Alex matrics to cash in on bursaries
ALEXANDRA - A newly formed NGO, Let’s Build Our Country (LBOC) Fund which will embark on a provincial road show in Gauteng, starting in Alexandra from 20 September, has also got bursaries on offer for matriculants.
A newly-formed NGO, Let’s Build Our Country (LBOC) Fund, will embark on a provincial road show in Gauteng, starting in Alexandra, from 20 September, has got bursaries on offer for matriculants.
The fund, which launched in July this year, is supported by businesses in the private and public sector. It also aims to provide a platform where graduates can be filtered into internships and mentorship programmes in their chosen field of study.
The road shows will kick off in Alex, Thembisa and Katlehong on the 20 September, and over the next month will be followed by Soweto, Vaal and Pretoria, and will close off with Johannesburg Central round about 18 October. The aim of road show is to create awareness about the 250 bursaries available for Gauteng matriculants for their 2015 varsity tuition.
The LBOC Fund calls on South Africa to stand together and unleash our youth’s potential through education. The road show will not only focus on the application process of accessing the bursaries, but aims to encourage matriculants to apply to universities now and avoid the January rush – which has even lead to fatal incidents, said Penny Mpanza, LBOC Fund chairperson and founding CEO.
The road show will be in association with two major partners and will feature well-known personalities in an attempt to motivate and inspire matriculants ahead of their upcoming final examinations.
“We are very excited about the upcoming road show. Education is a powerful tool that can change one’s destiny forever and encourages one to dream even bigger. We want all Gauteng matriculants to be aware of the LBOC Fund bursaries and look forward to supporting 250 students through university at the start of 2015,” Mpanza added.
How do a person apply for the bursary forms?