By Khayelihle Moyo | Donor Relations
In our previous report, we shared about Lead Us Today’s participation in a global forum in Abu Dhabi, the establishment of our Alumni Association and most importantly, the project ideas our students were working on.
Community Development Project Kick-off
We are happy and proud to share exciting news as four projects have been initiated so far. Maranatha Adventist High School got the ball rolling when they launched their project on 23 May. The project aims to equip a few ladies from the Nketa community with alternative income sources. The students secured land within their school for the ladies to grow crops for sale. This will be highly beneficial to these women as they will be able to augment their current meagre income which they make through selling snacks outside the Maranatha school gate. The women will be able to grow a variety of crops and vegetables which they will sell in various markets in the city. The students together with the project beneficiaries have cultivated the land and made sixgarden beds.
One of our new schools in the rural community of Umzingwane District in Esigodini, Mvuthu High School, has decided to provide educational assistance to less privileged students within their school community. In Zimbabwe, it is common practice for school authorities to chase away students who have not paid their school fees. The Mvuthu Lead Us Today students want to afford students the opportunity to an education. As such, they have purchased stationery which they intend to sell. The profit will be used to pay school fees for students whose families are unable to do so.
Nkulumane High School initiated a project which will empower individuals living with disabilities in the Nkulumane 4& 5 townships. The students partnered with a craftswork expert who trained them to make products such as bags and picture frames using low cost, natural resources such as straw. The students will then in turn train the individuals living with disabilities to make the bags and picture frames which will be sold to various markets and tourist destinations within our country. This initiative is empowering a minority group which faces many socioeconomic challenges and giving them a platform to earn a living and support their families.
Our students have generated local, innovative and sustainable solutions that leverage local resources to solve local challenges. We look forward to the initiation of the remaining projects and sharing updates with you.
4 years of great impact!
On 30 May Lead Us Today turned four! To commemorate this milestone, we held an intimate event for students on the day, where they shared their reflections, experiences, and favourite moments over the past four years. Our Guest of Honour was the Provincial Education Director, Mr. Dan Moyo, who delivered an informative and motivational speech. He shared various models that students can use to bridge the gap between the corporate world and social development. He went on to encourage students to continue working on bettering communities.
We are excited to have reached this milestone and would like to thank you for helping us achieve the following over the last four years:
All the above would not have been possible without your continued support.
2014/15 Fundraising Campaign
June 25th marked the start of our fundraising campaign for our next programs cycle. On the day, through the YouthSpark Bonus Day, we managed to raise $11,000!!!
We greatly appreciate your contributions and look forward to reaching our $25, 000 target soon. If you would like to donate, you may do so here.
Once again, we appreciate your support.
Sincerely,
Khayelihle Moyo
Donor Relations
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
