Prerna student receive scholarship for education USA 2016

Preeti Rawat - Alumni, Prerna Girls School

Meet 23 year-old Preeti Rawat who is currently employed by DiDi’s A Unit of Sisters in Solidarity and a Prerna Girls School Alumn.Preeti has been selected in the Community College Initiative Program run by the US government’s bureau of educational and cultural affairs scholarship by the US State Department,in Santa Rosa, California! This is a competitive nation wide scholarship offered to students from across India.The pro- gramme provides opportunities to individuals from developing countries to acquire leadership and professional skills and get proficiency in English language while studying at a community college in the US. After spending an academic year there, Preeti will get a certifi- cate in her chosen field of study.This is a competitive nation wide scholarship offered to students from across India. This is a life transforming opportunity for Preeti.

Talking about the scholar- ship, Preeti said, “Had some- one come and told me that I would be going to the US for a year when I joined Prerna Girls School, I would have never believed him. Sometimes we end up achieving something we thought was impossible. We just have to keep our dreams alive and work hard towards them .”

Preeti hopes she can live up to the faith people have in her. “I hope I perform well at the community college and make my mentor Urvashi Aunty, my teachers, my principal Rakhee Aunty and Veena Aunty at DiDis, and parents proud of me,” she added.