Students and Schools receive assistance from Dame Susan Dougan Foundation

THE DAME SUSAN DOUGAN Foundation for Girls continues to support students and secondary schools throughout St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Yesterday, August 25, 2025 at Government House, Governor General (GG), Dame Susan Dougan, handed over money, supplies, and other school essentials to 12 students and several secondary schools.

The Dame Susan Foundation for Girls is an initiative that was officially launched by the Governor General on September, 7, 2023 with the intention of helping young people who dropped out of the formal education system get a second chance at attaining an education, and training.

Explaining the selection process, the GG revealed that principals were asked, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, to recommend students in need of support.Though focused on young females, Dame Susan noted that provision was also made to support young males in need.

Speaking at the handing over ceremony, the Governor General said she was happy to once again be able to assist in the education sector, and noted that one of the students who received help through the foundation had gained seven CXC (Caribbean Examinations Council) passes and also had success at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. That student is also making strides in sports as she is a member of one of the nation’s national football teams.

“…a teen mother who returned to school, and we are looking for great things from her and from all of you,” Dame Susan told recipients, teachers and parents.

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