Send Rural Girls to School in Zimbabwe
Summary
In the rural area near Victoria Falls, many girls are in great need of school fees to continue their education. This fund provides school fees, uniforms, meals and support for an empowerment center.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The majority of rural Zimbabweans live in poverty due to political and economic challenges and severe drought. Failing crops and record inflation translate to a great number of families unable to send their girl children to school. School fees and uniforms are impossible to pay as prices keep rising. Sadly, families must choose which of their children to send to school and sons are usually first choice. It is likely many girls will never return to school after dropping out.
Activities
IDEX partners with the Girl Child Network (GCN) who uses the funds to pay for school fees, a uniform and hot meals as well as counseling, AIDS prevention and leadership training for the most disadvantaged girls in the area outside of Victoria Falls.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $635
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $16,045
Total Funding Goal: $16,680
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’s work shows that educating and counseling impoverished girls over the long term reduces HIV-prevalence and provides opportunities for economic independence. Supporting girls’ education and empowerment is an effective tool to eradicating poverty.
Project Message
I would like to thank GCN for paying for my school fees. Without help, I don’t know what I would have done. Without your love and interest, I would have suffered because of the situation I was in.
- Milliscent, Student
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Gillian Wilson
Communications Director
IDEX
827 Valencia Street, #101
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States
415 824 8384
Email:
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
Girl Child Network (GCN)'s Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Zimbabwe
and can also be found under 
Women and Girls.
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 16, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 23, 2009
Latest Update from the Field
November 2009 Update
By Gillian Wilson - Communications Director, November 16, 2009 01:18 PM
From their latest update, Girl Child Network ensured that girls in difficult circumstances continued with their education. With your support for the provision of school fees, uniforms and stationery, girls are able to attend school. In spite of all the challenges GCN managed to carry out the following activities:
• Emergency rescue missions and follow up for neglected girls or those in abusive situations.
• Reinstatement of girls into school and school fees payment, primarily for secondary school-aged girls.
• Empowerment activities at the centre
Girls selected for scholarships are typically between the ages 10 and 18. Many are heads of households and care for siblings. Others are orphaned, suffer abuse, and/or deal with malnutrition and HIV/AIDs and other diseases. Your critical support is appreciated and needed now more than ever.
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