Senator Sunday Marshall Katung representing Kaduna South Senatorial district and founder of the Marshall Katung Foundation (MKF), has approved the commencement of the second batch of the foundation’s scholarship/bursary scheme for indigent students of higher institutions from his senatorial district.
In a statement made available to Blueprint by the administrative secretary of the foundation, M. Umar Bain, he stated that one of the key objectives of the foundation is to encourage and support financially disadvantaged students in their pursuit of higher education through scholarship/bursary awards.
He said it also includes restoring hope among students who are at the verge of giving up on their studies due to their inability to pay their tuition fees as a result of economic and financial hardships.
Drawing from the wisdom of the Chinese proverb that says, “If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people,” it is this vision that has inspired supporting education of students in Southern Kaduna communities to safeguard the future and engender sustainable development.
The statement added that efforts have long been ongoing and includes educational support at the local governments through the building and rehabilitation of schools and vocational centers; free JAMB form initiatives; provision of books and computers to secondary schools, scholarship schemes, amongst others.
Saying the foundation aims at making education not just appealing but also affordable to all our willing children, he added that in this new batch of scholarship, deserving undergraduate students will be meritoriously selected by a committee of noble men and women which comprise academicians, lawyers, civil society, journalists and leaders of community associations.
