Scholarships for continuing education
The children who attend our non-formal education classes come from severely deprived backgrounds. Most of their parents, being illiterate themselves, lack both the aspiration and the financial resources to be able to arrange and support their continuing education. Whereas wealthier families can pay for private tuition to help achieve good grades and support the fees and living costs needed for further education, this is far beyond the means of very poor people. We therefore offer a range of scholarships to help alumni of NFE classes, and other disadvantaged young people, at different stages in their education. These include:
NFE students preparing snacks for sale as an IG activity
Student on a brick-laying course
One of our first Sewing and Tailoring students with a sewing machine purchased with an interest free loan
Sangpi, recipient of our first scholarship in 2008 rehearsing in 2016 with the Myanmar National Philharmonic Orchestra
Sustaining educational input through provision of successive opportunities, each building on the other, really does give these young people a fresh start in life. To see examples of our students’ success please chick here.