Giving the Opportunity of Education in Zambia
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Summary
The Supporting Success Scholarship Fund provides the opportunity of education to gifted students from poverty stricken families in Zambia, where a primary education is not free or guaranteed.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
IRFF runs a free primary school up to Grade 4 in the community of Mackenzie, Zambia. Students finishing at the school, however, must attend a government school from grades 5 to 9, which charges tuition. Most students cannot afford the fees and do not continue with their education. Supporting Success was started to meet this need. It provides scholarships that cover all their educational expenses to the most dedicated students with demonstrated need, allowing them to continue their education.
Activities
Supporting Success selects students based on their academic success in grades 1-4, their commitment to education and their financial need and provides them with scholarships that cover their tuition, tutoring, uniform, shoes, books and supplies.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $19,782
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $28,218
Total Funding Goal: $48,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
By providing gifted students living in poverty with the opportunity to finish school, we believe that they will have the opportunity to support their families in the future and to break the cycle of poverty they have often lived in for generations.
Project Message
I want to thank you for providing my daughter with the opportunity to get an education. It is a chance that I never had.
- Idah Chipande, Grandmother of Harriet Banda, a sponsored orphan
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Paul Byrne
Founder
102 Bradhurst Ave
Suite 612
New York, NY 10039
United States
8458260618
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
International Relief Friendship Foundation
30 Seminary Drive
Suite 228
Barrytown,
NY
12507
United States
845-826-0618
http://www.irff.org
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Zambia
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about Zambia, read the Human Development Report on Zambia or the Wikipedia entry for Zambia.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on May 15, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 18, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
5th Grade Coming to the Mackenzie Community School
By Paul Byrne - Assistant International Executive Director, May 15, 2009 02:09 PM
The expansion to the Mackenzie school will provide space for a 5th grade class, allowing a full class of students – most of whom would have stopped their education after the 4th grade – to stay in school for one more grade every year. I am excited about the project and the opportunity it will offer the children of Mackenzie, and I thank you for your part in making this happen.
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