Media Release

Abu Dhabi, Aug 16: Abu Dhabi’s premier socio-cultural organization KCO Abu Dhabi will be distributing educational scholarships to economically backward pre-university college students on August 21 in a function to be held at Centenary Memorial Hall, St Joseph's Seminary, Jeppu, Mangaluru.

Every year in the month of August, KCO supports deserving and needy students aspiring to continue their education after SSLC and PUC to pursue their careers. KCO has partnered with Samanvaya, an NGO which receives applications from these students through various sources and scrutinizes them. Selected students will be invited for the disbursement programme and scholarship cheques distributed to them directly in the presence of distinguished guests, KCO members and parents of the beneficiaries.

Since 2004, KCO is supporting this cause of education and more than 900 students have benefited through this scheme. This year, 87 students have been selected for the scholarship support. Fr Michael Santhumayour, principal of Milagres College, Mangaluru will be the chief guest of the function.

Other than educational scholarship, KCO financially supports people with critical medical diseases, mass wedding programmes and other social activities through its KCO Trust. Currently KCO is in its 21st year of existence ably led by its founder president Leo Rodrigues.