Muhammid Ali Tilde is one of about 40 students in Laguna, Philippines, who are “Goducate scholars”—ie, they receive bursaries from a Goducate sponsor to enable them to further their education. Muhammid Ali, who will turn 21 in a couple of months, is the middle of 5 children of a couple who have been trying to make a living through various small business ventures.
In June 2012, Muhammid Ali entered the Eulogia “Amang” Rodiguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST) to study for a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management. But when his parents’ business there failed, they moved to live with his aunt in Laguna. So after 2 years at EARIST, he entered the Laguna State Polytechnic University Los Banos (LSPU LB). However, not all the courses taken at EARIST were accepted at LSPU LB, so he had to start as a 2nd year student, which meant another 3 years before graduating.
However, he has been doing well in sports at LSPU. He writes: “Since elementary I am Taekwondo player but I stop playing Taekwondo when I am in my high school level until first year collage because in my school in Manila, they don’t have a taekwondo competition. However, when I transfer in LSPU I start to train again. I was privileged to represent our campus on Inter-Campus of LSPU and I got a silver medal on that competition. It was just a start, the next year I got a gold medal and I went to Southern Tagalog Regional Association of State Universities and Colleges (STRASUC) Olympics last December 18-22 and I got a Silver medal on that competition.
I am now officially a 3rd year college student and very thankful and blessed to be a part of Goducate Scholars. The blessing is doubled because my younger sister is also a member of this group. This scholarship is a very huge blessing to me and my family because of this scholarship we can continue our schooling to have a better and brighter future”.
