Educational Opportunities for Adolescent Yi Girls
Girls education in China
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SummaryProject GLOW (Giving Leadership Opportunities to Young Women) reaches adolescent girls aged 10 to 18 with activities that focus on education, vocational skills and health.
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The Yi ethnic group is one of the poorest and most isolated in China. Villages are often situated a long distance from schools, limiting learning opportunities. This lack of education has led to an epidemic of drug usage and HIV/AIDS among the Yi, placing the culture at risk.
Activities
Young women are given the opportunity to attend, free of charge, an innovative school where they are taught traditional subjects such as language, health and math, as well as vocational skills that will help prepare them to earn a living wage.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $3,685
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $46,315
Total Funding Goal: $50,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.mercycorps.org)
- An Ancient Culture Confronts New Challenges (http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/china/1833)
- Living and Learning Together (http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/china/1839)
- From Grief to Hope (http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/china/1840)
- A Song of Sadness (http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/china/1843)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Through the education of its young women and outreach to at-risk communities, Project GLOW aims to help the Yi people not only survive, but thrive.
Project Message
“The girls have become sisters to me. I’ve never felt as welcome as I do here.”
- Mahai Azhi, 15-year-old student at Project GLOW's school
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Tiffany Wheeler
Internet Marketing Manager
3015 SW First Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201
United States
503-478-1039
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Mercy Corps
3015 SW First Ave.
Portland,
OR
97201
United States
503.796.6800
http://www.mercycorps.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
China
and can also be found under 
Women and Girls.
For more information about China, read the Human Development Report on China or the Wikipedia entry for China.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on January 14, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 16, 2008
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