Scholarship Program for Girls in Nepal
SummaryRoom to Read provides opportunities for girls in developing countries to attend school, thus allowing them to gain the lifelong gift of education and to take control of their lives.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $2,120 was raised for this project. |
Received $2,120 from 28 donations from people like:
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Of the 850 million illiterate people in the developing world, nearly two-thirds are women. Out of the 130 million children not in school in the world, nearly two-thirds are girls. Due to economics and cultural bias, young girls are often left behind when it comes to educational opportunities. If families are able to send only one child to school, the eldest son is usually chosen. The scholarship program can have an immediate and direct impact on the lives of young girls.
Activities
To each girl, we make a 10-year commitment through the completion of secondary school starting at age 5. This acts as an incentive to achieve and stay in school and provides security and support to girls who often grow up in an uncertain environment
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,120
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $2,120 . The original project funding goal was $2,120.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The goal is to provide opportunities for girls in developing countries to attend school, thus allowing them to gain the lifelong gift of education and to take control of their lives.
Project Message
In our experience, providing education for girls in Nepal has a broad impact on the girl and her family. This is something which will help determine the direction of her life.
- Dinesh Shrestha, Program Leader
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Bella Berns
Development Manager
The Presidio
PO Box 29127
San Francisco, California 94129
United States
415 561 3331
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Room to Read
111 Sutter St.
16th Floor
San Francisco,
California
94104
United States
415 561 3331
http://www.roomtoread.org
Room to Read's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Nepal
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about Nepal, read the Human Development Report on Nepal or the Wikipedia entry for Nepal.
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 June 1, 2004
