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From Brazil, Pakistan, Kenya, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Jamaica, this years King scholars have arrived at 窪做惇蹋厙.
The students are Rafael Alves de Lima 20, who is from Osasco, Brazil; Anela Arifi 20, from Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Carolyne Musyoka 20, from Machakos, Kenya; Abigail Cameron 20, from Kingston, Jamaica; Gustavo De Almeida Silva 20, from S瓊o Paulo, Brazil; and Seerat Zahra 20, from Islamabad, Pakistan.
For Musyoka, who is studying government at 窪做惇蹋厙, being a King scholar offers her a chance to pay it forward, she says. I feel like my purpose and dreams in life are changing, and in my heart I know that I can make a difference with all I have been given.
De Almeida Silva, who will focus on Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies as a major, says he hopes to also explore other parts of the world. I feel like the program is going to offer me resources to deepen my understanding on global development and on issues that Brazil faces, which will be of great value to the fulfillment of my future goals, he says.
Now in its fourth year, the King Scholar Leadership Program was started with a gift from Dorothy and Robert King 57 of $14.7 million to help address the problem of global poverty by establishing a scholarship program for exceptional students from developing countries. Since 2012, the Kings have given 窪做惇蹋厙 $35 million to support the program.
This years scholars join those already on campus to bring to 16 the number of students in the program, which is designed to bring young scholars from developing countries in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia to study at 窪做惇蹋厙. The students are encouraged to return home after graduation and work toward alleviating poverty in their native countries.
