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Thanks to the Grameen Foundation Educational Scholarship Fund, more than 400 students from primary school-aged children to university- level students are able to advance their studies. Fund a poor child's education today.
Meet some of the students that individuals like you have helped attend school (not pictured):
Fardinul Islam is in the seventh grade and goes to Gala Gon High School in Ghatail, Tangail. His good grades and education are possible thanks to the Eva Leah Gunther Scholarship funded by Dick Gunther. His father, Helal Uddin, drives a van and his mother, Firoza Begum, is a Grameen Bank borrower. The family earns about 40 dollars a month. Fardin has one sibling. Unfortunately, the family does not own any cultivable land. Their house is made of jutestraw and a tin roof. Fardin is a good student, and he became first in class in 2005 finals. He wants to be a doctor in future.
The Marsha Day Scholarship, funded by Susan Davis, is helping Choiti Halder attend Batra Premchand Secondary School in Agailjhara, Barisal. Choiti is in the eighth grade. Her father, Nirmal Halder, is a fisherman and her mother, Anita Halder, is a Grameen Bank borrower. The family earns about 30 dollars a month. Choiti was the first in her class in her 2005 finals, and dreams to be a doctor.
Shoma Karmaker is in eighth grade at the Shatiachara Shibnath Girls' High School in Jamurki, Mirzapur, Tangail. Her schooling is made possible through the Robert M. Counts Scholarship funded by Alex Counts. Shoma's father, Upendra Karmakar, is a blacksmith and her mother, Radharani Karmakar, is a Grameen Bank borrower. The family earns about 40 dollars a month. Shoma has three siblings. Two of them are attending school and one is working as assistant at a local jeweler's. The family lives in a tin house built with funding from a loan from the Grameen Bank. Shoma was third in her class in her 2005 finals, and hopes to put her education to use as a doctor.
Shafiul Alam goes to Bhaitkanti High School in Mymensingh. He's a seventh grader. Both his father Abdul Hamid and mother Mahmuda Khatun are illiterate but can sign their names. Abdul Hamid is a day laborer who earns about 40 dollars a month. Mahmuda earns about 20 dollars a month. They live in a modest house. Despite his difficult circumstances, Shafiul is an eager learner and is first in his class. In the national scholarship examinations for 5th graders, he placed among the top students. His ambition is to be a doctor.
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Grameen Foundation : Get involved : Donate : Educate a Child : Meet the Children
Grameen Foundation uses microfinance and innovative technology to fight global poverty and bring opportunities to the world's poorest people. With tiny loans and financial services, we help the poor, mostly women, start businesses and escape poverty. Our global network of 55 microfinance institution (MFI) partners including our Growth Guarantee partners has touched more than 34 million people in 24 countries. In addition, we introduced and now sustain technology initiatives (Mifos and Village Phone) in Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda, bringing our total country outreach to 28.
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