By Rai Farrelly | Co-Founder, Project Wezesha
Dear Project Wezesha Supporters,
We're excited that the second round of 75 desks and chairs has been built and delivered to Amahoro Secondary School. In the pictures, you see them all seated at the desks in the assembly area, hearing speeches from the head master and preparing to move them into the appropriate classrooms.
We have released funds and put in the work order for the next round -- getting us closer to our goal, but we still need your support.
This campaign started by Kate - educator and volunteer extraordinaire - has been very successful!
If you recall, it all started from this blog post she shared - drawing awareness to the reality of the situation in the school. Students were sitting on rocks and 2x4 boards, using their notebooks on their knees as a writing surface.
We can't thank Kate enough for organizing this fundraiser and rallying donors with a clever 'chain of philanthropy' approach - You buy a desk/chair set and ask a friend to do the same. Continue passing it along, and before you know it - we'll have desks and chairs for all students at the school! At $35 per set, it's very doable ... one by one!
We are still $3500 shy of our goal. Is there anyone you can mobilize to purchase a desk/chair set? Don't forget to ask them to pass it on. 100 more donations and we're done!
Thank you to everyone who has chipped in so far!
Don’t miss the picture of the students’ poster in which they thank the ‘donne’ … that’s you, donors -- and of course, Kate (Katherine)!
Asante Sana!
With gratitude,
Rai Farrelly & Lucas Lameck
Co-founders, Project Wezesha
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