The government of New Zealand is offering full scholarships to indigenous people and Muslim applicants in Mindanao. Dyan Mabunga Rodriguez, New Zealand aid manager, told media on Friday that the sc…
Ambassador Peter Kell of New Zealand Embassy to the Philippines, together with New Zealand Aid manager Dyan Rodriguez, discusses the New Zealand scholarships 2023 during Kapihan sa PIA at NCCC VP in Davao City on Friday. LEAN DAVAL JR.
Dyan Mabunga Rodriguez, New Zealand aid manager, told media on Friday that the scholarship is open to all applicants particularly those from indigenous people and Muslim communities to study courses that can contribute to the Mindanao agenda such as good governance specifically on peace and conflict studies, indigenous studies, climate change, agriculture, and renewable energy.
“We are happy to announce that we have this scholarship program. This is not the first time New Zealand is offering scholarships to Filipinos. We have over a thousand scholars in the past years. However, there is a firm resolve to encourage applications from indigenous people and Bangsamoro Muslim practitioners and scholars,” she said during the Kapihan sa PIA at NCCC-Victoria Plaza on Friday.
“We hardly have any representation from the indigenous community. As a tri-people of Mindanao, we encourage representation. We are providing a platform for representation and to champion inclusion and diversity,” Rodriguez said.
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