High School SMILE(c) Scholarship Program

Recipient

Student Name: Alpana Sahu

Student ID: 07-32

Class (Standard) in School-year: IX in 2007-2008

School: Ajodhyapur High School, Purba Medinipur

Mentor: Sushanta Sahoo

Sponsor: Prasad Sarkar [#3]

Student Profile:

Coming from a family of four, where her father earns only Rs. 500/- (less than $13) a month as a farm-worker, physically handicapped Alpana manages to keep average grade in school. She helps her mother doing housekeeping-chores. Alpana's hobby is reading books. She wants to be a teacher when she grows up.

First year of Award: 2007-2008

Current Status: Continued