Welcoming New Scholars

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Non-Governmental Organization Chimbote Oportunidades Ilimitadas CHOI (Chimbote Unlimited Opportunities) Mr. Orlando Bermúdez and the director of one of its programs called Dollars For Scholarships and Leaders For Tomorrow Mr. Rafael Armas, together with other officers of the NGO CHOI and volunteers, welcomed 40 new studients as beneficiaries of the program in this year 2010. As you must know, each year this program is in charge of recruiting new young people, living in very poor villages surrounding Fr. Jack Davis' parish, who desire to keep higher studies after having completed high school. Recruitment process started last year in November so it was necesary to let young people knew about this programs through several ways.

During that time students had to apply for scholarships and meet very basic requeriments according to the rules and regulations of the program. Until last year, the program could only benefit or support 20 students with scholarships but this year 2010 the number of scholarship recipients has risen up to a rate of 200% which means the program will support 60 students in total this year. These new recipients previously had to approve an admission test which was taken in the institute or university that they have chosen to study their career.

So, from now on they all will receive financial aid from the program during their entire professional training. Those students who did not approve the test, unfortunately neither could be scholarship recipients. Out of all those who approved the test, trying to get a scholarship, were only chosen, by the educational program of CHOI, 40 students according to their strict order of merit. The budget allowed to admit that number of students.

Most of students that approved the admission test and consequently got a scholarship, have studied and prepared academically in the Pre-University Academy Perpetuo Socorro (Perpetual help) which is also another program of CHOI and whose director is Ms. Estefanía Moreno. So, it was a good time to welcome these new students who will get a professional career because of their personal effort and support of the program. Current recipients also attended the welcoming ceremony. I just wanna say to them: You students can make it.

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