Weaving People to Grow Foundation (WPTG Foundation) initiated its Scholarship project in December 2022 with the generous contribution of Murree Brewery Pakistan, Peace and Reconciliation Network, an individual donor from Australia and WPTG Foundation Board Members and Volunteers. The Scholarship Program is being implemented under the project titled “Empowering Lower Socioeconomic Communities through Education in Pakistan”. It aims to empower youth and children belonging to lower socioeconomic communities to continue their education in mainstream educational institutions without the stress of educational expenses. The project has been helping these students by paying their monthly school fees and providing food items to two girls belonging to ultra-poor families.
Currently, the project is supporting four students to continue their education. We are glad to share that the project has supported a 20 years old girl Rahib Asif to restart her education by taking admission to a 4 years BS Accounts and Finance degree program at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Rawalpindi. Rahib is very happy with her studies and studying hard to complete her degree.
The second student, Yubab Pervez is a 15 years (2014) old boy studying F.Sc Pre-Medical at Punjab College, Satellite Town. WPTGF supported Yubab to complete his (class 10) Secondary School Education at St. Mary’s High School, Murree Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. They are a family of 4 comprising of parents and an eight years old younger sister studying in class 2.
Sehr Akram is an 8 years (2014) old girl promoted to class 3 at Islamabad Model School, G-9/1, Islamabad, Pakistan. She lives in Akram Gill Colony at H-9/2, Peshawar Mor, Islamabad. Her mother is a widow and was unable to bear the expenses of her daughters’ studies. We are supporting Sehar for the last 3 months to continue her education. We are glad that she has been promoted to class 3 and she is studying well.
Zainab Noor is 4 years (2014) old girl promoted to class 1 at Creative Learning and Montessori School System, Madina Town, near Khanapul, Islamabad, Pakistan. She lives near her school. She has two more brothers and her mother (Shazia) is a Montessori teacher but earns only PKR 15000 ($68) monthly. Her (Zainab) father is jobless due to which the financial condition of their home has become miserable. She was in dire need of financial support to continue her education. They live in a rented house and Shazia pays PKR 10,000 per month for their accommodation to the landlord. Besides it, the increasing inflation and high utility bills have made the family’s life worst.