This month we
learned of several more students needing scholarship support. As
the students we support graduate, they are finding it hard to gain
entrance to college/university. It's not their grades that's the
issue, or their passion to learn. Instead, it's economics - their
families can't afford it.
An example of this is Supaporn (pictured
to the left). A few months from now she will graduate from high
school. She's an excellent student, and she's keen to learn. Her
goal is to master English and work as a translator.
University is
expensive. The Thai government does provide financial aid, but for
families such as Supaporn's it's just not enough. Her government
support will provide for the tuition and most of the room and board
expenses. Normally this is enough as the family often provides the
rest. However, since the tsunami her parents have gone from making
about 30,000 baht per month to about 10,000 baht. The economy of
the area has not recovered.
At After The Wave we provide scholarship
support for students such as Supaporn, but we need donations from
people like you to make this happen. With your support Supaporn
and others like her will be able to attend university, and eventuially
gain employment and be able to give back to their communities in
meaningful ways.
To learn more about how the scholarship program
works, please visit out scholarship
page.
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