Schools of Africa Project Continues to Impact Thousands!
Thanks to many generous donors in 2023 and 2024, this month WFWP USA was able to send $37,000 to 5 schools which are part of the Schools of Africa Project. You are having a huge impact in the lives of women, men, and children seeking a quality education and improve their future. We’re pleased to share with you how these donations are being used and a few testimonies from those who love and have benefited from these schools.
New Hope Technical Institute in Rwanda received a $5,000 to support their expansion of training courses and to provide quality school equipment for their courses and workshops. Many of the students attending this school live on one meal a day, so the opportunity to learn valuable skills in hairdressing, culinary arts, or tailoring is priceless. The school’s newly opened professional training center provides students a chance to learn work skills after graduation and be better prepared to start a successful career.
Sun of Mozambique Secondary School received $5,000 to build a much-needed warehouse on the property. The school currently has 550 students, and about 800 of their graduates have been able to attend national universities, many of whom have become doctors, engineers, teachers, and support their families.
Peace Hana School in Liberia received $21,000 to enable the school’s continued management, such as paying teachers’ salaries, facility rental and maintenance, equipment updates, sanitary supplies, and off-campus classes. Many of the students attending Peace Hana are too poor to attend other schools, but because of generous donors from USA and elsewhere, they can continue their education. They currently have 100 students.
Sunac Secondary School in Guinea Bissau received $2,000 which was raised by the WFWP Maine chapter.
One Hope Garden Literacy Class in Ethiopia received $4,000 to rent the facility for educational programs for illiterate women so they have a chance to gain financial independence. The illiteracy rate among women in Ethiopia is at 44.4%. Many work as day laborers and earn one or two meals a day. The 20 to 30 women attend these classes not only for the sake of becoming literate but to feel empowered in their womanhood.
Letter from Mrs. Ayumi Hasegawa, Director of Peace Hana School: “I’m sorry for not being able to contact you for a while since I arrived in Liberia in February. I am finally in a position to reply. When we arrived in Liberia, the road was blocked due to military demonstrations and the situation was tense. This trip to Liberia was very difficult. Furthermore, the principal also fell ill and was admitted to the ICU and was rushed to the hospital. She had surgery in India and we were able to talk, which made me feel relieved. We have already hired someone who can act as acting principal to do the job. Peace Hana School in Liberia is at its financial limit, so we greatly appreciate it if you could respond quickly. Thank you very much for your support.”
Graduate of New Hope Technical Institute: “I graduated from NHTI in 2017…I am now able to live without relying on others. I am now able to live with my family. My father, mother, and siblings lived in Rusiji, Western Province, but after I got a job here, I was able to invite them to live in the capital, Kigali…With the money I earned from the skills I learned, I was able to pay for my health insurance, have enough food, buy clothes, dress myself, and get the things I needed.”
Graduate from Sun of Mozambique: “I came from a family where nobody had gone to University before but the story of my family changed when I started going to Sun of Mozambique. The school has the culture of showing pictures of all the alumni that managed to get into University. By seeing all the guys I used to know at school get into University with scholarships, that made me believe that I could do the same also. I applied myself and managed to finish high school with good results, that enabled me to even apply for scholarship abroad. I managed to get fully funded scholarship in Malaysia, something that I never thought was possible at the time. I went on to complete my degree in Mechanical Engineering in Asia.”
Student at One Hope: “When I entered this school, I did not know anything, but since I started studying here in school I can write my name and I know numbers very well. It has made a big difference in my life.”
There are many more bright students attending our schools which serve some of the poorest families and communities. If you’d like to help many more become empowered to shape their own futures, consider donating to the Schools of Africa today! Every gift, big or small, makes a difference!
