Pathway to success: scholarships to needy students

During the period from July 1 to September 30, we continued supporting 21 high school students through our scholarship program: 16 returning students and 5 new recipients. In July, six students graduated, and we are also supporting four university students. Our scholarships cover tuition, transportation, school supplies, and internships, and recipients are selected based on financial need and academic performance.

Inspiring Student Story

Theophile, 16, is the second of four children. He has lived with his mother and siblings since 2018, after his father left the family. With no land to farm, his mother worked on neighbors’ fields, often providing only one meal a day.

Despite frequent challenges such as lack of school supplies, unpaid school fees, and being sent home, Theophile never gave up. He passed the Grade Nine National Examination with the highest score in his school (92%).

He is now in Grade 10, studying Language Teaching at a Teacher Training College (School of Excellence). His dream is to become a primary school teacher.

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• Two scholarship graduates testify our project's impact

During the three-month period from April 1 to June 30, we continued providing scholarship support to 23 high school students. This group included 18 returning students and 5 new recipients. 7 of them graduated in July and we are receiving new applications for the coming year.  Our scholarships cover full tuition, transportation, school supplies, and internships for students in the program. Recipients are selected based on their financial need and academic performance, with the goal of empowering them to pursue their educational dreams and transform their lives.

Below is one of inspiring stories from the students:

A bright 19-year-old boy, lives with his father in a modest home left by his grandparents. He is his father’s only child, born out of wedlock, and has grown up without a mother for most of his life. In 2009, his father suffered a terrible accident while fixing electricity, leaving him permanently in a wheelchair. When his mother passed away in 2018, life grew even harder. With no stable income and growing responsibilities at home, He was forced to drop out of school more than once. But he never gave up.

Against the odds, he passed the national Grade Nine exams with excellent marks and earned a spot at a school of excellence—an opportunity that could change his life. Now in Grade eleven, he is studying computer science and dreaming of a brighter future for himself and his father.

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• You can watch this video to learn more about REAP's impact

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