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Meet Delhi Student Megha Sharma, Who Is Heading Abroad For Higher Studies
Published On: August 20, 2021 | Duration: 2 MIN, 30 SEC
Thousands of Indian students head abroad every year to pursue their dreams and higher studies. Except this year, an already expensive process might have been put out of reach for many young students thanks to quarantine rules for incoming Indians. 27-year-old Megha Sharma, a resident of Delhi's Kanhaiya Nagar, is one among the thousands of Indian students heading abroad for higher studies. But the on-going pandemic has not only left her worried, but additional quarantine protocols in the UK have eaten up her savings. Here's how Unlock Education campaign helped Megha.
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.