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Buy more shoes & help a girl go back to school!
Admit it! You're into shoes! We've got a guilt free solution to indulge yourself this month: the next time you buy a pair of shoes, pledge to provide one for a girl in Africa. A sturdy pair of shoes helps protect her feet on long walks to and from school. Girls in rural Africa walk as much as 10
Send a child back to school
For a girl growing up poor in Africa, a single item can stand between her and an education. It might be a pair of shoes. It might be a notebook and a few pencils. Or it might be that, struggle as they might, her parents simply cannot raise enough money for school fees. As children around the
Throw down the gauntlet!
A whole month in a plain black dress? Janna started the Uniform Project Rochester and raised $600+ for girls' education! (See ow.ly/a55Tn ) What would you be willing to do every day for a month to raise awareness and funds for girls' education in Africa?
Only $176 to go! The Samfya Internet Center needs your help!
The Samfya Resource Centre, located in a remote fishing district in Northern Zambia, provides essential internet and computer training to over 480 students and community members a week. We recently spoke to Penelope Machipi, the centre's Head of IT, who told us about the critical service that the
Why is this campaign important to you?
Girls/Women are the backbone of every nation and deserve the right to an education.
Amen.
Women is the back bone of the nation, its our duty to protect them.
An educated girl child is the most formidable asset for mankind.
YES SHE IS NO GIRL CHILD LEFT BEHIND!!
because womens is the world!
we should all help where ever able
In Africa most of our girls leave schools at tender age more so in my native village of Kang'u in Zombo district formally part of Nebbi.Its not good to hear it but one just keeps mum. I think out there with zero tolerance to corruption in Africa probably funds wasted could be channeled to education especially girls education. We shall continue to share with friends until we get a solution.But am convinced that creating a reading culture, enhanced knowledge mathematics and early introduction...
…In Africa most of our girls leave schools at tender age more so in my native village of Kang'u in Zombo district formally part of Nebbi.Its not good to hear it but one just keeps mum. I think out there with zero tolerance to corruption in Africa probably funds wasted could be channeled to education especially girls education. We shall continue to share with friends until we get a solution.But am convinced that creating a reading culture, enhanced knowledge mathematics and early introduction of girls in creative science maintain them in school up to 21is a good proposal. Likewise to boys.I intend to do this in AFORDA.
I GUESS THIS CAUSE IS IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE UN-BE-KNOWN TO ME FOR MANY YEARS, I WAS A CHILD BRIDE BOUGHT BY A MAN MUCH OLDER, SMARTER & CLEVERA THAN ME!
Educating a woman you are educating a nation.