Sponsorship
In 2003, Fair & Lovely - the popular skin care cream in Bangladesh sponsored meritorious girl students from secondary school level to computer education from a world class computer training institute, spread out in various branches in all districts of the country. More than 1500 girl students were nominated throughout the country to be trained under this program.
Nominees
The top 3 students from each branch were invited, along with their parents to attend the formal award giving ceremony in Dhaka. It was a bright happy gathering of proud parents and promising faces of young achievers.
Fair & Lovely is all about the modern , confident, intrinsically beautiful women of the 21st century. Hence reaching out to the young women of the country to develop themselves to meet contemporary needs was a natural phenomenon, said UBL Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Mehta. The Minister for ICT was impressed by the enthusiasm and confidence among the participants present and said, "Such an arrangement would address two crucial issues, expansion of IT education in the country and empowerment of women. As young women, you should let this be a valuable stepping stone for greater achievements."
Aspirations
The girls themselves were very excited at this grand gathering. Beaming parents mentioned that they would encourage their daughters to continue their computer education since they were good at it. The girls varied in their aspirations to become air hostesses, computer scientists, botanists and economists, however, they all admitted that Fair & Lovely Uttorone Nari Program helped them to learn more about computers and its necessity in modern life.
Most of the girls were eager to work - to have a bright career in the future. "But many of our parents are not equally willing", says Subarna Ahmed. "Normally, coming to Uttara for this NIIT course would have been a problem", adds Raunak Jahan. "If I had not been selected for this course, I would probably never have such a chance. Since this is a prestigious scholarship, my parents are letting me come to Uttara and attend the classes," she adds. "And we thank Fair & Lovely for this great opportunity!"
