Why We Gave Scholarships To 100 FCT Students – Ndubuisi-Brown

Founder of the Browcon Foundation, Dr Samuel Ndubuisi-Brown, has awarded scholarships to 100 secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) as part of efforts to support vulnerable children and help out-of-school pupils return to the classroom.

He disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, while explaining the rationale behind the initiative, saying the scholarship was designed to ease the financial burden of education on struggling vulnerable families .

The beneficiaries were drawn from five schools and their surrounding communities in Abuja, including Junior Secondary School, Maitama; Junior Secondary School, Wuse Zone 2; Junior Secondary School, Jabi 2; Junior Secondary School, Kado Kuchi; and Junior Secondary School, Aleita.

Ndubuisi-Brown said the initiative was particularly important at the beginning of a new academic session, when families face increased financial demands associated with school fees, materials and other educational needs.

According to him, some of the beneficiaries were already enrolled in school and needed assistance to commence the new academic year, while others were out of school and required support and encouragement to return to formal education.

He said, “Every child deserves the chance to look ahead and believe that their future can be different. Sometimes, that belief begins with something as simple as having what you need to go to school.

“For a child who is already in school, we want to help them stay on that path. For a child who is out of school, we want them to know that the door to education is still open.”

He described the 100 beneficiaries as more than recipients of assistance, saying they represented “young lives, young dreams and futures that deserve to be given a chance.”

He added, “If our support can make that journey a little easier for even one child, then it is worth doing. We are supporting these children because we believe their future matters.”

Ndubuisi-Brown said this is part their commitment to supporting young people and contributing to their educational development through practical interventions.

Reacting to the gesture, the Principal, Administration, of Jabi 2 Junior Secondary School, Mrs Mary Akudegbe, said the intervention came at a critical time, noting that not every organisation or individual was willing to undertake such a commitment.

She said the materials and support provided would help ease the financial burden on parents of the beneficiaries, assuring that they would be properly utilised.

Also speaking, a parent of one of the beneficiaries, Mr Rollings Shawaina, commended the Browncon Foundation for what he described as a demonstration of genuine concern for vulnerable members of society.

“This is not something that anybody can just wake up and do. For taking this kind of initiative in order to make sure that the vulnerable in society are able to go to school, I want to really appreciate the organisation,” he said.

Shawaina noted that many wealthy individuals and organisations had the resources to support vulnerable children but had yet to take similar steps, urging others to emulate the foundation’s intervention.