The Peoples of the World Foundation

Our Recent Scholars

Following the unexpected death of our 2009 scholar, Aissata Traore, we made provision for the remainder of that scholarship to be transferred to Aicha Clémence Sidibe. We are pleased to report that she graduated from École Supérieure des Hautes Etudes Technologiques et Commerciales (Senior School of Higher Technological and Commercial Education), Bamako, Mali (western Africa) on May 4, 2011. She obtained her Senior Technician Diploma in Busineess Communication and proudly sent us this scan of it. She thanks all our donors who made her studies possible.

Aissata Traore was awarded one of our individual educational scholarships in 2009. She was on target to graduate from École Technique Saint Joseph (St. Joseph Technical School), Mopti, Mali (western Africa) in July, 2010. We are sad to report that she died unexpectedly at her family home in Segou on May 17, 2010 after a short illness.

In 2006 Mana Saepan, a young Mien woman, wrote: "I have two sisters and two brothers. My parents are gardeners who grow tomatoes and corn. They earn $132 per year. My village school only teaches to Grade Nine."

Because of our donors Mana has now completed her High School education at Chiang Mai Adventist Academy in northern Thailand. She graduated in March, 2009 with a Grade Point Average of 3.37, placing her third in her class of 37 students. She has now begun college, majoring in English.

In 2007 Ketsarin Ceeu, a young Lisu woman, wrote: "My parents have a garden. They make between $300 and $470 per year. My mother has stomach and throat problems which cause her to have to go to the doctor quite often."

Because of our donors Ketsarin has now completed her High School education at Chiang Mai Adventist Academy in northern Thailand. She graduated in March, 2008 with a Grade Point Average of 3.63, placing her third in her class of 29 students. She has now begun college.

In 2007 Narawat Raotao, a young H'mong woman, wrote: "I am the second of four children in our family. My brother helps our parents in the garden."

Because of our donors Narawat has now completed her High School education at Chiang Mai Adventist Academy in northern Thailand. She graduated in March, 2008 with a Grade Point Average of 3.47, placing her sixth in her class of 33 students. She has now begun college.

In 2006 a young Mien woman, wrote: "I want to be an English teacher to teach those [in poverty who] want to study and learn English but do not have a chance."

Her scholarship allowed her to finish her English studies at Mission College (now called Asia Pacific International University) in central Thailand. She is now an English teacher in poor, rural areas of Thailand.