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Caritas Sri Lanka –DFCC Scholarship Programme

Caritas Sri Lanka initiated the above Scholarship Programme funded by DFCC Bank in Sri Lanka. It was started from 1st October 2020 and continue for 05 years on yearly-basis intervention and result-based continuation.

The project goal is “the youth of low-income and marginalized families are assisted with educational support to enable them to continue education without interruption and achieve good grades”.

Caritas SED Galle selected 28 students from poor and vulnerable families with high educational skills and good performance. Accordingly one student from each Parish recommended by the Parish Priest and the rest of the students from the community were identified using a selection criteria.

The students opened Bank Accounts with DFCC Bank Branches as required and were issued with Bank Pass Books and ATM Cards. Each month Caritas SED Galle arranges to deposit scholarship funds into their Bank Accounts. There are 28 such SL-DFCC scholarship students who are assisted to continue their education. Following are the scholarship recipients and the monthly scholarships funds disbursed:

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