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For promising students who can’t afford tuition, scholarships lead to livelihoods.
When her mother died, the money Abeke (not her real name) had saved to finish midwifery school went to burial ceremony fees instead. “I wept but could not get support from any relatives,” Abeke says. “There was no assistance from any angle. To defer my admission was the only option.”
But then Abeke earned a scholarship through the IntraHealth-led CapacityPlus Project, USAID’s flagship global initiative to strengthen the health workforce. IntraHealth has administered 2,065 scholarships to promising Nigerian students like Abeke who want to become health workers. “The scholarship will help me achieve my goal in life,” Abeke says. “I am really thankful.”
Nigeria has a major shortage of health workers, including only about 16 nurses and midwives for every 10,000 people. Today the scholarships will help Abeke and her classmates move toward productive careers in health care. But the benefits for Nigeria will reach far into the future.
The CapacityPlus Project is funded by the US Agency for International Development.
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