200 Pakistani Students from underprivileged Areas get US Scholarships

KARACHI: US Consul General Brian Heath has greeted 200 students; both girls and boys from pitiable areas of Karachi will contribute in the US State Department’s English Access Micro Scholarship Program — applied by Evolution. 

As US Consul General Brian Heath given scholarships, he stated that “education is the only key to achievement. Through the Access programme, we are supporting Pakistani youth to reach their full prospective as citizens and upcoming leaders of Pakistan in every field of life.” 

“Education increases people’s capacity to make well-versed decisions in their own lives and to contribute in civil life by working out their universal rights,” said Heath. He added, “Education also indorses tolerance as it helps us recognize one another and see our mutual humanity. This is the groundwork for peace, prosperity and security. Openly, education is dynamic to our positive future!”

Access is one of the most stimulating programs that the US Consulate funds in Pakistan. It offers a unique educational chance to thousands of children in the country. The event also showcased Access Evolution’s first-ever digital story, representing the position of female’s education. 

The English Access Micro Scholarship Programme delivers a foundation of English-language services to youth from economically deprived areas through after-school classes and rigorous sessions. Access objects at mounting English skills to empower applicants to discovery educational prospects and better jobs. Since its beginning in 2004, some 95,000 students in more than 85 countries — more than 5,000 of them in Pakistan — have joined in the Access programme.