Project Report
| Mar 26, 2014
Your Help Has Made a LOT of Difference!
By Sylvester Renner | Project Leader
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Joshua - at Door of Hope
We are delighted to share with you a special appreciation video clip from Joshua - The Director of Door of Hope. Joshua is a key member of our team in Sierra leone.
In the video he says to YOU, GlobalGiving donors - that your help has made a LOT of difference in the lives of the kids. He goes on to explain that through the support that we have provided (in the form of books, school and teaching supplies, compensation for the After School Program Instructors), has helped the children become successful in school. In the past year all of the children who attended the lessons were successful and were promoted to the next class or form.
This is worth celebrating and we appreciate you so much for helping to make this possible! We could not have done this without YOUR support.
We are together truly helping the kids become successful. We are helping to educate the next generation of leaders.
Thanks so much for your support that has made a HUGE difference!
Watch the 90 seconds video now.
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Dec 3, 2013
Thanks For Helping to Make Their Education Dreams Come True
By Sylvester Renner | Project Leader
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Group of excited scholarship beneficiaries
THANK YOU for being a dream-maker! You helped to make the dream of on-going education come true.
We recently provided a new round of scholarships to deserving children in Sierra Leone. The families were extremely appreciative of the support that you helped make happen. The scholarships are enabling them to continue their education.
The children were excited to receive the scholarships. Together with their families, they pledged to do their best to succeed in school.
We were touched by their enthusiasm, hope and courage. We are indeed grateful to be part of making their dream come true - another year of education!
The children attend different schools throughout Freetown with ages ranging from 8 to 19 years old. Some of the Freetown beneficiaries and other located in the provinces were not able to attend the award ceremony. Some of the children come from families that were displaced as a result of the rebel war. For some of them, one of two or their siblings are not in school due to financial hardship.
Without your support, this would not have happened.
We have found out that the provision of educational assistance in the form of scholarships directly addresses the all-too-common situation where parents are not able to cover school fees and related costs such as uniforms. By providing financial assistance, we are helping to ensure that the children stay in school. This is helping to shape their lives and prepare them for a better future. We additionally follow up with the families to ensure that the children attend school and maintain good grades.
We are so very grateful for your previous and on-going support! THANK YOU once more for helping to make their dreams come true.
Have you heard? Today is #GivingTuesday ... and your donations to this project today will be matched 100% by Microsoft. This will be a great way to double your impact - making your donation go even further.
Details are as follows:
- The #GivingTuesday campaign begins today, at 12:00:01 PM (noon) ET.
- There is $250,000 available in matching funds from Microsoft.
- Matching is applied at 100% for every $10 up to $1,000 per donor per project.
We need YOUR help with this right now. There are 89 deserving children on our scholarship waiting list and we would like to provide scholarships to all of them. Your donation will help make the dream of education come true for one of these precious children. Please help!
Please make your donation of $25, $50 or $100 now or as early as you can today to ensure that we get matching funds. Thanks so much for your support!
Make your donation now!
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scholarship beneficiary
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smiling scholarship beneficiary
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Jul 1, 2013
Thanks for Helping to Keep Karim to School ! - Let's Send 200 More Children to School
By Sylvester Renner | Project Leader
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Karim - budding leader
Karim was born in a village called Boya in the Mile 91 area North of Sierra Leone. His father, Joseph, was the main provider of his family. Joseph unfortunately lost his job shortly after Karim was born. Then due to a prolonged heart condition he had suffered, a year later, he passed away. Karim, Sulaiman (his elder brother) and his mother, Isata, then moved to Freetown. Karim started his schooling two years after their relocation.
About 3 years ago, after a series of mishaps, Isata mysteriously abandoned them and ran away from home. She has since not been seen. Karim now stays with his elder brother in a single bedroom apartment with no running water and electricity. Sulaiman is unemployed and relies on people with building renovation work to make a living. Karim loves to go to school and he has excellent grades. He is an avid reader. He has a cheerful personality and is a role model - not just to younger children, but also the older children. He also enjoys helping out with community activities – coaching younger children etc.
Karim’s condition is typical of many of the children in Africa – broken families – living in poverty and at risk of dropping out of school. With such a background, you can understand how important it is for him to continue his schooling – and your support is making that possible. Without the support that YOU help provide - that takes care of his schooling - his future is unsecure and bleak. Given that his brother is currently unemployed your support made a huge difference in ensuring he stayed in school last academic year. It's a joy to know that we made a difference - helping to cover yet another leg of his education.
The new school year starts very soon and together we will continue to support Karim's education. We additionally have over 200 new children that have approached us asking for education support. We would love to provide a scholarship for each of these children and your donation of $100 will help keep 1 child in school. Without your support many of them will drop out of school - as their parents are not in a position to cover their tuition and related school costs.
Please make your best donation today toward giving hope, education and a brighter future for Karim and these precious children. Let's send 200 more children to school together - bringing hope and a bright future!
Got any ideas on how we can raise additional funding to cover the education of these 200 children? We would love to hear from you. You could for instance hold a special fundraiser or create a fundraising page on GlobalGiving. If you need more information on how to do so, please don't hesitate to contact us. Thanks for your support!
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Karim and brother, Sulaiman