Education Cameroon Project #24290

Tutoring 80 Girls in Grade 7 & 8 in Bankondji

A microproject by AUMAZO, INC.

Project Report | Nov 23, 2017
We Are Happy Because We Are Thankful For You

By JACQUELINE AUDIGE | CEO / Founderer

Gratefulness is a Virtue

At Aumazo, we’re so thankful for the incredible support you provided us all these years. You helped us change the world five girls at a time just last year. As girls in our tutoring program continue to count on your generous gifts that keep the program afloat, they are so grateful to you for the phenomenal opportunities you have already offered them through the program. They recognized that you made it possible for them to put their worries of failure behind and brighten their hopes for a better educational future.

Bernole's Testimony

Bernole took some time to reflect on what she is thankful for about the program, and how she is spreading her gratitude to her communities. “Prior to the program, I was very frustrated because my grandmother did not want me to walk out at night to meet my classmates and share ideas and study together. She thought I was wandering around looking for trouble and lying to her. Since I started the program, I can study at home alone. And if there is a part of the homework that I cannot understand, I know that I will get the answer when I get to the program the next day.”

Determined Students

Not only did you plant a tree that is growing, you also sow the seeds that will germinate. Like Bernole, many girls in the tutoring program pray and wish every day for a better opportunity to go and stay in school. Those who are in our program are determined to improve their ability to comprehend texts in reading comprehension, math and other subjects and pass the complex high school entrance exam required to enroll in Cameroonian high schools.

With your support, we have been fortunate to come to know their stories and to give them a chance to a hopeful future through the Aumazo tutoring program. And with your help we will continue to lift their spirit.

GlobalGiving Will Match Your Donations and Keep Hope Alive

We anticipate that you will be generous once again and participate in our proportional matching campaign that starts with #GivingTuesday on Tuesday November 28, 2017 at 00:00:01 EST until 23:59:59 ESTduring which GlobalGiving is rewarding all organizations and all donors ALL DAY LONG!

I want you to remember however that the Year-End Campaign starts when the #GivingTuesday Campaign ends and runs until December 31^st at 11:59pm EDT.

Your continued support with a donation of $50, or $75 or more now will mean that Aumazo can continue to support these girls by keeping the program afloat. No amount is too small; every bit helps keep the girls’ hope alive. Please open your hearts again and consider donating this #GivingTuesday and throughout theYear-End Campaign to help us reach our goal of $11,000.

Let's Make This Holiday Memorable For Our Girls

You can make a one-time donation or a monthly recurring gift through our page on the GlobalGiving platform . Together, you and all of us at Aumazo can make this holiday season a memorable one to the girls with love and hope and give a gift that keeps on giving.

May you and loved ones share a hearty and wonderful festive time of the year!

Sincerely,

Jacqueline Audige and the Board

Season of Joy for All

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We wish all our Supporters Happy Holiday Season

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Oct 30, 2016
Thank You

By JACQUELINE AUDIGE | CEO/Founder

Teamwork is the heart of our tutoring program.

On behalf of the Aumazo Board and Staff, I would like to sincerely thank you for your generous donation to 'AUMAZO, INC.' Tutoring Program “Ça Fait Du Bien / It Makes Good.” and getting us closer to our goal of raising funds and providing education to girls in Bankondji and the neighboring villages. The Tutoring program is the essential ingredient for their academic success.

The goal of the program is to improve girls' academic performance and personal growth and help them pass the high school entrance exam that will allow them to enter our high school once it opens its door. This exam is a pre-requisite in Cameroon to enter 9th grade.

Based on the feedback we got recently from Bankondji village, the program is already having a positive impact on 34 girls in Bankondji Cameroon. A few days ago, Novice, one of the girls participating in our tutoring program, said that her grades in French increased from last year--when she had only 2/20--to 9/20 today, a 35% increase. Maurelle, another participant, shared that she ended last school year with 9/20 in English. A few days ago, she scored 20/20 on her first English test! That is a 55% increase after roughly a month of tutoring. These girls emanated such spirit and momentum that we were compelled to look at the future of Aumazo through their eyes.

Tangible results are happening to the point that Washington Post took notice.

-- Here's the link to the Post

You have played a very important role in this exciting moment in Aumazo’s life cycle. We have been in this together. You did not waver, you did not falter, and you did not fail Aumazo through it all. Your gift through GlobalGiving: http://goto.gg/17229 is already producing measurable outcomes.

You give because you believe that Aumazo can only achieve this milestone with the assistance of generous donations from friends like you. Your continued support is vital to our success. I will be sending you regular reports about this program and Aumazo work. You can also stay up-to-date by checking www.facebook.com/aumazo

Thank you again for all that you do to help this cause.

Jacqueline & The Aumazo Board

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A look at our Tutoring Program

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Jun 15, 2016
Change Is Really Happening!

By Jacqueline Audige | CEO / Founder

Girls at the Technical Middle school in Bankondji

Last March 2016, I was so thrilled to walk down the road that your donations helped build in 2015. I witnessed first hand the magical transformation it brought to the Aumazo school project and the village as a whole. A trail that links the school site to the village has become a road. Also the access road to the school that disintegrates into a sea of mud during the long local rainy season and becomes impassable to all automobiles, trucks and people, is gone. The “road to change” is really here.

The change resulted from the support you have given Aumazo for the last 11 years. It has affected how parents in Bankondji and the region view the project. No longer do they think that their girls will never attend the Aumazo School – they now hope and trust in Aumazo abilities to open the school doors to their girls and provide them with the future they have so long dreamed of.

It is very impressive the positive impact a small road improvement activity has had on Aumazo school project and the people of Bankondji. It allowed us to explore new opportunities and enhanced our creativity and innovation in ways that are ultimately benefiting Aumazo through new motive and increased commitment to our program and constituents.

We are capitalizing on the momentum and will launch the Tutoring Program this August 2016. During the gala last April, we raised $5,000 that is enabling us to start this necessary prerequisite program. Many 7^th and 8^th graders in rural communities cannot understand grade-level texts in reading comprehension, math and other subjects. Therefore, they cannot pass the complex high school entrance exam required to enroll in Cameroonian high schools.

Aumazo school success potential will depend greatly on the way these students thrive in school.We plan to tutor 80 girls up to grade-level in their classroom setting by using the Peer-to Peer Tutoring Method. Aumazo volunteer expert educator who is traveling with me to Cameroon in August will train local teachers we’ve already hired. During the tutoring sessions, the trained teachers provide expertise, experience and encouragement and help girls improve their learning skills.

We are confident that by developing the ability to comprehend texts in reading comprehension, math and other subjects, positive changes will happen. The girls will stay engaged and achieve success rapidly. Hence, we could anticipate at least 80% success rate in the high school entrance exam as opposed to the current 17%.

We still cannot do this alone. Help us bring the Tutoring Program to 80 girls in Bankondji this August 2016 and throughout the school year 2016-2017 and change the course of their educational lives. To achieve this new yearly goal, Aumazo needs to raise an additional $30,000 starting with $10,000 during the upcoming GlobalGiving Bonus Day.

On June 15th beginning at 9:00 am EDT, GlobalGiving will be holding the GG Rewards Bonus Day with $110,000 available in matching funds. Our project will receive 50% match based on our Superstar status.

Please give to our project any time between 9am and 11:59 pm EDT via this link https://goto.gg/24290

The “road” was a change we could afford. Together again, we can make the Tutoring Program happen. Aumazo is climbing the achiever ladder because of its partnership with you.

We thank you for all that you do to lead us to success.

Sincerely,

~Jacqueline Audige and the Board

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Learn more about the project on the website

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