Dear Friends and Supporters,
As you know, the Supporting Success Scholarship Fund has been providing scholarships to primary school students in Zambia whose families could not afford the cost of a public education, which was not free. We are now happy to announce that the national government of Zambia has recently decided to provide a free education to all students through the seventh grade. Supporting Success is excited about the potential to expand educational opportunities to many more children in Zambia, but we will monitor the situation to determine the effectiveness of the government's efforts. We will also continue to sponsor those students that are entering the 8th grade with scholarships, and will continue to provide scholarships to our current students when they reach that grade.
Because of the decreased need for our support in Zambia, we are now shifting our fundraising focus to the students that we support in Bangladesh, where we will be providing scholarships to 30 students this year. Our page on GlobalGiving.com now reflects that change.
We look forward to your continued generosity as we continue our efforts to expand access to education in developing countries. Supporting Success will be participating in GlobalGiving's Give More - Get More Challenge from now until December 1st, where each donation will be matched by up to 50%. We also have the chance to win up to $5,000 in bonus prizes. Thank you again for your support, and please donate now!