Once again it’s the little things we take for
granted such as working inside on a rainy day,
or using a computer to look up anything we
need answers to; this is what SHARE is
supplying.
SHARE provides more than just an education
for the girls that they support; it builds a
community for these girls who have to endure
hardships throughout their lives. With over
2000 volunteers and over 9000 Tanzanian
students being impacted, SHARE has become a
home base for the students of those schools (5).
Through ideas such as providing symbolic
matching T-shirts and organizing a Pen Pal
program between
students of the US
and of Tanzania, SHARE
continues to provide a
captivating and fun
friend to those in need
(5). It’s necessary for
many of those kids to
have a community like SHARE to keep them
going down a good path as many of their lives
can easily be led astray. With positive energy
and friends coming from SHARE, those kids
dealing with hardship and poverty are able to
keep moving forward with their passion and
keep up a healthy life.
From installing smoke detectors, to providing
gardening seeds, to building libraries, SHARE
has impacted countless girls lives and continues
to do so. Not only does McNamara and her
organization care about education, they also
care about the personal lives of their students.
McNamara truly exemplifies what it means to
be a leader; she is working towards solving an
important problem, she is spreading awareness,
and is making a difference in other people’s
lives. Without her, thousands of young girls
would go without an education. She may not be
solving the entire world’s issues at the moment,
but she found a great place to start. Shannon
McNamara is inspiring young girls to achieve
their goals, as well as inspiring other people to
make a difference like she has. An activist is a
“vigorous advocate for a cause.”(6) Shannon is
an activist.
(Shannon McNamara)
1."Joanitha." SHARE in Africa. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2014.
2. "School Supply Drives." SHARE in Africa. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2014
3. "Khan Academy." SHARE in Africa. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2014.
4."Hekima SHARE Library." SHARE in Africa. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2014.
5."SHARE in Africa." SHARE in Africa | Empowering Girls through Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2014.
6. Activist. Dictionary.com, 2014. Web. 30 Mar. 2014.
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