Transform Girls' Education With Technical School

Tomorrow July 12th, donations to AUMAZO, INC will be matched 50% on GlobalGiving. Join us in making the Tutoring Program a bigger success for current and new students during the 2017 – 2018 academic year.
 

Passing The High School Entrance Exam

The partial results are in. The pass rate of the high school entrance exam for general education is 35% out of which 83% came from our tutoring program. Last year only 23% of 8th grade girls passed the exam. Alida – one of the students who passed – told us that she was enjoying her vacation with a happier and lighter heart this year after succeeding in the exam.

Alida also wished a long life to Aumazo. “The Tutoring Program saved my future. It gave my sister and I hope. I think that girls that are still in the program and those who will join next year will benefit greatly if they take the program seriously. I did and now look at me!”

Alida's Last Chance

Alida's participation in the program this past academic year would not have happened were it not for your generosity. She previously failed the high school entrance exams for two consecutive years and was beginning her third year in 8th grade when the program was developed. It was her last chance to prove herself or risk being expelled from the school. Her parents gave her a threatening ultimatum at the beginning of the school year: “Pass or withdraw.” I personally reassured her when she shared her fear of failing again with me, telling her that Aumazo and Friends started the program precisely for girls like her.

Campaigning For The Next Tutoring Program

Her situation represents that of many girls who are still in the program and those who will join next year. Please think of them this Wednesday July 12th during the matching fundraising, starting at 9:00 am EDT to 11:59 pm EDT. GlobalGiving will be matching donations to Aumazo up to $1,000 at 50%. There is only $110,000 in matching funds up for grabs. 

Give early before the funds run out

Your generous gift will continue to support the tutoring program “Ça Fait Du Bien / It Makes Good.” and ensure a stable future for current and new girls who will participate in the program next year. Going from a 23% success rate to a 35% one is a whopper of an increase by about 12%! People in the entire village are cheerful and exuberant over these results.

Alida's Mother Shares Her Gratitude

Alida's parents were very pleased with the results of the tutoring program as well. “Please transmit my gratitude to everyone who supported and brought the program to our children in the village. The results are unprecedented because it also has a great effect on the boys in the village although they were not even participating. They too achieved greatly this year,” Alida's mother said.

Sparking Hope Through Success

Your generosity has already sparked the dazzling fireworks of success in the skies of Bankondji village in Cameroon! Your donations are strengthening Aumazo and bringing hope along the way. Your donations helped Aumazo achieve major milestones in its work to stimulate girls' engagement in education.

Your continued support and your generous gifts during this 50% matching Bonus Day will bring better opportunities and lift more girls up as it did for Alida. 

Please, mark your calendars for July 12th at 9:00 am!

Thank you for making yet another meaningful impact.

Sincerely,

~ Jacqueline Audigé and the Board

AUMAZO, INC. turned 12 last May 2017! Thanks to you and other Friends of Aumazo, we have achieved major milestones in Aumazo’s work to stimulate girls’ engagement in education:

• We built the foundation for our pilot boarding school in the village of Bankondji;
• We established ZOMA to help fund and sustain our programs;
• We paved the road from the village to the school site;
• Last August, we launched our tutoring program, a critical part of preparing girls for higher-level learning.

Beyond these achievements, we received just a month ago the authorization to create the school.

It took us ten years to obtain this document crucial to our work. This ministerial decree is the official authorization that legitimizes our status and guarantees us credentials to open the school.  Our faith in the project is what enabled us to hold this long for this document.

 4 Key Ingredients

Aumazo has been a labor of love, relying on a few key components:

• Determination — Despite our unwavering resolve to achieve our goals and the high standards we set for building AUMAZO, INC., we would not have gotten this far were it not for your sustained support all throughout this journey.
• Patience - Knowledge alone was not enough. Only God knows how often our patience was stretched to its limit. We always managed to bounced back because you were our pillar.
• Perseverance - Proper planning and setting realistic goals can only take you so far. Adding a dose of perseverance to the mix is important to guarantee success. We drew strength from your willingness to rally behind Aumazo.
• Resiliency - How can one rise from the ashes without remarkable resilience? All we know is that your generosity enriches our understanding of the word and keeps us going.

Common Goals

As a result of our sustained joint effort, AUMAZO, INC. is rewarded ten years later with the issuance of the creation certificate that the Board and I dedicate entirely to friends of Aumazo like you.

We told you often that we are in this together and that our success is your success. We have not wavered. We have not faltered. We are keeping our promise to you.

We value your partnership and you will always be part of this project. You will know how your donations are working and exactly what we have accomplished with it. We will always tell you about new projects such as the second year of our Tutoring Program that will start this year on September 1^st, 2017.

Moving Forward: The Next Tutoring Program

Together, we are taking baby steps and counting our successes. We cannot do it without you. We continue to rely upon your generous donations to make the Tutoring Program a reality for current and new girls in Bankondji village in Cameroon. Remember to follow Aumazo on facebook for up-to-date news and photos of our progress!

We thank you for all that you do to strengthen our cause.

Gratefully,

~ Jacqueline Audigé and the Board