100 Scholarships for Girls in Niger!

While schools in Niger are on summer break, we're hard at work preparing for the upcoming school year. Middle and high schools start up again in September and despite over 800 schools closing since the coup d'etat in 2023, we are pleased that all of our partner schools continue providing quality education to their students. We are excited for the Girls' Advancement program in the coming school year because two of our other projects -- Youth Running Clubs and STEM Learning Initiative -- will enrich the education the young women in the program receive. While the Girls' Advancement program monetarily focuses on keeping a cadre of young women in school and ensuring they succeed, the program benefits all of the girls in our partner schools. With a 50% female enrollment, our partner schools are impacting the lives of over 2600 girls and young women annually.

When this campaign was created, we were hoping to have 100 girls in the Girls' Advancement by the end of 2023. We came close -- and at the end of 2023, there were  98 girls receiving full scholarships because of the generosity of individuals like you coupled with a few grants. If this campaign were fully funded ($20,000), then those last 2 girls would have full scholarships ($1600) and we would be well on our way to being able to expand the program to include up to 150 girls for the 2024-25 academic year.

We look forward to keeping you updated as the year progresses and we make headway empowering the women of Niger, one girl at a time. Please consider sharing the link to this campaign with your friends so that we can tell those last two girls that they have received scholarships and can continue their studies!

Links:

• Learn more about our Girls' Advancement programming