This project will provide a full year of education for 100 children who come from disadvantaged families in Mauritius. Your support is invested in helping them complete one academic year in primary and/or secondary schools, using a wide range of tools to make it happen: providing school fees, uniforms, supplies, tutoring and scholarships. Going to school - and not dropping out - is absolutely essential to building a future free from poverty.
In the wake of the country's exposure to increased global competition - and a consequent decline in production of sugar and textiles for export - rural poverty is on the rise. Unemployment is increasing, and those who are already disadvantaged are sinking into deeper poverty. Children are more prone to poverty than older people. There are an estimated 42,100 children in relative poverty out of a total of 285,900 children.
Increased school enrollment; Better scores, especially in math and reading; More young people completing secondary school; Exposed to both formal (academic) and informal (civic) education.
Going to school is absolutely essential to building a future free from poverty. By helping kids finish primary/secondary school, they are in a much better position to take advantage of opportunities and find employment in the future.
