Empowering a continent by creating better livelihoods through education.
The Wings to Fly scholarship program, an initiative of the Equity Group and Mastercard Foundation (MCF), was established to support secondary education for top performing children from financially challenged backgrounds. With support from other partners, the program offers access to leadership training to previously marginalized children in all counties.
The program offers comprehensive support for the scholars through provision of tuition fees, accommodation, books, uniform, shopping, pocket money and transport to and from school during their 4 years of secondary education. It has so far supported 60,009 bright but economically challenged scholars. MCF has so far committed to support 10,000 scholars through two phases of funding with the last intake joining the program in 2021.
After Microsoft’s closure of the Nokia Care Suite servers, emergency files became scattered. For the Lumia 650, you need:
| File Type | File Name Example (RM-1152) | Purpose |
|-----------|-------------------------------|---------|
| HEX Loader | MPRG8909.hex | Primary bootloader loader for MSM8909 |
| MBN File | emergency_flash.msm8909.mbn | Signed emergency flash programmer |
| EDP File (optional) | RM1152_emergency.edp | Device-specific parameters (sometimes bundled) |
Upon reboot, the Lumia 650 will show a spinning gear and then a black screen for up to 10 minutes. This is normal – it's rebuilding the registry. Do not disconnect.
If you see a sad face (:():
The tool prioritizes "Emergency Files" by file extension scanning:
Example command (2021 syntax):
thor2 -mode emergency -hexfile RM1152_emergency.hex -mbnfile RM1152_emergency.mbn -orig_gpt
Followed by:
thor2 -mode uefiflash -ffufile RM1152_02177.00000.15213.43005_RETAIL_DEV.ffu -do_full_nvi_update -do_factory_reset
Replace filenames with your actual files.
In 2021, users of the Lumia 650 face significant risks:
⚠️ Warning: Using wrong emergency files (e.g., from Lumia 640 or 950) will hard-brick the 650. The MSM8909 is unique to this model.
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Martha completes primary school and passes her main exams with flying colors.
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Her parents can’t afford her high school tuition. She then applies for the Wings To Fly program.
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The Wings to Fly stepped in with a scholarship
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Martha does exceptionally well in her main secondary school exams with a vision in mind for her career.
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ELP steps in and Martha gets to study in an Ivy League university where she gets the best education.
