2 women among first Muslim mining engineers in PH
Filed under: Region 12 - Cotabato
COTABATO CITY, Philippines—Two Muslim women are among the 15 students from conflict-affected areas of Mindanao getting financial support from the USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program.
Once they pass the licensure examination, the two, Musarapa Insiang and Haiza Pigkaulan, will be among the first Mindanao Muslim women mining engineers in the Philippines. Both women will graduate in 2012.
“This scholarship will give me the chance to have a good career in a growing industry, and in my home region,” said Insiang, who grew up in a rural community in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao.
The financial support is provided through the Investments in Vocational / Elementary / Secondary and Tertiary Studies (INVESTS) project being implemented by USAID’s GEM Program, through its workforce preparation component.
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