Help 20 Malawian Girls Get an Education
Summary
Provide funding and mentoring to empower 20 underprivileged girls in sub-sahara Africa to attend and succeed in secondary school.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In Malawi, schooling past the primary level is not free, and secondary school is an expense most families cannot afford. Most families subsist on about $1.00 USD/day and cannot pay the hefty tuition, transport costs, and other expenses. Girls in Malawi are at a particular disadvantage since families who can afford to send a child to school will often invest in a son rather than a daughter. Our scholars often represent the first females in their villages to graduate from secondary school.
Activities
AGE pays for 20 Malawian girls to attend secondary school. AGE also provides vital mentoring in academics, life skills, and career development to help scholars succeed in and out of the classroom and become role models for other females.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $90
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $35,550
Total Funding Goal: $35,640
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.ageafrica.org/)
- Article Describing Gaps in African Education (http://www.hks.harvard.edu/kssgorg/apj/issues/spring_2007_issue/Article.Scharff.htm)
- Founding AGE: A Photo Essay (http://fletcher.tufts.edu/perspectives/2006/slideshows/scharff.shtml)
- Article: What It's Like to Live on $1 a Day (http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0706/p01s05-woaf.html)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
An educated female improves the lives of her family and community because she is empowered to make healthy, informed decisions. She advocates for herself and reduces the instance of HIV/AIDS. She qualifies for better jobs, improving the economy.
Project Message
I want to become a medical doctor because I like caring about sick people and also to increase the number of doctors in Malawi since there are few doctors here.
- Idah Savala, Form 3 Scholar in the AGE Program
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Megan Bromley
Director of Communications
The Advancement of Girls' Education
PO Box 53085
Medford, MA 02153
United States
207-317-6241
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Advancement of Girls' Education
PO Box 53085
Medford,
MA
02153
United States
207-317-6241
http://www.ageafrica.org/
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Malawi
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about Malawi, read the Human Development Report on Malawi or the Wikipedia entry for Malawi.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on February 27, 2009
Latest Update from the Field
Designing a Mentoring Curriculum
By Sarah Lance - Operations Manager, August 06, 2009 11:44 AM
As a result of their hard work, AGE is now ready to design a stronger and more robust mentoring curriculum for our scholars over the coming year. Once piloted with our existing scholars, we hope to expand to a larger constituency throughout Malawi.
All photos are by AGE Volunteer Marco Baringer during his trip to Malawi in 2009.
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