Shoe Source Scholarship launched

The Shoe Source store has announced an annual scholarship valued $508,000 for one student to attend the University of Guyana for a four-year degree programme through a partnership with the US non-governmental organisation, Scholarship for Advanced Guyanese Education (SAGE).

SAGE was formed by a group of former WorldTeach volunteers who had taught in secondary schools throughout Guyana.  They established a scholarship fund after they recognised that many promising secondary school students especially those from the hinterland, do not have the financial means to pursue tertiary studies at the University of Guyana.  To date,