Scholarships for poor students

Scholarships for poor students

JAKARTA (JP): Stichting Steun Schoolkinderen Indonesie, an
organization which groups Indonesians living in the Netherlands,
has given scholarships worth Rp 18.73 million (5,000 Dutch
guilders) to 100 elementary school, junior high school and senior
high school students in Tangerang.

The scholarships were entrusted to the Nurani Kami Foundation,
which will be in charge of distributing the funds to students
from needy families, Tunggul Wirajuda, the foundation's
spokesman, said on Monday.

The funds were handed over by Caroline Breur, a representative
of Stichting Steun, to Wahidin Alim, head of the Nurani Kami
Foundation in Pinang subdistrict, Cipondoh district, Tangerang,
on Feb. 14.

Tunggul said that the 100 recipients of the scholarships would
consist of 54 elementary school, 33 junior high school and 13
high school students.

"Elementary school students will receive Rp 20,000 per month
each, junior high school students Rp 30,000 and senior high
schools Rp 40,000," he said.

He said that the selection of eligible students for the
scholarships was conducted jointly with the headmasters of local
schools.

"The scholarships, to be given to students whose parents have
been hit by the prolonged economic crisis, are expected to enable
the students to reach higher educational achievements," Enny
Suryani, a program volunteer with the foundation, said. (hhr)