Send Rural Girls to School in Zimbabwe

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Send Rural Girls to School in Zimbabwe

Summary

In the rural area near Victoria Falls, many girls are in great need of school fees to continue their education. This fund provides school fees, uniforms, meals and support for an empowerment center. read updates from the field

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	$75 - 1 girl is able to go to school for a year with a uniform
	$100 - 10 girls will benefit from GCN’s recognized HIV-prevention campaigns
	$500 - 8 girls, who are victims of rape and abuse, will be provided with emergency services, food, shelter, and counseling.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The majority of rural Zimbabweans live in poverty due to political and economic challenges and severe drought. Failing crops and record inflation translate to a great number of families unable to send their girl children to school. School fees and uniforms are impossible to pay as prices keep rising. Sadly, families must choose which of their children to send to school and sons are usually first choice. It is likely many girls will never return to school after dropping out.

Activities

IDEX partners with the Girl Child Network (GCN) who uses the funds to pay for school fees, a uniform and hot meals as well as counseling, AIDS prevention and leadership training for the most disadvantaged girls in the area outside of Victoria Falls.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $11,032
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $9,291
Total Funding Goal: $20,323

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

GCN’s work shows that educating and counseling impoverished girls over the long term reduces HIV-prevalence and provides opportunities for economic independence. Supporting girls’ education and empowerment is an effective tool to eradicating poverty.

Project Message

“What I have actually learned is that as a girl child, I should not be looked down upon. I am empowered to do something.”
- Brenda, 16-year old President of a GCN Girls Club

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Sarah Dotlich,
IDEX Africa Program Director
IDEX
827 Valencia Street, Suite 101
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States
415-824-8384
Email:

Project Sponsor

International Development Exchange (IDEX)

Organization

Girl Child Network (GCN)
c/o IDEX
827 Valencie Street, Suite 101
San Francisco, California 94110
United States
415-824-8384
http://www.idex.org/partner.php?partner_id=13

Learn more about Girl Child Network (GCN) and the project team.

Girl Child Network (GCN)'s Current Projects on GlobalGiving

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Zimbabwe and can also be found under Children.

For more information about Zimbabwe, read the Human Development Report on Zimbabwe or the Wikipedia entry for Zimbabwe.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 09, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 15, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

December 2008 Update

By Katherine Zavala - Coordinator of Programs, December 09, 2008 03:26 PM

GCN’s Girls Empowerment Clubs face tremendous challenges due to the difficult social and political context currently in Zimbabwe. The government passed a ban on public gatherings and a ban on NGOs carrying out their field operations. Due to the dangerous conditions, teachers refrained from attending schools. Club visits had to be suspended.

Thankfully, a compromise was reached to ensure the empowerment clubs continue functioning. GCN is providing one-on-one sessions with the club coordinators and club presidents, and conducting telephone support calls encouraging clubs to carry out their activities.

The challenges of the country make GCN’s work all the more important. GCN provides these girls with a safe place for counseling, support and empowerment while also providing them with opportunities for training, education, scholarships and employment. The current struggles have forced GCN to become more creative in addressing local challenges, and they are improving Girls Empowerment Clubs with less supervision.

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