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Monday, July 18, 2011

Getting back to highschool against all odds

DOHA: For overcoming the chances to pursue her studies, Ines Wardani, a 16-year previous student from Bayat in Central Java, was recently awarded second prize at the International Forum of Entrepreneurs held in Cordoba, Argentina.

Ines was one in every of many students whose education was jointly sponsored by the Titian Foundation (Indonesia), Reach Out to Asia, and Vodafone Qatar.

She was cited for her extraordinary determination to continue her studies amid money hardships that prompted the Titian Foundation with the assistance of Vodafone Qatar and ROTA to sponsor an academic scholarship for her and 257 different Indonesian students.

“This is an unbelievable achievement for our programme participants,” said Luisa Gentile, Head of company Social Responsibility at Vodafone Qatar, the programme co-sponsor.

“Ines’ award shows that our programmes very do profit people who would like it, and provides kids from underprivileged backgrounds the possibility for a much better life and hope for a larger future.”

The International Forum of Entrepreneurs is organised by JA Worldwide and a distinct country hosts it once a year.

Ines, together with four different Titian Scholarship-sponsored students from Indonesia, created the trip to Argentina this year. All were trained for every week in Jakarta in preparation for creating the trip to Cordoba by communicating often with different students from round the globe  who took half within the event.

Ines was an everyday student who was unable to continue her education as a result of money constraints, till the Titian Foundation scholarship ensured that she was able to move to college.

Her dedication to her schooling was unblemished, and he or she decided to point out up daily, even supposing it needed her to bike quite 15km to urge to highschool.

She took up her passion of batik (a ancient textile art) studies at the SMKN one ROTA college, and is heavily concerned in volunteer activities in her community.

“Ines’ account reads sort of a Hollywood story,” said Lamis Sabra, International Programmes Manager at ROTA.

“Through labor, dedication to her studies, determination to succeed, and support from the muse, Ines was able to leave Indonesia for the primary time in her life, and find recognised for her achievements during a country 0.5 means across the globe.”

As a results of her award, Ines became somewhat of a people hero in her village.

Ever since her nomination for the prize was announced earlier this year, everybody in Bayat needed the chance to satisfy the woman who, even supposing faced with the difficulties of poverty just like the remainder of her community, overcame all odds and have become a celeb.

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