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#UnlockEducation: Pooja From Bihar Is All Set To Go & Study In Netherlands
Team NDTV | Updated: August 20, 2021 13:15 IST
#UnlockEducation is a campaign on the NDTV network to help Indian students cover some of the costs of the quarantine on arrival, in the destination country, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of this project is to ensure that the most needy students, particularly those on scholarships and on student loans are able to afford the self-quarantine expenses.
There are thousands of students heading to the UK and elsewhere, who have to pay exorbitant amounts to quarantine before they can join college. Pooja Mishra was one such student.
Puja Mishra from Bihar got admission to the Delft University of Technology, but due to COVID her plans went haywire. Added self-quarantine costs almost cost Pooja her dream. But, Pooja was determined not to let the quarantine stop her, so she desperately started looking for additional funds.
She came across Unlock Education campaign and decided to submit her application for grants. Now thanks to Unlock Education campaign and Adar Poonawalla's 10 crore donation in his personal capacity, Pooja's quarantine cost will be taken care of.
Watch Pooja Share Her Experience
Published: August 20, 2021 13:06 IST
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About The Campaign
#UnlockEducation is a campaign on the NDTV network to help Indian students cover some of the costs of the mandatory 10-day self-quarantine accommodation on arrival, in the UK, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of this project is to ensure that the most needy students, particularly those on scholarships and on student loans are able to afford the compulsory Rs. 2 lakh expense towards the 10-day compulsory quarantine in a UK government managed facility for those students arriving from a Red List country, like India. Students travelling to other countries in Europe or elsewhere, who face similar self-paid quarantine because the acceptance of the Covishield vaccine has been delayed, are also eligible to apply for financial assistance through this scheme.
The scheme will continue to cover some of the costs of students in 10-day self-quarantine accommodation if India moves from the UK's Red List to the Amber list.
Ketto.org is the crowdfunding partner and Sanmat is the implementation partner for this initiative.
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