1000 Voices for Hope - Building Mahiga Hope High
SummaryIn rural Kenya, The Nobelity Project is building the area’s only high school, an innovative, sustainable facility for hundreds of kids. Join the Choir - Be one of 1000 Voices for Hope!
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Received $10,150 from 35 donations from people like:
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The Nobelity Project has partnered with a low-income community to turn a local primary school into the top-rated school in the district. But education shouldn’t end after the 8th grade. With no high school in the area, the children of Mahiga have few options in life. Be one of 1000 Voices for Hope! Join the Choir with our donors Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett and Emily Robison & Martie Maguire of The Dixie Chicks. 1,000 donors x $100 = HOPE
Activities
This funding will be matched to double every dollar donated, resulting in construction of 8 modern classrooms, science labs, computer and book libraries. They will join the award-winning RainWater Court, already funded.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $10,150
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $89,850
Total Funding Goal: $100,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.nobelity.org)
- Nobelity Project's Homepage (http://www.nobelity.org)
- 1000 Voices for Hope Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuGmXJi8m00)
- The Rainwater Court (http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/rainwatercourt)
- Turk Pipkin's Blog (http://www.nobelity.blogspot.com)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
To enable the education district to provide a full 12-year education for all local students, up to 100 students per grade. The aim is for every student to have a diploma and the qualifications for employment or advancement to Kenyan Universities.
Project Message
The sea is made up of drops of water. What you do, where you are, is of significance. In Africa, they say there is only one way of eating an elephant... one piece at a time.
- Desmond Tutu, from "Nobelity"
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Turk Pipkin
2600 N. Cuernavaca Dr.
Austin, TX 78733
United States
512-263-7971
Email:
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Kenya
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 9, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 29, 2009
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