Fund constraints the obstacle

Syeda Jannatul Ferdaus Rima

Struggling with family poverty from childhood, Syeda Jannatul Ferdaus Rima had a dream to shine in life through technical education.

Finally she has got a scholarship to study in China but her poor parents cannot afford even the initial processing cost.

“After completing my HSC in 2012 from Pirojpur Government Technical School and College, I wanted to complete diploma course. But due to my father's inability to bear the cost, I got myself admitted to general degree pass course,” said Rima, 22.

She is daughter of Syed Md Kamruzzaman Swapon, a battery-run three-wheeler driver, and Syeda Nusrat Jahan Rani from Purbo Shikarpur village under Pirojpur municipality.

Lately, inspired by her teachers, she applied through online for study in China in May this year.

After attending the test examinations in Dhaka in July, she got scholarship to study at Changde Vocational and Technical College in China where she will have to spend one year for learning Chinese language and three years for completing a diploma course.

She will have to spend over Tk 80,000 for accommodation, visa processing, insurance, application fee, and health report fee, besides bearing the plane fare.

She will also need Tk 10,000 per month, in addition to the scholarship money, to cover the expenses in China.

Her father Swapon, who can hardly earn around Tk 500 daily, is not in a position to send her money on a regular basis.

“I have already spent over Tk 50,000 to manage all the documents and had to borrow money for the purpose,” he said.

Rima is the eldest among four siblings. The three others study at local schools.

Md Saiful Islam, instructor of English at Pirojpur Government Technical School and College, said that 32 students from the college applied for studying in China and six of them have got chance to study there.

Rima is the only girl among them and she is a very brilliant student, he said.

Rima's parents have sought help from the kind hearted solvent people of the country for their daughter's study abroad. They can be contacted through mobile No 01710504702.