School Fees for 20 Young Girls in Zimbabwe

Summary

You can make an incredible change in the life of a young girl in Zimbabwe by helping to put her in school. A few dollars from you will give her an amazing chance at a life with a future. progress report read updates from the field

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	£6 - will contribute towards a young girl's school fees
	£22 - will pay one month of a girl's school fees
	£66 - will pay one term of a girl's school fees
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Picture Patience, a 13-year-old girl in rural Zimbabwe, working at home each day because she can' t go to school. Her brothers go to school because her parents believe it is important for boys but not girls. Young girls like Patience who do not attend school have few options in life and are especially vulnerable and prone to all forms of abuse. They are often forced into prostitution when faced with profound economic challenges.

Activities

ASAP will assist the 20 most deserving girls selected by their community to receive a year of secondary school funding plus training in Internal Saving & Lending with business skills, to enable them to self-generate the funds for the following years.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £4,961
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £0
Total Funding Goal: £3,965

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Girls who attend school have 50% less chance of contracting HIV/AIDS plus they are less vulnerable to abuse at home. They also have more self-esteem and self-confidence.

Project Message

" Just the act of attending school can help a young African girl develop a sense of self-worth."
- Regai Tsunga, Country Director - ASAP Zimbabwe

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Elizabeth Bara,
Executive Director
P.O. Box 2275
Peachtree City, GA 30269
United States
770-632-7451
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organisation

A Self-Help Assistance Program (ASAP)
58 Dover Trail P.O. Box 2275
Peachtree City, GA 30269
United States
(770) 632-7451
http://www.asapafrica.org

Learn more about A Self-Help Assistance Program (ASAP) and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Zimbabwe and can also be found under Women and Girls.

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

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 14, 2011.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 29, 2009.

Latest Update from the Field

School Year-end for ASAP Girls

By Tom Arsenault - Overseas Program Manager, December 14, 2011 02:39 PM

As the third term of school finishes up In Zimbabwe, the weather is hot and the summer rains are falling erratically. The girls that are funded by ASAP and your generous donations are doing final exams before the summer holiday. This is the long school break that usually lasts for 6 weeks. This is when students go home to work in the fields so there will be food for the winter months.

So students in Zimbabwe will be excited when it comes time to return to school because they actually look forward to it. Yes, they have a much different attitude about returning to school each term than what you may find here in the western world. Returning to school means the fieldwork is over for them. Besides the learning aspects of school, these girls also enjoy the comradeship of their fellow students and the improved safety of the school environment. You see, there is a much lower chance of girls getting pregnant if they are in school.

All of us at ASAP Africa really appreciate all of your donations, large and small, to help these deserving girls stay in school. Please continue to give generously during this giving season.

Attachments:

December 2011 ASAP Newsletter (DOC)

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