By Gelsey Bennett | Program Officer
Did you know YOU can help fund African women’s scholarships for ag extension education? Yes, you can!
On the weekend of September 29-30, a team of Winrock International staff members will bike more than 400 miles to collect donations for the Christopher Dowswell Scholarship. Launched by Winrock with initial financial support from the Dowswell family, the scholarship helps to increase the number of women in agricultural extension services in Africa. People from rural backgrounds with extensive field service are often lack the educational requirements to go to universities, barring them from promotions and holding back extension services as a whole. The scholarship financially supports African women pursuing degrees in Agricultural Extension, providing 50 percent of the estimated tuition and research support to 88 students in five African countries. By the end of next year, the fund aims to extend their scholarship to 100 women.
Winrock staff will participate both in the U.S. and in the field. In Washington D.C., two Winrockers will bike the Shenandoah Valley’s Alpine Loop; in Little Rock, one will bike the Big Dam Bridge 100; and in Mozambique, a team of ten will ride a collective 370 miles from Nampula to Meconta District.
Please show your support for our riders by making a donation. Together, we can make extension education more accessible and affordable for Africa’s women.
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