Investing in students

Hafa Adai! I appreciate the honorable chairperson of SHEFA, Mr. Mafnas, for his diligence and efficacy in discussing my concerns with the SHEFA Scholarship program. I am not all about the monetary gains from this program. In fact, I am more for investing in well-deserving and prospective student(s) who consistently abide by the SHEFA regulations and want to return or stay in our beautiful islands of Northern Marianas Islands, using their education and lifelong learning experiences. With that being said, the return on investments is worth SHEFA investing in these prospective student(s). I advocate for myself and other students who are experiencing or may be experiencing this issue of being denied a scholarship because of policies and ramifications that are not transparent to the student(s). I hope the SHEFA Scholarship stakeholders will come to a reasonable consensus for the holistic revamp of the program.

Darlyn Salas Babauta 
San Vicente, Saipan
Honolulu, Hawaii