MMP Foundation continues to contribute to the education sector

The Mohabir Mookoorchand Persaud Foundation for Excellence (MMP) has made a huge impact on the lives of students attending secondary schools along the central Corentyne Coast.
On Tuesday, a total of 28 students received new school bags stocked with some of the essentials they will need in the classroom during the new school term.
Additionally, the Foundation issued travel vouchers to 10 students and Internet allowances to another three for the next year.
Speaking at the simple handing over ceremony, Secretary of the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Dave Budhu explained the Foundation was established in October 2016 with the aim of providing financial support to students facing dire circumstances which consequently affect their ability to continue their

education.
Those students who received the donations on Tuesday were chosen after consultations were done with the schools. The students had to have an excellent attendance record and also had to record high grades.
Meanwhile, Budhu noted that many of those who are diligent in their pursuit of academic excellence would often face challenges.
“The sad reality is that a lot of students who have the ability to succeed at the secondary level are forced to drop out because they do not have the resources needed, however limited. We want to play our part to reduce school drop outs in the Corentyne area and eventually countywide,” the Foundation’s Secretary said.
Explaining what the MMP Foundation has been doing over the past three years, Budhu said in 2016, it started with JC Chandisingh by paying the Caribbean Secondary Examination Council (CSEC) fees for 10 students and rehabilitating the female washroom as well as the head teacher’s office.
He noted that the first recipient of the Foundation’s scholarship was Mahendra Phagwah, who recently wrote 13 subjects at the CSEC examinations.
“In 2017, we have expanded our educational programme and would have paid the CSEC fees for 41 students to ensure they sit the 2018 exams While 19 students were provided with backpacks and other school supplies, three students were provided with travel allowances and Internet bill for one year. We also handed over a bicycle to one student to make his commute to and from school easier.”
The organisation, this year, will be paying the fees for 100 students sitting CSEC in 2019.
“Over the past two years, the MMP was the proud sponsor of feeding programmes at several schools. These included JC Chandisingh, Port Mourant Secondary, Lower Corentyne Secondary among others; also there was the MMP debating competition for secondary schools in Berbice,” the Secretary said on Tuesday.