By Jim McKeown | Executive Director
It has been an amazing 3 months for our Girls Scholarship Fund as 10 of our girls celebrated their graduation. Their families all travelled into the city by bus to witness the graduation. Eyes were filled with tears and hearts were filled with pride. It was beautiful to witness. Below are photos of four of the girls with Jim (our Director) and Fiks (Co-Founder).
We currently have 140 girls attending Nelson Mandela University and they are doing very well. Tuition, housing, bus fare, and books continue to be major hurdles but we are all doing our best. The girls pass-rate is currently 84%, which isn’t bad considering 80% of them are studying without textbooks (we have had to prioritize tuition and bus fare with available funds). The girls are warriors though and rather than make excuses, they continue to pour their hearts into their studies.
The 12 girls living (for free) in our Masinyusane House of Excellence are all passing with high marks. We continue to be astounded by their dedication and commitment. These girls are their families’ great hopes to break out of the cycle of poverty and we are proud to partner with you in sending them to university.
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