{"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<p>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<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Guinea.- The<strong> National Lottery of Guinea<\/strong> (LONAGUI) has awarded <strong>15 students <\/strong>full <strong>scholarships<\/strong> for their <strong>Master\u2019s studies<\/strong> through a <strong>public draw<\/strong>, turning lottery proceeds into tangible opportunities for education and national development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The draw took place on October 24, bringing together LONAGUI\u2019s Director General, members of the <strong>Board of Directors<\/strong>, staff, institutional partners and applicants from across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of <strong>392 applications <\/strong>were received for the third edition of the Scholarship, highlighting the program\u2019s growing <strong>national reach<\/strong>. After pre-screening and interviews, LONAGUI held a separate &#8220;public lottery draw&#8221; to select the 15<strong> winners<\/strong>, who will receive <strong>full tuition<\/strong>, a living allowance and ongoing support for their Master\u2019s studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/LONAGUI-2-2-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/LONAGUI-2-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/LONAGUI-2-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/LONAGUI-2-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/LONAGUI-2-2.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LONAGUI&#8217;s Mohamed Baba Sylla addresses the audience during the public lottery draw for the 2025 scholarship program<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sylla added: \u201cWe firmly believe that<strong> merit<\/strong> and <strong>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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public draw creates student opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its launch in 2023, the LONAGUI Scholarship has become a cornerstone of the company\u2019s<strong> Corporate Social Responsibility<\/strong> (CSR) strategy, transforming lottery proceeds into <strong>meaningful benefits<\/strong> for the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On behalf of the Board, Barry Diawara said: \u201cSince its launch, the LONAGUI Scholarship has established itself as one of the <strong>flagship programs<\/strong> of our company&#8217;s<strong> 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<p>She added: \u201cIn just two editions, this program has already changed the<strong> destiny<\/strong> of many students. Through this initiative, LONAGUI demonstrates that the <strong>fortunes of bettors<\/strong> become a real benefit for the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By conducting a public lottery draw, LONAGUI ensures the scholarship selection is<strong> transparent<\/strong> and<strong> fair<\/strong>. The initiative illustrates how chance and merit can intersect, turning the luck of lottery players into opportunities for <strong>education <\/strong>and national development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 15 winners, representing diverse regions across Guinea, will begin their Master\u2019s programs at <strong>partner institutions<\/strong>, carrying with them the promise of education powered by <strong>public lottery luck<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/GUINEA-CANCER-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/guineas-national-lottery-leads-the-nationwide-fight-against-cancer'>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":"<p>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}]}}