Wednesday, July 26, 2017

First Scholarship Recipient - Crispin Phiri

Our first scholarship recipient is Cripsin Phiri.  Crispin has wanted to attend pharmacy school at Malawi College of Health Sciences since 2014 when he was first accepted.  He has been working in the ABC Clinic pharmacy as a technician for the last 10 years, and has shown real dedication and passion for the field of Pharmacology.  He was selected due to these qualities, as well as his devotion to his Christian faith, for a three year scholarship to the Malawi College of Health Sciences.


Some background about Crispin Phiri:


Crispin was born the sixth of nine children.  Of these children, only four were able to graduate from Form 4 (high school) due to school fees.  In order for Crispin to attend high school, he worked as a gardener during his school vacations to raise money.  After graduating, he applied for a gardening position at the ABC Clinic; his connection with ABC was his father, who had been working at ABC for 22 years.  Though he applied as a gardener, God had a different plan for him.  At the time, there were no gardening positions available, however the clinic needed somebody to pack medicines into pill bags in the pharmacy.  He accepted this position, and over time found that he had an interest in Pharmacology.  Over the 10 years that he has worked in the pharmacy, he has proved himself to be trustworthy, hardworking, and knowledgeable in the ABC Clinic pharmacy.  His desire is to obtain a degree in Pharmacology and return to the ABC Clinic as a Pharmacist.



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