BUILDING A NEW FUTURE; Lawrence fund sends first students to Harvard-.Byline: GRAHAM BROUGH DOREEN Lawrence is to achieve her dream of sending six underprivileged students on a Harvard architecture (architecture) Harvard architecture - A computer architecture in which program instructions are stored in different memory from data. Each type of memory is accessed via a separate bus, allowing instructions and data to be fetched in parallel. course in her murdered son's name. But the highly-respected OBE winning campaigner has also revealed the Stephen Lawrence For the Australian footballer, see Steven Lawrence. For the Zimbabwean footballer, see Stephen Lawrence (footballer). For the American child actor, see Steven Anthony Lawrence. Stephen Lawrence Trust is now drastically short of cash. Worried Doreen told the Mirror: "People think we have lots of funding at the Trust but we haven't had any government money for years. "We are being really damaged by the current economic climate and we may have to limit future activities. I know we have a lot of goodwill out there but people would be surprised by what a struggle it is to keep going. "I'm planning to launch an appeal and ask people to send the Trust just pounds 1 each to ensure our survival. "I am immensely proud to help youngsters along the path that my son had chosen. "Stephen would have been over the moon for a chance like this to become an architect so it means a lot to me to do this in his name." Stephen was knifed to death in Eltham, South-East London, in April 1993 at the age of 18 in a racist murder which shocked Britain. The six youngsters now being sent to Boston in his name are from inner city areas and have limited or no formal qualifications. They are Oni Hinton, 20, from Haringey, North London North London is a part of London, England which has several possible definitions. River & geography The part of London north of the River Thames (illustrated). ; Callum Gilbert, 21, from Liverpool; Luke Henry-Powell, 18, from Lewisham, South London South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. Some neighbourhoods north of the Thames have South London postal codes (SW), but these neighbourhoods are classified as West or Central London. ; Paula McDonald, 25, from Glasgow; Nick Ackers, 19, from Birmingham and Yohanna Iyasu, 19, from Ilford, Essex. They will join elite students at Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. in the US on an all-expenses paid six-week trip after a nationwide search for Britain's architects of the future. The Architecture for Everyone campaign was set up by UK-based international architecture firm RMJM in partnership with Doreen Lawrence. Oni Hinton, who was homeless and forced to abandon her studies said: "This course means the world to me. It's an opportunity I never thought I would get." Callum Gilbert, who left school without qualifications said: "I was a victim of knife crime and got stabbed four times in the face, stomach, head and arm just by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. "I realised the route I was taking was leading nowhere so I started studying and getting distinctions. "Getting on this course means the world to me, its overwhelming. It's like winning the lottery." CAPTION(S): LIVING A DREAM Doreen, centre, with Nick, Luke, Paula, Yohanna, Callum and Oni LEGACStephen |
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