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Fri Oct 06 05:10:00 UTC 2017
![Grace Kachoko, Shoprite Bursary Holder Grace Kachoko dreamed of becoming a pharmacist in her local community of Amalinda, East London](/articles/Newsroom/2017/Budding-pharmacist-inspired-by-bursary/_jcr_content/root/container/container/image.coreimg.jpeg/1507266064752/grace-kachoko-bursary.jpeg)
Growing up in Amalinda, East London with her mother and two younger siblings, Grace Kachoko dreamed of becoming a pharmacist in her local community. Soon this dream will become a reality as Kachoko is now studying towatrds a Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) at Nelson Mandela University thanks to a bursary from the Shoprite Group.
- Grace Kachoko, pharmacy student and Shoprite bursary holder
Now in her first year at Nelson Mandela University, Kachoko says the bursary was a huge relief as it was difficult for her mother to raise three children alone.
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- Grace Kachoko
With 58% of unemployed South Africans aged 15 - 34 and a shortage of funding for many students in need, the Shoprite Group is searching for bright, hard-working young people like Grace Kachoko who need financial support in order to continue their post-school education.
Apply for a Shoprite bursary today or find out more about one of its graduate programmes here.