BACK TO
SCHOOL
Confidence, (pictured here ) is a bright
young girl from Delta State, Nigeria. She
lives with her mother who is single and
struggling to make ends meet. She was
about to drop out of school due to lack of
funds. With our help, she completed
secondary school and is now in post
secondary education.
Then, there is the heart-breaking story of
a young girl called Praise. She is from
Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. Her education
came to a sudden halt following the death
of her mother, the major bread winner in
the family. Gift is happily in school with
our help, and recently won our essay
competition titled: Importance of Sending
a Girl to School.
However, the most poignant of our stories
is that of three children from Burundi.
They were suspended from school for
not paying school fees. We contacted the
School Headmaster in Bujumbura, and
sought to know what the situation was,
and how we could be of help. It turned out
that both parents are HIV positive and
their father died as a result. Their mother,
in a very poor state of health was unable
to fend for them and pay their school fees.
Thankfully, we were able to help, and pay
for school meals as well. We are pleased
that the children are back in school