Scholarships for Disadvantaged Girls in Zimbabwe
Summary
In the rural areas of Chihota, Hwange and Rusape many girls are in crucial need of scholarships to be able to continue their education. This fund will provide scholarships for 50 girls in each region.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $8,253 was raised for this project. Other Projects Run By Girl Child Network (GCN) That You Can Help
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Political and economic chaos, as well as a severe drought, has impoverished the majority of Zimbabweans. Due to failing crops, a great number of peasant farmers are no longer able to afford to send their girl children to school. School fees and uniforms cost $48 per child annually in Zimbabwe and for many this sum is impossible to pay. Sadly, girls are being forced to drop out of school. It is most likely that the majority of the girls will never return.
Activities
Girl Child Network (GCN) will use the funds to pay for one year's school fees and a uniform, including a new pair of shoes, for 150 of the most disadvantaged girls from Chihota, Hwange, and Rusape.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $8,253
Funding Policy: partial
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 $8,253 as of May 12, 2004. The original project funding goal was $8,253.
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
GCN has offices in each community and are aware those girls who are most in need. To date, GCN has provided approximately 2,000 scholarships for girl children in Zimbabwe.
Project Message
In September 2002 I attended a scholarship award ceremony in Hwange. As long as live I’ll never forget the happiness and gratitude that the girls expressed as they accepted their scholarships.
- Kisha Montgomery, IDEX Africa Program Director
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Kisha Montgomery
IDEX Africa Program Director
IDEX
827 Valencia Street, Suite 101
San Francisco, California 94110
United States
415-824-8384
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Girl Child Network (GCN)
c/o IDEX 827 Valencia Street, Suite 101
San Francisco,
California
94110
United States
415-824-8384
http://www.idex.org/gcn.html
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Zimbabwe
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about Zimbabwe, read the Human Development Report on Zimbabwe or the Wikipedia entry for Zimbabwe.
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 July 18, 2003
Latest Update from the Field
GCN Wins UNDP Red Ribbon Award!
By IDEX - Project sponsor, September 15, 2006 06:17 PM
Sarah Dotlich, IDEX's Africa Program Director announced, "We have been watching their truly exceptional work grow since GCN's inception in 1998. It's fitting to see GCN receive international recognition that can only help them to further their objectives while providing a model of similar initiatives in the region."
To learn more about the compelling work of GCN come and hear one of the founding members speak. Memory Bandera will be in the Bay Area at the end of September and IDEX is hosting an event for her at the Women's Building, see below.
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