Panamá, 29 de febrero de 2012. En días pasados, United Way Panamá hizo entrega de 100 becas a beneficiarios de 10 escuelas públicas en el corregimiento de Río Hato dentro del marco de su programa «Creciendo Unidos» en alianza con CosPAE. United Way Panamá financió 90 becas y la unidad de mercadeo del Departamento de Mercados en Desarrollo de América Latina de Procter & Gamble donó 10 becas al programa. Dentro del componente de asistencia educativa de “Creciendo Unidos” se desarrolla este programa de becas con el propósito de reconocer la excelencia académica de los estudiantes. Los beneficiarios pertenecen a comunidades de Río Hato que tiene altos niveles de deserción escolar. Las becas ayudarán tanto a los estudiantes como a los familiares a facilitar los gastos de uniformes, útiles escolares y transporte necesarios para asistir al colegio. La cobertura de gastos académicos motiva a estudiantes de alto riesgo de deserción escolar, a permanecer dentro del sistema educativo.
TESTIMONIOS
¿Cómo te beneficia esta beca educativa que acabas de recibir?
“Es muy importante porque si tu no tienes dinero aunque sea te ayuda para lo que son pasajes, comida y los útiles escolares.” –Yasuri Chong
“Para mí la oportunidad de la beca ha sido algo maravilloso y le agradecemos a Cospae y United Way por el apoyo que le brindaron a nuestra escuela. La experiencia que hemos vivido ha sido fantástica y espero que esta oportunidad nunca se nos olvide ni a mí ni a todos nuestros companeros y le damos gracias a estas organizaciones por arreglar nuestra escuela y por el apoyo que nos han dado con las becas” – Eytari García
100 Children of Rio Hato receive Academic Scholarships for Excellence
Panama, February 29th, 2012. United Way Panama recently awarded 100 students with scholarships for academic excellence as part of the «Growing United» Program in alliance with CosPAE. United Way sponsored 90 scholarships while the marketing unit of Procter & Gamble´s Latin American Developing Markets deparment donated 10 scholarships to the Program. The beneficiaries of “Creciendo Unidos” belong to 10 public schools in the township of Rio Hato which has a high dropout rate. The scholarship program aims to recognize the academic excellence of students that excel academically despite financial hardships . The scholarships will aid the students and their families in paying for uniforms, school supplies, and transportation needed to attend school. It is anticipated that by covering the academic expenses, students will be motivated to remain in the education system students and not drop out of the educational system.
TESTIMONIALS
How will the academic scholarship you just received help you?
“(The scholarship) is very important because if you do not have money, at least the scholarships help you with school supplies, food and transportation expenses” –Yasuri Chong
“To me, winning this scholarship has been a wonderful experience. I want to thank COSPAE and United Way for all the support you have given my school. The experience (of winning the scholarship) we have shared has been fantastic and I hope my classmates and I will never forget the opportunity we were given. We want to thank the organizations for remodeling our school and for sponsoring the scholarships” – Eytari García
