On Apil14th, 2010, US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer awarded 100 new micro-scholarship certificates to recipients in the English Access Micro-scholarship Programme at the MCD Primary School in Nizamuddin Basti at New Delhi, India. This is an initiative which grants two-year access , of the US embassy in cooperation with the Aga Khan Foundation. The latter has been working in India for over 15 years on improving schools andeducational opportunities for poor and marginalized groups. The US embassy funds the programme and awards micro-scholarships for a foundation course on English language skills to talented 14-18-year olds from economically-disadvantaged sectors.
