16-year-old Sengchanh Xayathammavong of Naxaithong Secondary School in Naxaithong district, Vientiane, who was one of the lucky scholarship recipients, said she was delighted to have benefited from the Sharing the Dream programme.
"I will be a dedicated student and try to improve myself so that I have a better future. I would like to become a doctor so that I can take care of people."
"I hope SCG's Sharing the Dream programme will bolster education opportunities for Lao children and I'm sure SCG will be there to help their dreams come true," she added.