Mvule to give scholarships for sciences
Feb 10, 2009
OPPORTUNITY<br><br>Many students from rural areas opt for Arts subjects because of the expense involved in pursuing science subjects. Among students who offer sciences, girls make the lesser percentage of the male domain.
OPPORTUNITY
By Joseph Kariuki
Many students from rural areas opt for Arts subjects because of the expense involved in pursuing science subjects. Among students who offer sciences, girls make the lesser percentage of the male domain.
Because girls from the rural areas find it hard to access education at O’ and A’ Level and at vocational institutions, Mvule Trust, a charitable organisation, has come up with a special grant to bridge the gap.
The Mvule Trust Project Manager, Josephine Abalo, says: “Science subjects have been dominated by male students. We need to encourage girls to join the science field.â€
Since its inception, the organisation has seen more than 1,300 students from marginalised districts receive scholarships to pursue science subjects.
Abalo says nationally, about 16% of boys and 15% of girls are attending school. The regions most affected include West Nile, Karamoja, Teso and northern Uganda, where about 6% of boys and 4% of girls are attaining secondary school education.
Mvule, with funding from the UK based Arcadia Trust, established a $5m (about sh8b) scholarship scheme to cater for such students. The trust spends a minimum of $1m (about 1.6b) per month in scholarships, according to Abalo.
“Through our partners we give full scholarship to needy students in secondary school or vocational colleges,†she said.
This year, the trust is giving scholarships to 70 girls and 30 boys from marginalised districts.
Mvule Trust channels their money through the Forum for African Women’s Education, World Vision, Adventist Development and Relief Association, Uganda Women Efforts to Save Orphans, Uganda Rural Development Training and Straight Talk Foundation.
Constance Kimenywa, a beneficiary of the scholarship, completed her Uganda Certificate in Education examinations, at Rwenzori High School. “My father died in 1998 My mother is an elderly peasant. I have 10 brothers and five sisters of who all are married. I am the last born and the only child who has reached the highest level of education,†she says.
Mvule Trust is seeking applicants for scholarships to pursue science subjects at A’ Level for the academic year 2009/10.
Apart from having the intentions of pursuing sciences, you must have been accepted at any government-aided school except schools in Kampala, Wakiso, Masaka and Mukono.
The deadline for receiving applications will be March 31, 2009. An applicant will be required to submit a letter of introduction, a photocopy of O’ Level results, a photocopy of the letter of admission for a science combination at A’ Level and the telephone contacts.
By Joseph Kariuki
Many students from rural areas opt for Arts subjects because of the expense involved in pursuing science subjects. Among students who offer sciences, girls make the lesser percentage of the male domain.
Because girls from the rural areas find it hard to access education at O’ and A’ Level and at vocational institutions, Mvule Trust, a charitable organisation, has come up with a special grant to bridge the gap.
The Mvule Trust Project Manager, Josephine Abalo, says: “Science subjects have been dominated by male students. We need to encourage girls to join the science field.â€
Since its inception, the organisation has seen more than 1,300 students from marginalised districts receive scholarships to pursue science subjects.
Abalo says nationally, about 16% of boys and 15% of girls are attending school. The regions most affected include West Nile, Karamoja, Teso and northern Uganda, where about 6% of boys and 4% of girls are attaining secondary school education.
Mvule, with funding from the UK based Arcadia Trust, established a $5m (about sh8b) scholarship scheme to cater for such students. The trust spends a minimum of $1m (about 1.6b) per month in scholarships, according to Abalo.
“Through our partners we give full scholarship to needy students in secondary school or vocational colleges,†she said.
This year, the trust is giving scholarships to 70 girls and 30 boys from marginalised districts.
Mvule Trust channels their money through the Forum for African Women’s Education, World Vision, Adventist Development and Relief Association, Uganda Women Efforts to Save Orphans, Uganda Rural Development Training and Straight Talk Foundation.
Constance Kimenywa, a beneficiary of the scholarship, completed her Uganda Certificate in Education examinations, at Rwenzori High School. “My father died in 1998 My mother is an elderly peasant. I have 10 brothers and five sisters of who all are married. I am the last born and the only child who has reached the highest level of education,†she says.
Mvule Trust is seeking applicants for scholarships to pursue science subjects at A’ Level for the academic year 2009/10.
Apart from having the intentions of pursuing sciences, you must have been accepted at any government-aided school except schools in Kampala, Wakiso, Masaka and Mukono.
The deadline for receiving applications will be March 31, 2009. An applicant will be required to submit a letter of introduction, a photocopy of O’ Level results, a photocopy of the letter of admission for a science combination at A’ Level and the telephone contacts.