miller2223
Feb 8, 2017
Scholarship / How transport planning can change my country - OFID scholarship application [5]
Please help me improve my essay i am applying for a scholarship
My mother grew up at a time when educating women was not viewed as a priority and so most women like my mother only got primary school education but she knew it wasn't going to be enough to take care of her and her 4 children, It was farming through farming my mother took care of 4 kids fed them clothed them and sent them to school. But over the past few years the profits from selling her produce keep decreasing, I have not only seen this experience with my mother but also with other farmers in different rural areas I have worked in and fortunately for me I have also seen the big difference building a bridge or reshaping damaged road makes to them I never take the gratitude that these people show me for granted and for me that's where the true reward is.
According to the world bank and other research papers, 30% of Malawi's GDP comes from Agriculture not only that but agriculture also makes up 85% of export revenue, Malawi's GDP in 2008 was 8.00 billion USD and it dropped down to 6.57 billion USD in 2015 and this in my opinion will keep dropping if nothing is done, at the moment farmers are not so keen to grow any produce let alone export it due to the fact that 30% of the profits made go to the transportation bill, transportation costs in Malawi are so high due to the fact that roads in the rural areas are in a very bad condition and transporters charge a lot more to make up for the maintenance costs, delays etc. Now imagine the difference that farming would make to Malawi's economy if the roads farmers use were in a good condition but paradoxically despite all these facts at our disposal little attention has been paid to these rural roads.
My Passion for Transport Planning, 3.5/4 GPA and also my experience over the past year helping The Roads Authority of Malawi to come up with an effective and efficient maintenance plan which makes optimum use of the limited resources available by taking into consideration factors like economic growth social development and also the budget allocated while taking into consideration the return on the investments made on the chosen roads are what qualify me for this Scholarship.
Getting this scholarship to study MSc in Transport engineering and planning at UWE will a not only give me an opportunity to learn up to date transport planning methods that can be applied to real-world situations that will vastly improve my countries' economy, it will also give me an opportunity to meet more talented people who share the same passion, people who am confident will inspire, motivate and also encourage me and because in the Roads Authority of Malawi having a master's degree is a prerequisite for a managerial position where I can better help change and improve on policies and procedures this opportunity will truly bring me a step closer to my career goals.
Please help me improve my essay i am applying for a scholarship
optimum use of the limited resources in malawi
My mother grew up at a time when educating women was not viewed as a priority and so most women like my mother only got primary school education but she knew it wasn't going to be enough to take care of her and her 4 children, It was farming through farming my mother took care of 4 kids fed them clothed them and sent them to school. But over the past few years the profits from selling her produce keep decreasing, I have not only seen this experience with my mother but also with other farmers in different rural areas I have worked in and fortunately for me I have also seen the big difference building a bridge or reshaping damaged road makes to them I never take the gratitude that these people show me for granted and for me that's where the true reward is.
According to the world bank and other research papers, 30% of Malawi's GDP comes from Agriculture not only that but agriculture also makes up 85% of export revenue, Malawi's GDP in 2008 was 8.00 billion USD and it dropped down to 6.57 billion USD in 2015 and this in my opinion will keep dropping if nothing is done, at the moment farmers are not so keen to grow any produce let alone export it due to the fact that 30% of the profits made go to the transportation bill, transportation costs in Malawi are so high due to the fact that roads in the rural areas are in a very bad condition and transporters charge a lot more to make up for the maintenance costs, delays etc. Now imagine the difference that farming would make to Malawi's economy if the roads farmers use were in a good condition but paradoxically despite all these facts at our disposal little attention has been paid to these rural roads.
My Passion for Transport Planning, 3.5/4 GPA and also my experience over the past year helping The Roads Authority of Malawi to come up with an effective and efficient maintenance plan which makes optimum use of the limited resources available by taking into consideration factors like economic growth social development and also the budget allocated while taking into consideration the return on the investments made on the chosen roads are what qualify me for this Scholarship.
Getting this scholarship to study MSc in Transport engineering and planning at UWE will a not only give me an opportunity to learn up to date transport planning methods that can be applied to real-world situations that will vastly improve my countries' economy, it will also give me an opportunity to meet more talented people who share the same passion, people who am confident will inspire, motivate and also encourage me and because in the Roads Authority of Malawi having a master's degree is a prerequisite for a managerial position where I can better help change and improve on policies and procedures this opportunity will truly bring me a step closer to my career goals.
