After an appeal by His Eminence Nikiphoros, Metropolitan of Central Africa, we were informed of the necessity of support of Congolese students, who are unable to pay for their tuitions and other financial requirements.
Today, as soon as I got out of the church, I met again with several students who were waiting for me and who started begging me to help them; among them were two Law students who told me in anguish:” We have interrupted our studies since 2010 because we didn’t have enough money. We tried to find the money, we worked, and still, what we have gathered is not enough. We need another 150 dollars. We haven’t got it and we will lose this year, too. Please, help us!” My heart was tight. What am I supposed to do? Where can I find the money to give not only to them but also to other Orthodox young people who have to interrupt their studies due to lack of money?
That is why I was forced to find the courage and resort to your Fraternity in order to entreat you -addressing to your benevolent heart- to grant us 25 scholarships for destitute students, and also help continue their studies the orthodox young people of our Metropolis who are facing this problem. Only then will the Bishop be able to look at them in the eyes.
Our Fraternity, despite the hard financial crisis that affects all of us, decided to satisfy His Eminence’s request, by sending € 12.000 for the indigent students of the Congo. Yet, we subscribed the 25 students in the educational sponsoring programme and invited the friends of the Mission to take over their support.
15 students have already found their sponsor and they can now complete their studies without any stress. By paying 250 € per year (or fewer than 70 cents per day) for a period of 3 or 4 years, the sponsors of education can offer the good of learning to the full of promise Congolese youth. We invite the financially capable to respond to our appeal and help these young students.
