 Darcy, age 7
Our goal is to raise $5,000.00 before July 20th! Please Donate Now! You can make a difference!
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100% of the funds will be placed into programs in Africa that support sustainable development projects. Donors will be posted for the duration of our month long trip. We will clearly be detailing how the money is used as well as providing pictures of our journey and the lives we have touched.
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What programs will we be doing?
During the Summer of 2010 Katrina Vishnupad and Jackie Davin (Recent psychology graduate) will be taking a journey to the village of Malungeni and provide the region with much needed social and financial support. Working alongside local social workers, the pair will originate and implement a range of sustainable aid projects including:
- Sourcing scholarships for:
- Community development projects
- Direct family lending that provide the means for families to remain intact and
minimize orphaning
- Assisting in educational diversification to further the cognitive development of
orphans
- Promoting varied educational experiences such as:
- Agricultural education to offer skills needed for successful farming
- Traditional subject education to ensure the preservation of cultural values
- Continued education to make advanced learning a priority
Who will it help?
Malungeni is a small village in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, a region known for raising Nelson Mandela as well as its varied and fertile landscape. Despite the sustenance provided by the region's bountiful farms, to live in Malungeni is a daily struggle. The villagers and orphans face severe poverty with each day becoming a battle for survival. The villages' inhabitants, the Xhosa people, are in desperate need of aid.