{"id":19716,"date":"2026-03-09T06:41:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=19716"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:03:30","slug":"guineas-national-lottery-funds-masters-education-through-scholarship-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/guineas-national-lottery-funds-masters-education-through-scholarship-programme","title":{"rendered":"Guinea\u2019s National Lottery funds Master\u2019s education through scholarship programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LONAGUI says its scholarship programme has funded postgraduate studies for 42 Guinean students from 2023 to the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Guinea.- The <strong>National Lottery of Guinea<\/strong> (LONAGUI) has announced its <strong>scholarship<\/strong> initiative has enabled <strong>42 Guinean students<\/strong> to pursue Master\u2019s degrees from 2023 to the present, highlighting the lottery\u2019s contribution to higher learning in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>operator <\/strong>outlined the impact of its LONAGUI Scholarship, which provides <strong>financial support <\/strong>for students undertaking Master 1 and Master 2 degrees. LONAGUI said: \u201cSince 2023, the LONAGUI SCHOLARSHIP has enabled 42 Guinean students to continue their Master 1 and Master 2 studies thanks to <strong>full funding <\/strong>provided by LONAGUI.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme provides full funding for <strong>postgraduate<\/strong> study, allowing recipients to complete their degrees with financial backing from the national lottery. The initiative also includes a <strong>maintenance<\/strong> scholarship paid to each student throughout their <strong>academic programme<\/strong>, helping recipients cover living expenses while completing their studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LONAGUI operates as Guinea\u2019s national lottery and is responsible for organising lottery <strong>games <\/strong>in the country. Like many state lottery operators, the organisation also supports <strong>social <\/strong>initiatives through its <strong>corporate social responsibility programmes<\/strong>. The LONAGUI Scholarship reflects this role by directing resources towards higher education and helping students develop advanced academic skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scholarship initiative forms part of LONAGUI\u2019s <strong>corporate social responsibility<\/strong> (CSR) efforts, with a focus on youth development.<\/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\/LONAGUI-pic.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-strengthens-support-for-youth-and-entrepreneurs-in-france'>Guinea\u2019s National Lottery strengthens support for youth and entrepreneurs in France<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONAGUI says its scholarship programme has funded postgraduate studies for 42 Guinean students from 2023 to the present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":19729,"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 announced its scholarship initiative, funding postgraduate studies for 42 Guinean students since 2023. This program, providing full tuition and living expenses, is a key component of LONAGUI's corporate social responsibility efforts, focusing on youth development and higher education.","focusai_entities":"LONAGUI, National Lottery of Guinea","focusai_location":"Guinea","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.75), regulator (0.85), compliance_legal (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"CSR Budget Allocation?","query":"What is the total annual budget allocated by LONAGUI for its CSR initiatives, and how does the scholarship program's funding compare to other social investment verticals?"},{"label":"Scholarship Program ROI?","query":"How does LONAGUI measure the long-term impact and return on investment (ROI) of its scholarship program on youth development and the national economy, beyond immediate financial outlay?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-19716","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\/19716","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=19716"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19748,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19716\/revisions\/19748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}