SIA gives scholarship

SIA gives scholarship

JAKARTA (JP): Singapore Airlines and the Wipara Foundation
awarded on Saturday scholarships to 235 eligible students.

Singapore Airlines General Manager Indonesia Vijendran Alfreds
said that the scholarship program was aimed at helping to ease
the impact of the economic crisis which has affected students'
ability to continue their studies.

"We were very sad when we heard that some parents were having
difficulty sending children to school. So we thought that we
could do a little bit to help. I hope with these scholarships we
can help the students to continue their studies amid the current
crisis," he said.

The scholarships were given to 82 elementary, 68 junior and
senior high school and 22 university students whose parents are
low-ranking employees of the directorate general of air
communications of the communications ministry. (gis)