Zimbabwe
Education
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Girls in Zimbabwe
More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesPolitical and economic chaos, as well as a severe drought, has impoverished the majority of Zimbabweans. Due to failing crops, a great number of peasant farmers are no longer able to afford to send their girl children to school. School fees and uniforms cost $48 per child annually in Zimbabwe and for many this sum is impossible to pay. Sadly, girls are being forced to drop out of school. It is most likely that the majority of the girls will never return. ActivitiesGirl Child Network (GCN) will use the funds to pay for one year's school fees and a uniform, including a new pair of shoes, for 150 of the most disadvantaged girls from Chihota, Hwange, and Rusape. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $8,253 Funding Policy: partial Funding InformationThis project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available. Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $8,253as of May 12 2004. The original project funding goal was $8,253. Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactGCN has offices in each community and are aware those girls who are most in need. To date, GCN has provided approximately 2,000 scholarships for girl children in Zimbabwe. Project Message
In September 2002 I attended a scholarship award ceremony in Hwange. As long as live I’ll never forget the happiness and gratitude that the girls expressed as they accepted their scholarships. Who is Running This ProjectContact
Kisha Montgomery, Project SponsorInternational Development Exchange (IDEX) Organization
Learn more about Girl Child Network (GCN) and the project team. Girl Child Network (GCN)'s Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
Where this Project is LocatedCountry
This project is located in For more information about Zimbabwe, read the Human Development Report on Zimbabwe or the Wikipedia entry for Zimbabwe. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on September 15, 2006. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 18, 2003. Latest Update from the FieldGCN Wins UNDP Red Ribbon Award!By IDEX - Project sponsor, September 15, 2006 06:17 PM
IDEX congratulates our partner, Girl Child Network (GCN), on the announcement that the organization is a winner of the Red Ribbon Award: Celebrating Community Leadership and Action on AIDS. Based in Zimbabwe, GCN is the first winner of the Red Ribbon award for Addressing Gender Inequities that Fuel the HIV/AIDS Epidemic. The award was given to them at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto last month. Read 1 more "Updates from the Field" | Comment on this update How Else You Can Help |
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