In the rural area outside Victoria Falls, many girls are in crucial need of school fees to continue their education. This fund provides scholarships for school fees, and uniforms and meals as needed.
The majority of rural Zimbabweans are living in poverty due to political and economic challenges and severe drought. Failing crops and unheard of inflation creates a situation where great number of peasant farmers can no longer afford to send their girl children to school. School fees and uniforms are impossible to pay for as prices keep rising. Sadly, girls are being forced to drop out of school. It is likely many girls will never return. Often these girls resort to prostitution.
Girl Child Network (GCN) will use the funds to pay for one year's school fees; a uniform that includes a new pair of shoes; counseling and hot meals for the most disadvantaged girls in the area around Hwange.
GCN anticipates that educating and counseling severely impoverished girls provide opportunities for economic independence and is an effective long-term investment to eradicating poverty. Access to education honors these girls’ basic human rights.
I would like to thank GCN for paying for my school fees. Without help, I don’t know what I would have done. Without your love and interest, I would have suffered because of the situation I was in.
- Millisent, 12 year-old student, Hwange, Zimbabawe
Total Funding Received to Date: $17,673
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Project Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $17,673 . The original project funding goal was $16,775.
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Thanks to 113 donors like you, a total of $17,673 was raised for this project on GlobalGiving. Combined with other sources of funding, this project raised enough money to fund the outlined activities and is no longer accepting donations.
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