By Annette Scarpitta | Project Co-Leader
Happy Holiday Season, Supporters!
Remember I told you in my last report we would be trying a pilot program to provide supplemental instruction for our students? I have learned that it went very well - the students love it and their mothers/caring adults are thrilled. The cost is $100 per month for one school. This provides a salary supplement for two teachers (and believe me, they need it). The 45 kids at our Vijana Primary School in Luberizi are divided into 2 groups based on academic level. I would really like to keep this going, and in the future, even expand the program to our other two schools in Rwenena and Kiliba Sucki. But it will all depend on the funding we receive from donors like you. And to help achieve this, I have a personal request and important announcements related to GlobalGiving.
Since funding for our basic tuition plus this new program requires steady, continued funding, I'm asking you to consider recurring donations (and thanks to those who already do this). It's always nice to throw in the extra 15% fee charged by GlobalGiving since otherwise it comes out of project money. GlobalGiving is currently running a special promotion on recurring donations:
https://www.globalgiving.org/recurring-donations-matched/
In other news, GlobalGiving just posted our new microproject to raise funds for math kits for our kids:
Thanks for remembering the kids in our program during your holiday giving. Remember that GlobalGiving donations are tax deductible.
On behalf of Bernadette, the schools, the kids, and their caretakers, I wish you all the best for the holidays, 2014, and beyond.
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