Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

At least 80% of the 900 girls will achieve at least 10 years of education, leading to improved child health, lower fertility rates, higher levels of education in the next generation & more effective participation in civil society and the economy.

Project Message

One of the most important findings ever in the development community is that investing in the education of girls yields high returns for economic and social development.
- USAID Office of Women in Development, US international development agency

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Suzanne Plopper,
Project Manager, Girls' Education Project
P.O. Box 395
Chester, CA 96020
United States
530-284-7414
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

Learn more about Friends of Burkina Faso (FBF) and the project team.

Friends of Burkina Faso (FBF)'s Current Projects on GlobalGiving

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Burkina Faso and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Burkina Faso, read the Human Development Report on Burkina Faso or the Wikipedia entry for Burkina Faso.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 17, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 17, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

Year-end academic results

By Suzanne Plopper - Project Manager, July 17, 2008 06:30 PM

I am very pleased to report that 182 girls who just completed six years of primary school with support of the Lambs For School Project have passed national exams this June, qualifying them to continue on to middle school. This is an 88% pass rate as compared with 61% of students passing these exams in the province as a whole.

The achievement level of these girls is a testament to:
·   the girls’ abilities and hard work;
·   the parents’ commitment to follow through with the raising and selling of their lambs, and purchase of new lambs and school materials for their daughters annually; and
·   the organization and integrity of NEEED (the local NGO whose membership includes school masters of the rural primary schools in which girls are supported by the Lambs for School Project ) to set realistic expectations of the parents and girls, to provide initial resources to enable the girls to enter school, and to provide guidance to the parents encouraging them to fulfill their commitments to support their daughters’ education.

NEEED is also assisting the government of Burkina Faso with the expansion of the public school system in the region. With outside funding, NEEED has just completed the construction of two public village primary schools, and is building two new public secondary schools in order to expand access to education for rural children. NEEED is seeking funding to expand the girls' middle school to accommodate the rising number of students.

Our sincere thanks to you for your past, and continuing, support for the Lambs For School Project.

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