The Chinese Embassy in Rwanda and Imbuto Foundation on Thursday, November 19, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth Rwf30 million, to provide scholarships for 100 brilliant students from vulnerable backgrounds.

Beneficiaries of this programme receive assistance of up to $300 (around Rwf296,000) a year, to help pay for their living costs in boarding schools, school uniforms, and other items.

The sponsorship is part of the ‘Edified Generation,’ a scholarship programme initiated by Imbuto Foundation in 2002 to financially support bright students from economically vulnerable backgrounds in their pursuit of education. 

This programme currently supports up to 694 secondary students, from 102 secondary schools across the country.

According to Imbuto Foundation, through an annual holiday camp, the scholars are equipped with life skills to complement their education, helping them to become integral citizens. 

The support is part of the Bilateral Friendship Programme, a framework under which the Embassy of China in Rwanda has been providing scholarships to about 100 academically proficient but economically disadvantaged secondary students, every year since 2013.

So far, the Edified Generation scholarships programme has provided 9,601 annual scholarships, to male and female secondary students.