Bottom financial quintile student support: Programmes or initiatives to assist students to successfully complete their studies
Target:
We focus particularly on students in the following categories:
- • Students who fall into the bottom 20% of household income group
- • Young carers
- • Classified as having a disability
- • Estranged from their families
- • Forced Migrants
- • From military families
TSUULL supports poor students and citizens in the local community.
The first Sustainable Development Goal addresses a pervasive issue that will require comprehensive solutions. The goal, to end poverty in all its forms everywhere, recognizes that poverty looks different in different areas of the world. Currently an estimated 10% (according to UN Statistics) of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty, without the ability to fulfill basic needs. Poverty is not unique to employment status, across the world, 8% of employed workers are still living in extreme poverty. This affects children disproportionately with 20% of children living in extreme poverty.
What is SNAP?
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps eligible low income students buy food. Food benefits are issued monthly on the campus of TSUULL and as a part of donation it is distributed to the students in need.
We also organize talks to raise awareness on worldwide programmes supporting SDG 1,2 inviting representatives of UN organization such as the World Food Programme (WFP)
TSUULL Admission Advantage
People with disabilities, 16 children of military servicemen, 29 women from low-income families, 7 applicants with a letter of recommendation from a Military Unit, 1 winner of the ‘brave boy’ award, 4 graduates of the Boarding School named after Ishaqkhan Ibrat were admitted to study on the basis of a state grant, and 16 applicants with a letter of recommendation from a Military Unit were admitted to study on the basis of a payment contract.
Supporting TSUULL Students with Disabilities and Financial Shortage
The University has created all conditions and facilities for disabled students in need of social protection. In particular, ramps have been built in front of the student residences and inside the educational buildings for students with physical disabilities who use wheelchairs. There are also special elevators for going up to the upper floors.
Each of the separate rooms for students with disabilities has facilities for bathing and washing (bath, shower, sink). A comfortable opportunity has been created for him to move from a wheelchair to a bed.
A database of educational literature and audiobooks in Braille has been created for blind students.
Raising awareness through organizing public-talks supporting SDG 1
Delivering outreach activities for TSUULL students, through such efforts we can ensure that all members of our community can participate equally in the activities and aspirations that define our institution. During 2022, TSUULL raised awareness in SDG 1 by providing four public-talks and some seminars for students:
1. Public-Talk ‘World Hunger: Causes and Solutions’ together with Daria Shubina, Reports and Partnerships Officer at United Nations World Food Program in Armenia;
2. Public-Talk ‘Achieving SDG at TSUULL: Monitoring Sustainable Development in Developing Countries’ with Anna Petukhova, Project Manager at Berlin-based NGO ‘Dekabristen’ in Germany
3. Public-Talk ‘Case Studies: Charity and Social Inclusion Practices in Relation to the SDGs and Their Targets’ with Dmitry Levochsky, an expert in social work and palliative non-medical care of various NGOs
4. Seminar ‘Secrets of Rational Nutrition and Longevity’ Participants discussed the phenomenon of a healthy diet and the secrets of longevity, what is considered to be healthy food and unhealthy food in order for them to make well-grounded decisions regarding their diets. The aim was to emphasize the importance of a healthy diet and urge the students to pay attention to their menu by demonstrating the poor healthy diet situation in the global and local context.
Contacts:
Orifjon Olimjonov – Student Support manager
orifolimjon7597@gmail.com
Zuhra Hakimova – SDG Support Coordinator
zuhrahakimova1@gmail.com
Sevinch Kayumova – SDG Support Coordinator Assistant
sev.100220@gmail.com
Visit for more:
ORHUN EXCHANGE PROGRAMME FOR STUDENTS AND ACADEMIC STAFF 2023/2024
TSUULL UNIVERSITY AT ‘WORLDEDU EXHIBITION’ 2023, 11 MAY
PROMOTING SDGS AT TSUULL: ELIMINATE ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION – PUBLIC TALK BY GULNOZ MAMARASULOVA, 15 MAY
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