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Scholarship Programme for member’s Children |
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| I n order to facilitate better educational opportunities for
the children of Grameen members, Grameen Bank
launched a scholarship program for talented students, in
1999. To encourage schooling of Grameen children,
Grameen Bank introduced scholarship programme, so that,
children from the poor families stay in school, and compete
in both academic and extracurricular activities. Priority is
given to girls. In Bangladesh education for girls is generally
considered not as important as for boys. Even oday, the
general attitude of the society is such that women are
supposed to take back seats and confine themselves in the
role of a housewife after marriage. |
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| SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME: 1999-2004 |
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NUMBERS |
TOTAL |
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GIRLS |
BOYES |
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| Primary |
2,967 |
1,469 |
4,436 |
| Junior Secondary |
1,962 |
965 |
2,927 |
| Secondary |
2,825 |
2,699 |
5,524 |
| Higher Secondary |
643 |
695 |
1,338 |
| Cultural |
235 |
90 |
325 |
| Total |
8,632 |
5,918 |
14,550 |
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| At least 50% of the scholarship money must go to girls and the remaining 50% will be given to both boys and girls based on overall performance. |
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| Scholarships are given annually. Up to December, 2004 Taka 12.30 million (US$ 0.22 million) was distributed among 14,550 students. |
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