{"id":11841,"date":"2025-10-31T06:37:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T09:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=11841"},"modified":"2026-04-19T12:20:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:20:30","slug":"guineas-lonagui-holds-public-draw-to-award-15-young-students-full-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/guineas-lonagui-holds-public-draw-to-award-15-young-students-full-scholarships","title":{"rendered":"Guinea\u2019s LONAGUI holds public draw to award 15 young students full scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

National Lottery of Guinea selects 15 Master\u2019s students for full scholarships through a public draw, turning lottery proceeds into life-changing educational opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Guinea.- The National Lottery of Guinea<\/strong> (LONAGUI) has awarded 15 students <\/strong>full scholarships<\/strong> for their Master\u2019s studies<\/strong> through a public draw<\/strong>, turning lottery proceeds into tangible opportunities for education and national development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The draw took place on October 24, bringing together LONAGUI\u2019s Director General, members of the Board of Directors<\/strong>, staff, institutional partners and applicants from across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 392 applications <\/strong>were received for the third edition of the Scholarship, highlighting the program\u2019s growing national reach<\/strong>. After pre-screening and interviews, LONAGUI held a separate “public lottery draw” to select the 15 winners<\/strong>, who will receive full tuition<\/strong>, a living allowance and ongoing support for their Master\u2019s studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohamed Baba Sylla<\/strong>, Director General of LONAGUI, said: \u201cThrough this initiative, LONAGUI reaffirms its mission: to be a high-performing, responsible public company fully committed to human development and national progress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LONAGUI’s Mohamed Baba Sylla addresses the audience during the public lottery draw for the 2025 scholarship program<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sylla added: \u201cWe firmly believe that merit<\/strong> and perseverance <\/strong>must be rewarded, and that education remains our most secure asset. This is how we will build a stronger Guinea, capable of meeting the challenges of tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public draw creates student opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since its launch in 2023, the LONAGUI Scholarship has become a cornerstone of the company\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility<\/strong> (CSR) strategy, transforming lottery proceeds into meaningful benefits<\/strong> for the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On behalf of the Board, Barry Diawara said: \u201cSince its launch, the LONAGUI Scholarship has established itself as one of the flagship programs<\/strong> of our company’s social responsibility<\/strong> policy. It reflects our firm commitment to supporting Guinean youth in their educational journey by giving them the means to express their potential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added: \u201cIn just two editions, this program has already changed the destiny<\/strong> of many students. Through this initiative, LONAGUI demonstrates that the fortunes of bettors<\/strong> become a real benefit for the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By conducting a public lottery draw, LONAGUI ensures the scholarship selection is transparent<\/strong> and fair<\/strong>. The initiative illustrates how chance and merit can intersect, turning the luck of lottery players into opportunities for education <\/strong>and national development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 15 winners, representing diverse regions across Guinea, will begin their Master\u2019s programs at partner institutions<\/strong>, carrying with them the promise of education powered by public lottery luck<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Guinea\u2019s National Lottery leads the nationwide fight against cancer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

National Lottery of Guinea selects 15 Master\u2019s students for full scholarships through a public draw, turning lottery proceeds into life-changing educational opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":11849,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The National Lottery of Guinea (LONAGUI) has allocated lottery proceeds to fund 15 full Master's scholarships, selected via a transparent public draw. This initiative underscores LONAGUI's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitment, leveraging gaming revenue for national human development and educational advancement. The program, a cornerstone of LONAGUI's social policy since 2023, aims to foster meritocracy and contribute to Guinea's long-term societal progress.","focusai_entities":"National Lottery of Guinea (LONAGUI), Mohamed Baba Sylla, Barry Diawara","focusai_location":"Guinea","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"CSR Impact Metrics","query":"What specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) does LONAGUI employ to measure the long-term societal and economic impact of its scholarship program, beyond immediate beneficiary numbers?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Alignment","query":"How does this scholarship initiative align with Guinea's broader national development goals and any specific regulatory mandates regarding the reinvestment of lottery GGR or NGR into public welfare programs?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-11841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11841"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11870,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11841\/revisions\/11870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}