STAFF REPORT PESH: The USAID has awarded scholarships to 100 talented students enrolled in the two-year Associate Degree in Education (ADE) and four-year Bachelor Degree in Education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Fata.
“We are delighted to see such bright students from KPK and Fata who have dedicated themselves to a life of learning, scholarship and service,” said Tariq Khan, USAID senior education adviser.
On the occasion, he said that they are confident that the seeds being planted today through those scholarships would bear fruit for the benefit of the region and the country.
The scholarship programme is part of $165 million USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project, which works closely with 28 universities and 116 elementary teachers colleges throughout Pakistan.
Assistance is customised, based on the priorities and plans as determined by each province and region.