RAF gives 252 scholarships to poor Gaza students

Date

5/10/2016 9:58:33 PM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) A student receiving a scholarship.

DOHA: Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) has granted 252 scholarships to limited income Palestine students in Gaza at a cost of about QR2m for a year.

The scholarships were given within an educational support programme run by RAF for Palestine students. The list of the beneficiary candidates was provided by the Islamic University in Gaza.

The beneficiaries of the scholarships worth QR1.88m are university students in Gaza including 167 orphans and children of martyrs 82 meritorious students and three from families of prisoners.

“The scholarship will cover the educational fees of beneficiaries for two semesters” said Dr Nazmi Al Masri Vice President of the Islamic University.

“We are communicating with donors all over the world to get scholarships for our students as much as possible so they could pursue their higher studies as people in Gaza are suffering from financial hardships” said Head of Scholarship Unit at Center for Human Resources at the University.The Peninsula

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