Amuru school dropouts ask for scholarships
Sep 12, 2010
OVER 30 Senior Four and Six dropouts in Amuru district have asked politicians to lobby for more scholarships from colleagues and embassies to enable them complete their education.
By Chris Ocowun
OVER 30 Senior Four and Six dropouts in Amuru district have asked politicians to lobby for more scholarships from colleagues and embassies to enable them complete their education.
They were speaking at Atyak sub-county headquarters last week while receiving scholarships for short courses in nursing. The project was initiated by the Amuru LC5 councillor, Gilbert Olanya.
Alfred Ochola, a Senior four dropout, said the scholarships would help disadvantaged children whose parents are not able to pay school fees.
He advised leaders to invest in human resource development by meeting school dropouts and finding out how they can become productive in society.
Bosco Opiro, another Senior Four dropout, thanked Olanya for the scholarships, urging him not to stop supporting the students as other leaders had done in the past.
He said politicians should initiate sponsorship schemes, as a way of giving back to their communities.
Olanya said the students would study from Kibanda-Bweyale school of community-based health workers and nursing assistants.
Olanya explained that he would only pay the tuition of sh300,000 per student each term. He assured the students that when they completed the course, they would enroll for further training in nursing to develop their careers.
OVER 30 Senior Four and Six dropouts in Amuru district have asked politicians to lobby for more scholarships from colleagues and embassies to enable them complete their education.
They were speaking at Atyak sub-county headquarters last week while receiving scholarships for short courses in nursing. The project was initiated by the Amuru LC5 councillor, Gilbert Olanya.
Alfred Ochola, a Senior four dropout, said the scholarships would help disadvantaged children whose parents are not able to pay school fees.
He advised leaders to invest in human resource development by meeting school dropouts and finding out how they can become productive in society.
Bosco Opiro, another Senior Four dropout, thanked Olanya for the scholarships, urging him not to stop supporting the students as other leaders had done in the past.
He said politicians should initiate sponsorship schemes, as a way of giving back to their communities.
Olanya said the students would study from Kibanda-Bweyale school of community-based health workers and nursing assistants.
Olanya explained that he would only pay the tuition of sh300,000 per student each term. He assured the students that when they completed the course, they would enroll for further training in nursing to develop their careers.