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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Location: Virtual – Microsoft Teams

Participants:

• OKALA Jean-Tobie, President of the Foundation
• OKALA Rosette, Executive Director of the Foundation 

On Wednesday December 21, 2022, the OKALA- Foundation for Education held its 3rd General Assembly virtually to review the following agenda items: agenda:

• Review of scholarship applications for the 2022-2023 school year
• Communications to students and miscellaneous

I – Examination of scholarship applications

Thirteen (13) applications were received by the Foundation, including two (2) from CAMEROON and eleven (11) from the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC. Of the 13 files received, there were 02 women and 11 men. After deliberation during the using the award selection criteria published on the Foundation website, members reached the following decisions and recommendations were:

A. NEW SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

1: UBEGIU UDONGO AIME DIEU,
SHALOM University, Bunia, DRC,
Tel: +243 821 571 6 33
Amount awarded: $500

2:Elie MWIBEMBEZI BAGUMA, SHALOM
University, Bunia, DRC,
Tel: +243 810 133 102
Amount awarded: $500

3: Nicolas MAWANDJI MUSAKA,
University of SHALOM, Bunia, DRC,
Tel: +243 829 086 991
Amount awarded: $500

B.   RENEWED SCHOLARSHIPS

1: Anita UPENJMUNGU VWAWEKA,
ISTM, Bunia, DRC
Tel: +243 823 157 956
Amount awarded: $500

2: Hassan FESALE, SHALOM
University, Bunia, DRC,
Tel: +243 818 604 204
Amount awarded: $500

C. SCHOLARSHIPS NOT RENEWED (due to not selection criteria)

1: Daniel BAIKA
SHALOM University
BUNIA, DRC

2: Joel SOMMY LOSEMBE
SHALOM University
BUNIA, DRC

D. REJECTED APPLICATIONS

Six (06) applications were not retained, either because they were incomplete or because the criteria for obtaining a scholarship from the Foundation were not met.

 II – Communications and Miscellaneous

The OKALA Foundation – for Education invites students who did not qualify for a scholarship for this school year to make greater efforts to meet the award selection criteria for a new scholarship for the 2023-2024 academic year.

The Foundation would like to remind students that scholarships are for academic excellence and the minimum average to claim a scholarship is 65%, among other criteria.

 The Foundation would also like to thank   past scholarship recipients for taking the time to send their testimonies on how the Foundation has benefited them with their education journey. Your contributions make the difference.

In this regard, the OKALA Foundation – for Education would like to extend its gratitude to Mrs. Justine Okala for her pledge to donate 100,000 FCFA (about 200 USD) to the Foundation. You help us make a difference – Thank you!

To improve communication and for better follow-up of scholarship holders, the Foundation recommends that all scholarship holders have an email address. Applications sent from cybercafés will no longer be accepted. They do not offer the Foundation the possibility of contacting the candidates, in case of need for additional information. Each candidate is therefore invited to create their own email address.

• The next General Assembly of the OKALA Foundation will take place in December 2023.

TO EVERYONE, the OKALA Foundation wishes you a successful 2022-2023 school year.