Project Report
| May 3, 2019
Designing innovative and sustainable buildings
By Rebecca Maile Zeigler Mano | Director, Education Matters
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We are grateful for your continued support as we build the USAP Community School. We have enlisted a local Zimbabwean architectural firm which is committed to designing sustainable buildings that take advantage of natural light and are fitting for the local environment. We believe that design reflects values and ours will reflect the values of integrity, service and equity which form the backbone of our school, as well as our commitment to sustainability and stewardship of our environment.
We are working hard to meet our $500,000 challenge grant through this platform alongside other fundraising efforts and thank you for your continued support which is allowing us to get there. Please remember that 100% of your donations go directly to building the USAP Community School with a grant we have covering all administrative costs for running Education Matters.
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Apr 11, 2019
Breaking News - $500,000 Challenge Grant
By Rebecca Zeigler Mano | Director, Education Matters
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As we continue to fundraise to build the USAP Community School, brick by brick, board by board, we have exciting news. An extremely generous donor, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has pledged a $500,000 matching grant to match every donation we get from now through the end of June dollar by dollar.
This matching grant, if we can match it, will mean that we will have made significant progress toward our overall building budget for phase one of hte school. We thank you for your support as we work hard to unlock the $500,000. Please continue to support us and tell your friends about the transformative power of the USAP Community School!
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Mar 1, 2019
We are designing a sustainable, engaging school!
By Rebecca Zeigler Mano | Director, Education Matters
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USAP Community School Building Designs
Happy March!
We are making solid progress on both the fundraising and building/planning sides of creating the USAP Community School. After a successful end-of-year fundraising campaign, we are excited to announce that we now have $585,000 in the bank from a combination of GlobalGiving and direct donations as well as employee matching funds. We are excited to announce that an anonymous donor has pledged $500,000 to match all large donations from $500 and above in the coming months that come through any channel toward the building of the USAP Community School.
We have engaged a very innovative architect based in Zimbabwe who is especially talented at using the local weather and terrain to take advantage of natural light in the design of buildings. He has completed a feasibility study of the site. For Year One we will be building student and faculty residences, the dining hall, classrooms, a lab and an administrative building that includes a staff room and offices.
We thank all of your for your donations which is making the USAP Community School come to be. If you are already not one of our monthly recurring donors, please consider joining us in this way - having a steady monthly flow of donations greatly assists us to keep the momentum going.
Sending sunshine from Zimbabwe to all of you in colder parts!
Best,
Rebecca/Mai Mano and all at Education Matters
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