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POOR STUDENTS GET EDUCATION ASSISTANCE

BY P S SUNDAR

As many as 70 students hailing from poor families in different slums of Coimbatore have benefited to the tune of Rs 5.50 lakh, thanks to the fiscal assistance extended for their higher education by World Vision India (WVI), Coimbatore.  

“We will soon be distributing further education assistance worth about Rs 2.50 lakh to about 25 more students”, Programme Manager Vetriselvan John told me.

“By now, we have extended education assistance worth about Rs 1.75 crore to about 2,500 students in Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts”, he added.

“This assistance is given to people living in slum areas and hailing from poor economic background for pursuing job-oriented higher education like engineering, polytechnic, B.Com CA or IT.  Presently, we give Rs 10,000 for engineering courses Rs 5,000 for other course.  The sum is given every year until the course is completed.   This is to part finance the education cost.  The cheque is drawn directly favouring the college”, Vetriselvan john detailed.

Dr Jemima Vincent, Principal CSI Bishop Appasamy College, Coimbatore, who distributed the assistance to students, urged them to study well and come up in life.

Hailing the service, D P Subramani said that his three wards had received the WVI assistance helping them become graduates. “The fiscal burden of parents is eased significantly when this facility is received”, he noted.

Poovitha, a beneficiary doing BE course said that she was so moved by the gesture that once she gets into earning position, she would also like to extend similar assistance to poor.

Balamurugan, WVI Programme Development Information Co-ordinator and Francis, WVI Technical Lead, co-ordinated the event that created a lasting impact in the lives of poor students desirous of pursing higher education.

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