Zubair Qureshi Islamabad
FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan Ltd, (FCEPL) building upon their scholarship programme aimed specifically for the children of their dairy farmers, awarded two Student Scholarships under the FCEPL Scholars Initiative.
Muhammad Sohail Sarwar Chaudhary, Head of Agribusiness at FCEPL, awarded the scholarships covering a year’s tuition fee to Hira Hafeez, daughter of Hafeez Ahmed from Dunyapur, and Narjis Ijaz, daughter of Ijaz Gondal from Pindi Bhattian.
Hira Hafeez is pursuing a PhD degree in Botany and Narjis Ijaz is set to complete her matriculation. Dairy farmers are the backbone of FCEPL’s supply chain and improving the lives of the farmers and their families is a vital part of the company’s ethos, said a statement issued by the company’s public relations officer.
This year, in line with the theme of Women’s Day to ‘Break the Bias’, the company is committed to promoting quality higher education, particularly for women and girls within its farmer community, it further said.
“There is no better way to break the bias and empower our girls than by educating them.” Stated Sohail Chaudhary, Head of Agribusiness, at the award ceremony.
