By Jacob Dolan-Bath | Project and Communications Coordinator
Mouda an Agadez Learning Center student came to the Center from a place of poverty and lack of opportunity. She is a motivated and bright individual. Many of the other children her age cannot continue their education past primary school, due to distance, lack of funds, or parents that would rather have them help around the home. The ALC houses motivated and determined children like Mouda and allow them to continue their education. The Center provides a living space for students that would not have access to secondary school. Students are provided with afterschool lessons from local teachers, food, water, electricity, traditional crafts, and life skills lessons. Progress is being made on many fronts. We have designs for an expansion to the center that would include: a separated girl’s restroom, facility for the director to live on site (for extra security), and the solar computer lab/classroom.
Currently, the Center can house fifty students. RAIN currently is sponsoring 31 students. With these added facilities students will be able to have access to the internet and learn about things that they have never dreamed of. In expanding these students will have more opportunities and be better prepared for the future.
"My parents are poor and cannot help with my education. When we compare our lives with our friends who aren’t at the center, it is easy to see that we have so many more opportunities than other girls. We hope that our other friends can also benefit from RAIN's support." - ALC Student Mouda
Students like Mouda need to be supported in order to have a voice. They have the solar equipment, now they just need the building. Help us create a more sustainable future for these at-risk children. During this troubling time right before the “hunger season,” the ALC will need as much help as possible, so will our partner communities.
With your support, Mouda and others like her will have the chance to change their lives and communities. It starts with you, you are the catalyst for change!
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