Supporting Success Scholarship Fund

Summary

The Supporting Success Scholarship Fund provides the opportunity of education to gifted students from poverty stricken families in Bangladesh, where a primary education is not free or guaranteed. progress report read updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

IRFF runs two free primary schools in rural villages of Bangladesh, but students finishing at these schools must enroll at public schools that charge tuition. Because most students cannot afford the fees, they do not continue with their education beyond the 5th grade. Supporting Success was started to meet this need. It provides scholarships that cover all of the educational expenses for the most dedicated students whose parents can’t afford the cost, allowing them to continue their education.

Activities

Supporting Success selects students based on their academic success in grades 1-5, their commitment to education and their financial need and provides them with scholarships that cover their tuition, tutoring, uniform, shoes, books and supplies.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.irff.org)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

By providing gifted students living in poverty with the opportunity to finish school, we believe that they will have the opportunity to support their families in the future and to break the cycle of poverty they have often lived in for generations.

Project Message

I want to thank you for providing my daughter with the opportunity to get an education. It is a chance that I never had.
- Idah Chipande, Grandmother of Harriet Banda, a sponsored orphan

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Paul Byrne,
Founder
102 Bradhurst Ave
Suite 612
New York, NY 10039
United States
8458260618
Email:

Project Sponsor

Paul Byrne

Organisation

International Relief Friendship Foundation
30 Seminary Drive Suite 228
Barrytown, NY 12507
United States
845-826-0618
http://www.irff.org

Learn more about International Relief Friendship Foundation and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Bangladesh and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Bangladesh, read the Human Development Report on Bangladesh or the Wikipedia entry for Bangladesh.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on January 08, 2012.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 18, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

Happy New Year

By Paul Byrne - Project Leader, January 11, 2011 05:02 PM

Dear Friends,

I hope that 2011 is off to a great start for you and your families and that you are on your way to a fulfilling year.

I wanted to take a moment to thank you again for your support of the Supporting Success Scholarship Fund. Our students in Bangladesh and Zambia have just finished their school year and are currently on their break, but we here at IRFF are preparing for the presentation of scholarships that will take place in the next two weeks. Our students are excited for their next year of school that you have made possible and are anxious to continue their education.

I will be in touch shortly with pictures of the students that we are sponsoring, but I wanted to thank you again for your generosity and to let you know that your contributions are changing the lives of our young people and providing them with the opportunity for a brighter future.

All the best.

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