Luke Sassano- Supporting Children in Rwanda

Summary

Luke Sassano has teamed with CHF to support Secure the School, Secure the Child, focused on providing educational support to more than 45,000 orphaned and vulnerable children in Rwanda.

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

You can give the gift of knowledge, hope, and empowerment to more than 45,000 orphaned and vulnerable children in Rwanda. Your donation will support a variety of youth, making it possible for them to attain an education that is otherwise impossible without the funds to pay for school fees and materials. With the help of Luke Sassano and funders like you, CHF can give the youth of Rwanda the chance to seek greater heights and broaden their horizons through the power of knowledge!

Activities

CHF aims to promote the equal rights of every child through securing school grounds, providing separate latrines, sanitary supplies and a female advisor for girls and promoting the participation of caregivers through PTAs and participatory boards.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,292
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $3,708
Total Funding Goal: $5,000

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

By removing many obstacles facing children to enter school, this program gives them the ability to gain a full education in a safe & formal arrangement. Educating young generations helps to stop the cycle of violence, crime and poverty.

Project Message

“A simple elementary and high school education will give these children the knowledge and confidence that can give them opportunities that they could have only dreamed of before."
- Luke Sassano, New York Red Bulls, MLS

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in RwandaRwanda and can also be found under EducationEducation.

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

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 23, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 10, 2009

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