Pass the Mic! to Kibera Girls Literacy project

It has been a matter of great regret that this project has attracted few donors on GlobalGiving and has raised only $504 in 12 months. Yet the project is achieiving great results as we reported in our previously. These students are not just receiving academic support but learning life skills, leadership sklls and training on reproductive health and mental and physical well being.

For example, the girls learn to understand the environment and how to work with others than themselves. By the end of this period, the girls are able to cope with their emotions and also manage others.

Sadly, we can support them no longer on GlobalGiving. 

With great regret, The Sunflower Foundation (Australia) Inc.announces that as of 4 February, 2019, the Members of the Association voted to dissolve the Foundation. There is still so much to be done, and willing donors, but we do not have the personnel to continue. We are still solvent and monies in hand will be forwarded to projects before we close our books. 

Over the past 10 years, the Sunflower Foundation, with the support of donors like you, has been educating girls to create a world in which gender equality, justice and freedom can flourish. In that time, with your help, we have awarded over $150,000 in grants to 27 projects in 7 countries.

We lit a candle rather than curse the darkness, but there is a season for everything under heaven. We rejoice in all we have achieved together. Now, we hand over the torch to those able to continue the marathon.

We thank all who have supported us to seed hope in communities and create a future where girls play a role in alleviating poverty and creating sustainable communities. 

Gratefully yours, 

Kim Power

Founder 

If you wish to continue to support the education of girls and young women, you may wish to consider the following organisations.

• One Girl  

• The Global Women’s Project

• The Smith Family’s Girls at the Centre Program for Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander girls

• Classroom of Hope’s STEM tertiary scholarship program for young women

• School’s a Gift, School building program in Ethiopia

• Springs of Hope safe house and vocational program **This project offers tax deductibility for US and UK donors only.

In this last quarter of the year, schools have closed and students are out of schools for 2months. We have been engaging the targeted girls from the start of the year through different modules in Information and Computer Technology, leadership and life skills. The girls have also been privileged to have participated in reproductive health and mental health programs. This holiday, Sunflower is taking 26 girls through a one month life skills training, themed working with others. In this module, the girls learn to understand the environment and how to work with others than themselves. By the end of this period, the girls are able to cope with their emotions and also manage others.

Every week of the training has different topics dabbed (appreciation, explore, create and share) with an outcome of;

• The girls to understand how the earth nourishes them
• Introduce a positive side of themselves
• Develop a community around them
• Appreciate diversity in people’s strength
• Self-expression
• Self-knowledge
• Connecting to the environment
• Identifying and appreciating the people that support them.

Sadly, we did not win a grant that would have allowed us to fund this program for three years. The good news is that we made it to the final cut of 6. so we really need any asistance you can offer this Christmas season. Theese girls will b ethe community leaders of tomorrow.