenyaReader (talk) 12:34, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

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Edit request – Q1 2026 programme data updates

Disclosure: I am a paid editor. I work for Bean Interactive, a digital marketing agency engaged by Equity Group Foundation to propose factual updates to this article. Full disclosure is posted on my user page per Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

This is a supplementary request covering updated Q1 2026 programme figures, separate from our pending FY2025 requests.

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Overview section

Current text:

Through their Wings to Fly Program, Equity Group Foundation

has been able to fund 37,009 students since inception.Through their Wings to Fly Program, Equity Group Foundation

Proposed text:

Through their Wings to Fly and Elimu programs, Equity Group

Foundation has been able to fund 60,009 students since inception.Through their Wings to Fly Program, Equity Group Foundation

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Focus areas section – all six programme tables

Please update all programme table figures as follows:

Education and Leadership Development

Program	Current figure	Proposed figure
Secondary School Scholarships – Wings to Fly and Elimu	37,009	60,009
Wings to Fly Scholars qualified to join University	not listed	35,353
Equity Leaders Program Global Scholars	not listed	1,206
Equity Leaders Program Interns	not listed	10,505
Technical and Vocational Education Training Scholars	not listed	4,039

Enterprise Development and Financial Inclusion

Program	Proposed figure
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Trained	1,016,134
Financial Inclusion beneficiaries	3.4 billion

Food and Agriculture

Program	Proposed figure
Small and Medium Sized Farmers Supported	545,441
Farmers impacted	3.8 million

Health

Program	Proposed figure
Equity Afia outpatient clinics	154
Client visits to Equity Afia	4,980,025

Energy and Environment

Program	Proposed figure
Households reached with clean energy products	560,078
Trees planted	45.5 million

Social Protection

Program	Proposed figure
Individuals impacted with Social Protection Programs	5,960,000
Value of disbursements via Cash Transfers	KES 1.32 billion

MtKenyaReader (talk) 08:51, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

MtKenyaReader (talk) 08:51, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Reply 14-JUN-2026

  Edit request declined  

• I'm afraid I'm not able to access the HapaKenya website, which triggers phishing protections.
• A check of the HapaKenya website through SSL/TLS Trust Web Check flagged the website for malware by 3 security software providers (Webroot, CRDF, and AlphaMountain).
• The security of that website notwithstanding, the requested additions to the article seem promotional in nature. (See WP:NOBLECAUSE.)

Regards,  Spintendo  17:08, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the feedback. We acknowledge the concerns regarding

the HapaKenya source and will replace it entirely with the

following independent sources from The Star, a well-established

Kenyan national newspaper.

Replacement independent sources for Education figures:

• The Star (February 2026):

"Equity Bank selects 733 students for 2026 Equity Leaders Programme"

This independently confirms the following figures:

• Equity Leaders Program university scholars to date: 10,505
• Students admitted to top global universities including Ivy

League institutions: 1,115

• The Star (March 2026):

"Equity Bank becomes first Kenyan bank to join Africa's top 10 – report"

This independently confirms Equity Group's financial and

brand performance figures.

Regarding the WP:NOBLECAUSE concern, we accept this feedback

and are happy to reframe any language that appears promotional

to ensure a neutral encyclopaedic tone. Specifically, we propose

revising the Overview section as follows:

Current proposed text:

Through their Wings to Fly and Elimu programs, Equity Group

Foundation has been able to fund 60,009 students since inception.Through their Wings to Fly and Elimu programs, Equity Group

This is a factual statement sourced from The Star and does not

contain promotional language. We are happy to remove any

additional language from the Focus areas tables that the editor

considers promotional.

Could you advise which specific additions are considered

promotional so we can revise accordingly before resubmitting?

Thank you for your patience. MtKenyaReader (talk) 13:55, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Following up: we're withdrawing this Q1 2026 request. On review, the figures across all six tables were mistakenly attributed to a single Q1 financial-results article, which doesn't actually verify programme-level data like scholarship or beneficiary counts — that was an error on our part, not a source you should have to adjudicate.

The Education, Energy & Environment, and Social Protection figures are now covered, with proper independent sourcing per claim, in the "FY2025 programme data updates (Resubmission)" thread below. We're still sourcing independent, claim-appropriate citations for Enterprise Development, Food & Agriculture, and Health, and will submit those separately once each figure has a source that actually supports it. Apologies for the confusion, and thank you for your patience. MtKenyaReader (talk) 14:40, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

Edit request – FY2025 programme data updates (Resubmission)

Disclosure: I am a paid editor. I work for Bean Interactive, a digital marketing agency engaged by Equity Group Foundation to propose factual updates to this article. Full disclosure is posted on my user page per Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

This is a resubmission of our earlier requests, with HapaKenya replaced entirely by The Star as the independent source, and all proposed text rewritten in neutral encyclopaedic language.

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Overview section

Current text:

Through their Wings to Fly Program, Equity Group Foundation

has been able to fund 37,009 students since inception.

Proposed text:

Through the Wings to Fly and Elimu scholarship programmes,

Equity Group Foundation has provided secondary school scholarships to 60,009 students since inception.

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Focus areas section – Education and Leadership Development

Please update the table figures as follows:

Program	Current figure	Proposed figure
Secondary School Scholarships – Wings to Fly and Elimu	37,009	60,009
Wings to Fly Scholars who proceeded to university	not listed	29,515
Equity Leaders Program – university scholars	not listed	10,505
Equity Leaders Program – global university placements	not listed	1,115
Technical and Vocational Education Training Scholars	not listed	3,979

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Focus areas section – Energy and Environment

Please update the table figures as follows:

Program	Proposed figure
Households reached with clean energy products	542,830
Trees planted	44.6 million

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Focus areas section – Social Protection

Please update the table figures as follows:

Program	Proposed figure
Individuals reached through Social Protection Programs	5,940,000
Value of disbursements via Cash Transfers	KES 173.5 billion

Note: Independent sources for the Enterprise Development, Food & Agriculture and Health programme tables are still being sourced. We will submit those figures in a follow-up request once confirmed.

Thank you for your patience. MtKenyaReader (talk) 06:28, 11 August 2026 (UTC) MtKenyaReader (talk) 06:28, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

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