| Location: | Shinkiari, Pakistan |
| Age: | 17 |
| Program: | High School |
| Duration: | 1 year |
| Required: | $80 |
| Date Completed: | January 27, 2009 |
| Partner Organization: | Maria Helena Foundation |
Numan is a very focused young man and would like to become an engineer, more specifically he has his heart set on becoming a Mechanical Engineer, such a skill would benefit his community in many ways. There are 7 members of his family including his parents. Numan's father has a government job, which although provides some security will not suffice to pay for Numan’s continuing education.
Tameer-e-Millat Hazara Public School & College
The TMH public school in Shinkiari was damaged beyond repair when an earthquake struck the area in October 2005. Home of many of the students were also destroyed. 80,000 lives were lost and many thousands injured and left homeless. The school would have been closed if it were not for local and international charities that put up temporary tents so that the students' education could continue. A substantial donation by the Maria-Helena Foundation built a new school on what was the previous school’s playground and this is where the students study today.
NOTE: This letter is from the Managing Director of the school attended by Maria Helena students in Shinkiara.
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We are thanking Education Generation for the recently sanctioned Scholarships @ US $ 10.00 per month in effect from January to August 2009 for deserving students of our 9th Class.
The local community, parents and especially the students of this school are grateful for your financial and moral support to this institution which serves the community and provides quality education to each and every child without any discrimination of race, sect, status and religion.
We pay thanks to you for considering more scholarships, this will be a great help to those who indeed deserve your support. We assure our best services for the uplift of the deprived masses of the community and proper utilization of even a single penny donated to us in this regards.
Thanking You,
Abdur Rehman Suleria
Managing Director
Posted Feb 8, 2009