Brighter Path Scholarship and Girls’ Club

The Brighter Path Scholarship program selects the most academically talented ethnic minority female scholars in Vietnam and provides them with full high school and university scholarships for 7 to 10 years. Personal mentoring, informal education and an annual life skill training weekend are highlights of the program. The goal of the Brighter Path program is to ease financial pressure for committed families of underserved but bright ethnic girls who desire to stay in school. 

The program also initiated the Brighter Path Girls’ Club to improve and empower a large number of disadvantaged ethnic minority female students through after-school club activities focused on the four important core knowledge gaps: sexual and reproductive health, leadership skill-building, financial literacy and understanding legal rights. The broad-based education program combines classroom, community activity and a digital platform to promote the core subjects and a desire to educate others in the community.

Brighter Path creates a supportive and empowering environment so that ethnic girls can receive their formal education, as well as equip them with essential skills and knowledge to control their own lives and futures, ensure their rights and become “game-changers” in their community.