Monitor scholarship beneficiaries shine
Catherine Namara Misango (C) with her parents Mr Ibrahim Misango and Ms Shirley Misango at Monitor head offices in Namuwongo, Kampala on February 3, 2015. Namara scored Aggregates 8. PHOTO/JOSEPH KIGGUNDU
MBARARA. After scoring Aggregate 4 in PLE at Green Hill Primary School in Ntungamo School luck, further smiled to Elvis Amutuhaire and he enrolled for O-level at Mbarara High School under the Monitor Bus of Excellence Scholarship.
The scholarship, targeting bright students, is one of Monitor Publications Ltd corporate social responsibility projects. It started in 2010. Amutuhaire worked hard and would emerge the best in class every term throughout the four years.
He has scored Aggregate 8 in UCE 2014 and is the best at the school where he sat the exams with 208 others. “I did not expect to reach this level and excel like I have done if it were not for the scholarship by Monitor Publications Ltd. I promise to reciprocate by helping the needy and disadvantaged people in future,” said Amutuhaire.
Ms Hope Nuwagira, Amutuhaire’s mother expressed gratefulness to the Monitor. “We are really very grateful full to Monitor for the success he has achieved. May God reward this company for the generosity,” she said.
Amutuhaire wants to study Physics Chemistry and Mathematics in A-level. His dream is becoming an engineer. He attributed his success to supportive parents, teachers and fellow students. Mbarara High School deputy headmaster, Mr Robert Kihumuro, said they expected him to excel because he is very disciplined and hardworking.
Meanwhile, Mt St Mary’s Namagunga best performing student, Catherine Namara Misango, who scored Aggregate 8 in 8, was first spotted as a potential star by the Daily Monitor four years ago.
The newspaper, on realising her potential sponsored her education under its programme dubbed the Monitor Bus.
Upon scoring Aggregate 4, her fees was paid by the company from her Senior One to completion. She has not disappointed. Namara dreams of becoming a medical doctor in future. “I promised my mother and father to perform well at O-level which I have done and I will perform better even at my A-level because I don’t want my parents to spend money at the university. I am focusing at government sponsorship at the university,” said Namara.
Her father, Mr Ibrahim Misango, commended Monitor Publications for sponsoring their girl.
“We really thank the Monitor for being there for us and giving our girl a bright future,” said Mr Misango.
