Sierra Leone News: Choithram Foundationgives 147 scholarships

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Financial Controller of Choithram Group, Harish Agnani, yesterday handed over a cheque for Le100,000,000 to Easterline Palmer who is in charge of Choithram Scholarship fund at their Rawdon Street office. Making the presentation, he said on behalf of Choithram International Foundation, they are giving the scholarship, which is their annual donation to Choithram Scholarship Fund, to improve education in Sierra Leone. “This is a regular gesture from Late Pa Choithram Pagarani to the needy school going children and in line with his vision to improve the education and health facilities in Sierra Leone. This year Le100 million has been allocated to Choithram Scholarship Fund.” A total of 147 children will benefit from this gesture. Choithram International Foundation has been regularly funding the Choithram Scholarship Fund since its inception in 1967. Harish Agnani said Choithram International Foundation also provides funds for day to day running of the Choithram Memorial Hospital, and also to procure modern medical equipment to upgrade the facilities at the hospital to international standards. Easterline Palmer thanked Harish Agnani for their continued support to help pupils attain better education. She said 147 students will recieve the scholarship based on school report card grades. “Of the 147 pupils that have been awarded yesterday, 122 pupils from JSS and SSS were given and the rest from the Primary level. Also we have made sure that we have given more girls than boys because we want to promote girls education. All the pupils from SSS pupils will receive Le700,000, JSS will receive Le600,000 and Primary pupils will receive Le500,000. We will start to give out the monies today (Wednesday) to schools in the West and tomorrow (Thursday) schools in the East, and the distribution will be done at the Youth Centre in Garrison Street.” The Chair of the Choithram Scholarship Foundation said every pupil must be accompanied by their parents or guardians. AT/10/1/18 Thursday January 11, 2018.

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