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500 scholarships with 50% reduction announced in Passy

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Ameth Samb has entered into a partnership with ENSUP Afrique providing 500 scholarships for young people from Passy, in Senegal’s Fatick region. Recipients are to receive a 50% reduction in training fees for three years, according to Senego, while the allocation arrangements have yet to be defined.

Ameth Samb, coordinator of the Passy Nouvelle Vision movement and local head of Kiraay/Les Patriotes républicains, has entered into a partnership with ENSUP Afrique to award 500 scholarships to young people from Passy, a commune in the Foundiougne department of Senegal’s Fatick region. The scheme provides for a 50% reduction in training fees for three years, according to Senego.

The initiative is intended to reduce the cost of higher education for families and promote skills acquisition with a view to helping recipients enter the workforce. Ameth Samb presented the partnership with a delegation of students from Passy led by their president, Senego reports.

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