Limkokwing University on Wednesday presented Miss Botswana, Sumaiya Marope, with a cheque for P40 000 as sponsorship for her upcoming Miss World title contest to be held in Johannesburg on 12 December 2009.

The University also spearheaded the production of a profile that consists of documentation of the charity projects that Miss Marope has worked with during her reign as Miss Botswana.

These include Kopong Disadvantaged Children whom she celebrated her birthday with, a gardening project she took part in with Kopong Home Based Care, a social party she had for Children with Downs Syndrome at Spur in Riverwalk and a Childline Puppet show she supported in Ramotswa on October 30.

Presenting the cheque, Limkokwing Public Relations manager, Mercy Thebe, said her institution “takes pride in encouraging and nurturing their students to excel outside their learning environment, especially by taking part in events that will develop them as individuals”.

Thebe went on to applaud AMarope, who is also a student at Limkokwing, for being an astonishing role model to all her peers around the country, saying that, as a student, she performed beyond her lecturers expextations.

Marope flew to London last Thursday to prepare for her Miss World title contest.