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Guangen Shen (申关根)
$200 of $200 donated
Sichuan, China
I was born in a small remote village, nestled in the mountains. Although I long to visit the big cities, my village lacks developed roads. People in my village either do farm work or hard labor. The only source of income in my family is the money earned by my father. Unfortunately, when I was little, I fractured my right arm, and in order to afford my medical expenses, his family had to borrow money from neighbors. To pay for tuition fees of both my sister and me, my father had to find a second job. The work was hard to find because my father is illiterate. Like many other poor families who have children attending school, my family is heavily in debt. Despite my difficult circumstances, I love to read. Physics is my favorite subject. When I was in elementary school, I often borrowed physics textbooks from my older sister every time I went home. Since I lived approximately 8.3 miles away from my elementary, I could only go home once every three weeks. In middle school, I enjoyed phys...
Akwero Harriet
$450 of $450 donated
Northern, Uganda
I want to become a nurse in the future but no one can afford to pay for my education. I lost my father when I was three years old. In addition to that, my father had never introduced us to his home clan, so I never knew them until now. I am the youngest of seven children. I want to become a nurse because: -I want to treat people. -I want to help pregnant women in our country. -I want to be a health worker. -I want to teach other people.
Richmond Brew
$100 of $100 donated
ASANTE REGION, Ghana
Richmond is a 15 year old deaf student who is extremely passionate about his education. Richmond’s parents died when he was four years old due to ill health. Richmond now lives with his sibling and his grandmother. Richmond’s favorite food is fufu (a traditional Ghanaian dish). Richmond has enormous potential for excelling in school, he simply needs the tools. If Richmond were to receive a scholarship, he would be able to go to school prepared with pens, pencils, math sets, notebooks, and money for lunch every day. Richmond has a lot of hope that one day he will receive a scholarship for his education and he keeps his spirits high by playing football and drumming. After completing school he would like to become a pharmacist so that he can help others with medical issues.
Training for Independence
$12000 of $12000 donated
Uttar Pradesh, India
The Mushahar tribe is an extremely disadvantaged community in India. As a dalit (untouchable) group, they are immensely discriminated against in public institutions, especially schools, to the point that they are discouraged from going. This program, known as Training for Independence, provides these Mushahar children with an alternative form of education – in a nonformal education setting with trained teachers (that are, in most cases, more effective than primary government school instructors). In addition to this education, the children will have the opportunity to receive a vocational education, exposure to life in the nearest city (Varanasi, U.P.), as they have never left the village and live extremely traditional lives. The purpose of this program is to give them the set of knowledge that will prepare them for life in the 21st century India – outside of the village – where they are aware of how to interact with people in urban settings, how to run their own small enterpri...
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