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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Of the 850 million illiterate people in the developing world, nearly two-thirds are women. Out of the 130 million children not in school in the world, nearly two-thirds are girls. Due to economics and cultural bias, young girls are often left behind when it comes to educational opportunities. If families are able to send only one child to school, the eldest son is usually chosen. The scholarship program can have an immediate and direct impact on the lives of young girls.

Activities

To each girl, we make a 10-year commitment through the completion of secondary school starting at age 5. This acts as an incentive to achieve and stay in school and provides security and support to girls who often grow up in an uncertain environment

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,375

Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed

Funding Information

This 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 $1,375as of Feb 26 2004.  The original project funding goal was $11,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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