19 year old Carla Monine was one of UPG
Portugal’s Sponsoring Programme first sponsored children in Xai-Xai and she’s
ALG’s newest university scholarship holder. She’s attending the 1st year of the Food Engineering
and Processing Degree at the Gaza Polytechnic Superior Institute, in Chokwé.
Because she’s away from home ALG made an effort to guarantee proper
accommodation facilities, and Carla is at the moment at the Boarding School for
young girls in Chokwé, ran by the Vincentian Sisters. In parallel to her University
Scholarship, Carla helps Sister Aida, our Local Partner in SVP, with
After-School Support activities for the UPG Portugal sponsored children in SVP.
“Studying is my favourite thing and being a year out
of school was really hard. I thought it might be the time to quit but I decided
to believe in myself, and I’m still here today willing to do my best throughout
my higher education. Being poor is not a choice but to fight poverty is, so I
chose to study to eradicate my poverty conditions and have a better life. I was only 7 years old when I met ALG UK and UPG Portugal and I learned
so much with them and with the Dominican Sisters, especial with Sister Isabel
who has always been very demanding mainly studies wise.
My studies have always been looked after by ALG UK and
UPG Portugal, even when I failed in 9th grade they never stopped supporting me
in every step of the way. My heartfelt Khanimabo to ALG UK, UPG Portugal and to
the Xai-Xai Dominican Sisters. I will be in Chokwé employing all my best
efforts to succeed”.
ALG University Scholarships give dedicated but
underprivileged students the opportunity to go through university education. ALG
University Scholarship Holders are preferably students who previously benefited
from the UPG Portugal Sponsoring Programme or local community youngsters involved
with ALG as technicians, teachers or local volunteers, with proven merit and
willingness to study. These youngsters are from Chongoene, Chokwé or Xai-Xai, to
where they intend to return after their studies, with higher education and
better skills to benefit the local community.
Between £830 and £1240 per year, depending on the degree and location, ALG
scholarship finances the daily living expenditures guaranteeing mainly tuitions
and enrolment with an occasional support for living costs such as accommodation
and meals. In 2014 ALG supported 12 dedicated students committed in following
their dreams in their Medicine, Law, Business Management and Administration, Physics
and Accounting Teaching degrees. ALG University Scholarships make dreams come
true and change lives forever.
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