Provide Scholarships to Sierra Leonean Children
Summary
Project seeks to guarantee educational opportunities, a basic right, to deserving and exceptional children from a lower economic background, through the provision of assistance through scholarships.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
According to the United Nations 2007-2008 Human Development report, Sierra Leone ranks as # 177 (last place) in Human Development Index. Thousands of families live below the bread line and in the current global crisis simply cannot afford to continue to send their children to school. Consequently, many children are forced to drop out of school because of financial hardships or inadequate funds. These frustrated children sometimes end up in undesirable activities with their potential wasted.
Activities
Project will grant much-needed scholarships that will enable deserving students to continue their education. The funds will cover tuition, books, school supplies and uniforms. Mentoring support will be provided to ensure growth and success.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,360
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $43,640
Total Funding Goal: $45,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.developafrica.org)
- School Reopens in Sierra Leone With New Tuition Ch (http://standardtimespress.net/cgi-bin/artman/publish/article_3407.shtml)
- Youtube video - Math Class (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ie3fl5LKvQ)
- UN Country Information - Sierra Leone (http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/sierraleone_statistics.html)
- UN Millenium Goals (http://un.org/millenniumgoals/)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Project contributes to the achievement of UN Millennium goal - ensuring that children will complete primary schooling. It is an effective long-term investment to eradicating poverty & will help improve the quality of education and lives in general.
Project Message
I have seen many children learn under dire circumstances or drop out of school due to poverty. Through this project we are supporting education – an important key to development in my country.
- Joanne Tucker, Project Coordinator
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Sylvester Renner
Founder
1906 Knob Creek Road
Suite 3
Johnson City, Tennessee 37604
United States
4232820006
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Develop Africa, Inc.
1906 Knob Creek Road Suite 3
Johnson City,
Tennessee
37604
United States
423-282-0006
http://www.developafrica.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Sierra Leone
and can also be found under 
Children.
For more information about Sierra Leone, read the Human Development Report on Sierra Leone or the Wikipedia entry for Sierra Leone.
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 December 8, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
Meet Hawanatu & Call For Action – Education Under Serious Threat
By Sylvester Renner - President, October 14, 2009 10:55 PM
Thanks to you, Hawanatu and several other children are able to continue schooling this academic year. We are grateful for your support and for joining us in making a difference in these children’s lives.
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Dismal situations are the flip side of opportunities ... and a call for action! They present real opportunities for making an impact and making a difference.
Last Friday, October 9th, the President of Sierra Leone, speaking at the State Opening of Parliament affirmed that the economy and the nation can never be improved without a sound education. President Koroma said "automatic grant-in-aid would be awarded to female students offering mathematics and engineering as a way of empowering them".
Source: http://bit.ly/5M2Kk
In the quote and article linked above he highlights the importance of education and providing grants / scholarships to students in order to support their education. This focus on developing human potential aligns closely with Develop Africa's vision. Develop Africa was birthed out of the vision that human resource development is the key to improving nation building capacity in Africa. Your donations are investing into human resource development – the development of human lives.
In furtherance of this vision, Develop Africa recently packed over 10 drums of books and school supplies for shipment to Africa - http://bit.ly/xIjvF . In the past week, Develop Africa has also sent scholarship funds raised through this GlobalGiving Project to support the education of children in Sierra Leone.
By investing into the lives of Hawanatu and other children in Sierra Leone, we are together making a real difference. Thanks in advance for your continued support that would help us to impact many more lives and help rescue the education system and the lives of these precious children.
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