By Sherri Kabaou | Program Associate
Last month, a team of Winrock International staff members biked a total of 652 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 participated both in the U.S. and in the field. In Washington D.C., two Winrockers biked the Shenandoah Valley’s Alpine Loop; in Little Rock, one biked the Big Dam Bridge 100; and in Mozambique, a team of ten rode a collective 436 miles from Nampula to Mecuburi District.
Through this effort, we have already raised nearly $1,200 to support the Dowswell Scholarship -- but it's not to late to donate. Please show your support by making a donation. Together, we can make extension education more accessible and affordable for Africa’s women.
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