Cummings Africa Foundation (CAF) has awarded full scholarships to 20 promising students in Liberia to pursue tertiary studies in science, technology, engineering, math, and agriculture.

Speaking at an award ceremony in Sinkor, CAF Country Director, Wede Elliot-Brownell, said scholarships are awarded based on academic excellence, potential leadership skills, and demonstrated need.

She said as scholarship recipients graduate from college and enter the workforce, CAF expects to see measurable and impactful results.

‘This programme focuses on STEM and agriculture disciplines because we want to see more Liberian doctors, engineers, scientists and agriculturalists’, Elliot-Brownell said.

‘This programme supports the vision of CAF and we want to expand it in the future’.

For their part, the founders of the foundation, Alexander Cummings and his wife, Theresa, encouraged the students to work hard to achieve their academic goals.

Mr Cummings reiterated that the foundation was committed to supporting Liberians in pursing their aspirations in their studies.

‘The future of the world is all about technology and so we are committed to supporting Liberians in pursing their aspirations in their studies’, Mr Cummings said.

‘It is all about giving you the opportunity to pursue your goal and if given that opportunity you will do well’, he added.

As of October 2020, CAF had awarded USD $86,867 in scholarships to 178 students at colleges, universities and other tertiary institutions in Liberia.

Source: Front Page Africa

Photo source: Alexander B. Cummings