Importance of Scholarships for Needy and Talented Children

The latest episode of Ranra (light) focused on the importance of scholarships and monthly stipend for needy, talented and orphan students.

Students of KP and FATA are talented but they lack proper guidance, many students stop education due to financial issues, some have no access to higher education, mostly terrorism hit areas have orphaned children who have lost their parents and have no means of living, private donors also offer scholarship to the needy children. The program highlighted the role of government that it should offer more and more scholarships for the needy children.

Shahzad Khan, Student and volunteer, and Umair Khan Student and volunteer took part as studio guests in the show.

Mr. Khan said: “I would just say everything is possible, but we just need courage and effort, students should focus on education. Education makes a nation and without it we cannot be a civilized nation.”

Mr. Umair Khan said: “Talent and hard work never goes unrewarded. During summer vacations or after examination, students have a lot of time to prepare themselves for different tests. They can also appear in tests for getting foreign scholarships. They can apply for different academic courses and coaching classes to improve their skills.”

A radio report was made the part of the radio program. The report highlighted the need of scholarships and stipends for eligible children and report also contained the comments of a young boy who was awarded scholarship and is now getting free education.

Five listeners took part in the program. They said that the government must keep a check and balance on the government school teachers.

About Sabawoon:

Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). It is designed to highlight the local issues and promote the fundamental governance values, such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry. The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM. On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday.