Programs

Kerosene Lamp Foundation focuses primarily on youth, education and positive play. Our programs evolve over time to stay relevant to the needs of the communities we serve. We believe that a child’s education is essential to their future success.

SPISE Scholarship Fund

Each summer, the Caribbean Science Foundation offers the Student Program for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE) to Caribbean high-school students, 16 to 17 years of age, who are gifted in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and interested in studying and exploring careers in these disciplines. SPISE is an intensive four-week residential summer program, and is a clone of the well-known MITES program at MIT. KLF has committed to annually sponsoring a SPISE scholar from St. Vincent & the Grenadines.

SPISE students are totally immersed (24/7) in university-level calculus, physics, biochemistry, entrepreneurship, and Mandarin and/or Caribbean unity, as well as hands-on projects in computer programming, robotics and/or electronics/renewable energy. Students are exposed to the rigor, pace and pressure of taking multiple subjects with major parallel homework assignments at the level of first year in a university.

We are proud to announce that two of KLF’s past SPISE scholars are now pursuing their higher education at Princeton University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)!

  • 2018  – Ms. Ianá Ferguson
  • 2017  – Mr. Gerard Porter
  • 2016  – Ms. Abigail Scott
  • 2015  – Ms. Jodi Porter
School Backpack & School Supplies Donation Program

Serving at-risk youth in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

  • 2018 provided 100 backpacks filled with school supplies to Monument Crisis Center (Oakland, CA) and Grant Elementary School.
  • 2017 provided 25 backpacks each to Riverside Elementary School and Wilson Elementary School.
  • 2016 provided 35 backpacks to newcomers (less than 6 months in the USA) from Guatemala, El Salvador and Yemen attending Bridges Academy at Melrose (Oakland, CA).
Literacy Promotion

  • Serving Title I schools in the San Francisco Bay Area via Too-Tall Foyle Literacy Assemblies.
  • Supporting summer reading programs in Orlando, Florida.
Laptop Award Program

Rewarding academic excellence of primary school students in Canouan, St. Vincent & the Grenadines since 2008.

Foundation Awards

Recognizing excellence in organizations & individuals supporting youth.

Humanitarian Change Agent Award:

Annually, KLF highlights a Community Visionary who understand the importance of helping and guiding at risk youth to find their path in life. Our charge agents engage their Community by providing resources to enrich young people’s lives in profound ways. KLF salutes all who make a difference in the world of children.

Partner Appreciation Award:

Each year, KLF recognizes one of our partners who is transforming the community in extraordinary ways. We recognize this Partner who understands the importance of helping and guiding at-risk youths down a successful path.

Shattering Glass Ceilings Scholarship Fund

Serving first generation female college students.

The mission of the Shattering Glass Ceilings Scholarship Fund is to provide scholarships to young women who are first generation college students, immigrants, or those who live in economically distressed areas so they can pursue a post-secondary education. Since 2017, they have provided 13 scholarships to inspiring young women throughout USA.

More information at http://www.shatteringglassceilings.org

Past Programs

Athletics & Academics Camps

KLF developed Athletics & Academics Camps for youths which went beyond teaching basketball skills, to also address the areas of health (HIV/AIDS and nutrition), leadership, sport psychology and literacy. Since 2001, KLF has held camps in St. Vincent & the Grenadines, USA, Trinidad & Tobago and Dominica.

College Scholarships

KLF provided tuition for 5 youths from St. Vincent & the Grenadines to attend community college in the USA.

  • Consolo Adam
  • Erasto DaSilva
  • Kailon Kirby
  • Rogike Thorpe
  • Zenron Chance

After completing his AA degree, we are proud to announce that Consolo has gone on to earn a place at a 4-year college in Washington, DC. The others are also hoping to earn scholarships at 4-year colleges in 2019.