AMMAN — The Hayat Fund for Education offered a full
university scholarship to Saleh Hamdan, known as the “Zarqa Boy”, after he
passed the General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (
Tawjihi) and
scored an 85 percent average, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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"The scholarship is part of the Fund's work, methodology and mission to
support unprivileged students who suffer difficult living conditions, and
enable them to complete their educational path," the Fund's Chairman Mousa
Al-Saket said in a statement on Saturday.
The Fund, in cooperation with the
International Islamic Charitable Organization (IICO) office in Jordan, had earlier announced the
provision of university scholarships to outstanding students from poor
families, in accordance with mechanisms and standards adopted in providing
support to both parties.
The Hayat Fund for Education is a charitable organization established in 2009.
It aims at providing education for financially incapable students in
universities and vocational institutes, enhancing their capabilities and
enabling them to enter the labor market, through the university education
program, the vocational training and rehabilitation program, and the community
service and capacity-building program.
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