The idea of the H&P Foundation was birthed in recurrent discussions on how individuals in Africa who were born in underprivileged and impoverished backgrounds could escape the sometimes inevitable cycle of poverty. It is within this framework that we expressed our desire to give back to society. In these discussions, we realized how much education can change the trajectory of one’s life, especially for those who have great academic potential but lack the opportunity and supportive environment to realize their potential. Having been beneficiaries of scholarship programs that enabled us to acquire high-quality education in arguably some of the best schools in Kenya and the world, we crafted the idea of starting a foundation with the aim of changing the lives of marginalized children in Kenya through supporting their full education needs. But beyond just paying school fees and boarding needs of the students our vision is to expose as many children as possible to learning opportunities that would not be easily acquired within the walls of the current Kenyan classroom. Driven by the desire to see change, we decided to start somewhere, and in 2021, we put up a call for applications for the first H&P Scholars, targeting students who had sat for the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) national examination. Our call for applications received about 100 deserving applications in only 10 days, which was an indication that there was a huge gap and a need for scholarships. We were only able to fully support two students due to financial constraints, but this became the start of our journey to support many more in the years to come.