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Educational Opportunities for Adolescent Yi Girls  
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Project Need: $50,000
Funding
to Date:
$6,236 (%)
As of Feb 09 02:57 2012
Theme: Women and Girls
Country: China [View country profile] info
Sponsor: Mercy Corps.Sponsor
Project duration: More than 3 years

Project's focus area: Life skills training for young women
Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The Yi ethnic group is one of the poorest and most isolated in China. Villages are often situated a long distance from schools, limiting learning opportunities. This lack of education has led to an epidemic of drug usage and HIV/AIDS among the Yi, placing the culture at risk.

Activities
Young women are given the opportunity to attend, free of charge, an innovative school where they are taught traditional subjects such as language, health and math, as well as vocational skills that will help prepare them to earn a living wage.
Expected Outcomes
Through the education of its young women and outreach to at-risk communities, Project GLOW aims to help the Yi people not only survive, but thrive.
Project Message
“The girls have become sisters to me. I’ve never felt as welcome as I do here.”
- Mahai Azhi, 15-year-old student at Project GLOW's school
Project Contact

Jason Colie,
Director of Internet Marketing
3015 SW First Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201
United States
503-478-1039
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