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Second Women's Global Kenya scholar graduates! Congratulations to Mary Muthoni Mauki, who recently graduated from Precious Blood-Kilungu School! Mary passed her secondary school certification exam with flying colors and is now applying to the Kenya Medical Training College to pursue her ambitions of becoming a nurse. She is the second Women's Global Kenya scholar to graduate from secondary school, after Beatrice Mitambo who graduated from Nkondi Girls School in 2007.___________________________ Women's Global increases total scholarships to 240 Women's Global is pleased to announce the addition of 20 full scholarships and 55 mini scholarships to our Sisters-to-School Senegal program, bringing our Senegal scholarship recipients to 175 elementary and secondary school girls! Women's Global also added 15 new scholarships to our Kenya program, bringing our Kenya scholarship program to 65. This brings our total number of scholars to 240. Full scholarships are need-based and cover tuition, school fees, school supplies, tutoring, and room and board if necessary. Mini scholarships are awarded to girls whose families can afford school tuition but need extra support to cover school supplies and tutoring. All Women's Global scholars would not be able to attend school without these scholarships. __________________________________________________________________________________
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT: Oprah's Angel Network, Thanksgiving Fund, Western Union Foundation, and IBM This
funding from Oprah's Angel Network ($10,000), the Thanksgiving Fund
($25,000) and the Western Union Foundation ($5,000) will support the
Sisters-to-School Senegal and Kenya programs, which help 235 girls
living in poverty to be able to go to school through scholarship,
empowerment and support programs. Sisters-to-School works to break down
socioeconomic and cultural barriers that keep women and girls from
attaining theeducation they need to build a brighter future for
themselves, their families and their communities. Women's Global would also like to thank IBM for donating laptops and printers for our work. The Angel Network is a public charity that uses donations to award grants to organizations around the world that are improving access to education, protecting basic rights, creating communities of support, and developing the leaders of tomorrow. About the Thanksgiving Fund The Thanksgiving Fund, a longtime supporter of Women’s Global, is a donor-advised fund of the American Endowment Foundation dedicated to fostering change and progress in collaboration with organizations like Women's Global whose impact is designed to support individuals and communities in the creative resolution of the root causes of the issues they face. About Western Union Foundation Through the donations of The Western Union Company, its employees and Agents, the Western Union Foundation helps to fund programs that create economic opportunity around the world. Embracing the truly global nature of its corporate sponsor, the Western Union Foundation has granted almost $53 million to more than 1,840 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in 100 countries. Its signature giving program, About IBM IBM donated computer equipment to Women's Global through the IBM OnDemand Community Program. IBM also recently announced its Global Citizen's Portfolio, a broad effort in partnership with non-governmental organizations to place employees in developing nations to build relationships and work on some of the world's toughest problems, such as enhancing global economic opportunity and access to education resources, and which includes an emphasis on supporting the role of women in the economic development of Africa. __________________________________________________________________________________ Kenya program participates in leadership training Women's Global thanks Dick Alton and International Consultants and Associates, and longtime Women's Global supporter Molly Waite, for providing our Kenya program with leadership training. __________________________________________________________________________________ 129 Girls say "No!" to female genital mutilation This past December 129 girls in the Tharaka region of Kenya were formally welcomed to adulthood through our Circumcision with Words ceremony, without the traditional female genital mutilation that is still prevalent in this area. After a week of workshops where the girls discussed with female mentors topics on empowerment, health and reproductive awareness, relationship management, education, and leadership, they were honored in a public ceremony in the presence of 150 family members, friends and community residents. Wearing yellow t-shirts that declared, "I say No to FGM!", the girls celebrated education and empowerment through plays, dances, songs, poems, and speeches. The area councilman, who was the guest of honor, concluded the ceremony by officially declaring the girls as adult women and then helping them to cut a cake. The Circumcision with Words program is designed to address the social and cultural underpinnings of female genital and mutilation and to offer girls an alternative rite of passage that celebrates empowerment, community and family without genital cutting. __________________________________________________________________________________ Congratulations to our Senegal scholars! Congratulations to our Senegal scholars, all of whom passed Senegal's rigorous standardized end-of-year exams and have moved on to the next grade-level for school year 2009! The exam failure and dropout rates for girls in Senegal are disproportionately high, so Women's Global is especially proud of the dedication, hard work and perseverance demonstrated by our scholars in order to achieve this success. Special congratulations go out to these 21 scholars who finished at the top of their class: Elementary Scholars: Aminata Dème, Secondary Scholars: Maïmouna Diallo, Aïssatou Gaye, Yacine Diallo, Mariama Boye Camara, Fatou Sarr, Khady Sarr, Ramatoulaye Aïdara, Ndiaye Diouf, Fatma Touré Meet our scholars! __________________________________________________________________________________ Senegal Project Coordinator Adji Senghor honored by local officials Congratulations to Women's Global Senegal Project Coordinator Adji Senghor, who was named an honorary Director of Education for her work in promoting education for girls. Adji was recognized at the second National Girls’ Education Day in Fatick last November 11. __________________________________________________________________________________ Women's Global Senegal partner Union Democratique Des Ensiegnantes de Senegal (UDEN) recently completed an analysis of the impact of our scholarship, support and awareness programs on the state of girls' education in the region where we work. Their analysis found that: 1. After a specific community participated in our girls' education awareness programs, there was a marked increase in the number of resident girls in that community who attended school 2. Over the five years that Women's Global and UDEN have worked in these communities, the number of elementary and secondary schools have steadily increased as more community leaders recognize the value of education, especially for girls
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