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09 FEB 2014
Featured Student: Chifundo Martin
Just as their organization’s name, Advancing Girls’ Education, suggests, [url=http://www.givology.org/~aoafrica/]AGE Africa[/url] is dedicated to creating life-changing opportunities for young Malawian women through a series of targeted initiatives in education, mentoring, and leadership development. It is through these efforts that the non-profit organization hopes to see the manifestation of all African girls gaining equal access to quality secondary education and empowering themselves through their own learning and leadership. [url=http://www.givology.org/~cmartin/]Chifundo[/url] is one of the many girls that AGE Africa carries under their wings. With a donation of $935 more, we can defray the costs of Chifundo’s tuition, school supplies, and many more! [b]What is her background?[/b] [ul][li]Currently, Chifundo is enrolled at Providence Secondary School in Malawi where she is finishing her second year and preparing for her Junior Certificate Examination, a test that all high scho... -
12 JAN 2014
Top 10 Facts about Education in Uganda
[img]/images/user/5642_3573904003195561679.jpg[/img] 1. From 2007 to 2011, [url=http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uganda_statistics.html]90% of Ugandan males 15-24 years old are literate.[/url] 2. Similarly, [url=http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uganda_statistics.html]85% of Ugandan girls 15-24 years old are literate.[/url] 3. The education system of Uganda consists of [url=http://www.sacmeq.org/sacmeq-members/uganda/education-fact-sheet]7 years of primary school, 6 years of secondary school (a 4-year cycle of lower secondary school followed by a 2-year cycle of upper secondary school), and then 2-5 years of tertiary education.[/url] 4. In 1997, Uganda introduced its [url=http://www.unesco.org/education/efa/know_sharing/grassroots_stories/uganda.shtml]Universal Primary Education (UPE) Programme[/url], a strategy providing free education to all Ugandan children. 5. Since the UPE Programme’s initiation, [url=http://www.odi.org.uk/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opi... -
09 NOV 2013
Top 10 Givology Partners Focused on Girls' Education
1. [url=https://www.givology.org/~kcfexcellence/]Kakenya Center for Excellence[/url] [img]http://www.kakenyasdream.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ntaiya-school-300x300.jpg[/img] The Kakenya Center for Excellence is a primary boarding school that seeks to motivate young, underprivileged Maasai girls to become future leaders in reshaping their society and breaking destructive cultural practices in Kenya. The Academy teaches girls in core subjects that also implements a health course, in leadership training, and in culture preservation. Through these programs, girls will be able to thrive as individuals and reach their full potential. 2. [url=https://www.givology.org/~htsfoundation/]Shining Hope for Communities[/url] [img]http://shininghopeforcommunities.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/1whole-school-smile-road-685x240.jpg[/img] Refusing to witness young girls trade their bodies for food in Kibera, Africa’s largest slum, Kennedy Odede, along with fellow activist Jessica Posner, created S... -
07 OCT 2013
Top 10 Facts about Girls' Education
[img]/images/user/5642_14858713718440746527.jpg[/img] 1. Educated women are [url=http://10x10act.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/10x10-IDG-Fact-Sheet.pdf] 50% more likely[/url] to provide immunization to their children. 2. [url=http://www.womendeliver.org/knowledge-center/facts-figures/girls-education/]63% of the 163 million illiterate youth[/url] are female. 3. A country’s GDP [url=http://10x10act.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/10x10-IDG-Fact-Sheet.pdf] increases by 3% when 10%[/url] more girls attend school. 4. [url=http://www.pearsonfoundation.org/penniesforpeacetoolkit/downloads/PfP_GirlsEducation_FactSheet.pdf]Family poverty, gender discrimination, fear of personal safety, and school fees[/url] are among the many barriers to girls’ education. 5. Girls eventual wages are boosted [url=http://10x10act.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/10x10-IDG-Fact-Sheet.pdf]10-20%[/url] when an extra year is added to their primary school education. 6. When a girl completes basic education she is [ur... -
28 SEP 2013
Top 10 Facts about Education in Africa
[img]/images/user/5642_12576274054573452800.jpg[/img] 1. The enrollment rate of primary-school-aged girls is [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/22/world/africa/22iht-ethiopia.html]8% lower[/url] than that of boys. 2. [url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002193/219351e.pdf]4.6 million children[/url] are out of school in six East African countries as of 2010. 3. [url=http://achieveinafrica.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/facts-on-education-in-africa/]AIDS decreases[/url] in villages where primary schools have been established. 4. African primary school enrollment is among the [url=http://achieveinafrica.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/facts-on-education-in-africa/]lowest in the world[/url] as [url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/leading-the-international-agenda/education-for-all/single-view/news/facts_and_figures_sub_saharan_africas_education_progress_and_challenges/<br]43% of the world’s out of school children[/url] are from Africa [img]http://www.givology.org/images/user/2...