Donated to:
Rehabilitating Former Street-Children
$420 of $750 donated
Nairobi, Kenya
The Turning Point Trust works to prevent and rehabilitate street-children within Africa’s largest slum, Kibera, Kenya. When a child comes from the streets to the Turning Point Project, they bring with them behavioural characteristics that they have learnt in that environment. This behaviour frequently prevents them from immediately returning to school, and a period of rehabilitation is required. Our School Transition Class provides a safe, nurturing, educational environment that enables the child to slowly readjust to a more structured way of life: for example: relating to adults in authority; lengthening their concentration period and adjusting to being within four walls. During this time, our staff work to trace the child’s family and work alongside them to address the problems the family are facing. If appropriate, a parent or guardian might become involved in Turning Point’s Finance Programme, giving them the chance to start a small business and earn a steady income. Each ...
Carolina Noriega
$60 of $545 donated
Córdoba, Argentina
Carolina’s father suffered from infantile paralysis when he was little which left him with a distortion of the spine. He still has some difficulties which is why he doesn’t have a regular job and only does casual work. Carolina’s dad and his wife help their children as best as they can with their homework, copying study material and finding examples to explain a subject to them. The parents consider Carolina’s education to be a very important step towards getting her out of her current situation and moving toward a better life.
Akello Sharon Lona
$30 of $450 donated
Northern, Uganda
I come from a family of six children. My mum is a widow since our dad died in 2003. She cannot support my education, so I'm seeking help to pursue my goals. My mum is unable to provide a well-balanced diet for the family. What we have is always inadequate. Whenever we pay half the school fees we owe, we are sent home, so we study there while others are in school. This drags on our performance. My goal is to be a doctor for the following reasons: -To help the nation -To save lives -To help the needy -To help the entire community and the family at large.
Anyango Sarah
$55 of $450 donated
Northern, Uganda
I am the first born in our family, which has 8 children. My father can no longer pay my school fees, which is why I am looking for sponsors to help me continue my education. I hope to get the opportunity to continue on to university and achieve my dream of becoming a nurse.
Awor Susan
$130 of $450 donated
Northern, Uganda
I am seventeen years old and the first born in our family. I want to become a teacher but my family cannot support my education. I would like to become a teacher for the following reasons: -To help me get a job in the future. -To help the nation. -To help my family. -To help the community. -To develop the world by teaching young kids.
Empowering Girls through Reproductive Education
$500 of $500 donated
Sololá, Guatemala
Starfish One-by-One empowers and educations young women in Guatemala to be leaders in their community. In addition to providing scholarships for indigenous adolescent girls, the Starfish program provides each young woman with personalized mentorship to ensure that she is equipped with the crucial life-skills to become an agent of positive change in her family and community. This support ensures that a positive-peer group of 15 young women in the Starfish One-by-One program receives a month-long, personalized workshop on reproductive education.
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