giving totals
Total funding goal: $5,000
Total funding to date: $2,980
Remaining goal: $2,020
Total Donors: 52
HOPE for Senegal
The H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everywhere) Campaign a project of HOPE Events Inc. an energy conscious 501(c)3 non-profit focused on involving artists and their contributions in campaigns, programs and events to support existing social project
http://hopecampaign.org/about
Project start date: 06/21/2010
Project completion date: 12/31/2011
Lycee Malick Sy High School
Thies, Senegal
Lycee Malick Sy is among the largest high schools in Senegal. It serves over 4,000 urban and rural students. With a 39.3% national literacy rate (29.2% for girls), this project is one that can have great impact. This project has 3 components: 1. fund 10 scholarships for girls, 2. equip the science lab, 3. give the nurse the equipment and supplies to keep the kids healthy.
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Where this project is located
Info about Senegal
Senegal is on the western-most tip of Africa with a population of 14 million people. French colonization ended in 1960, and the country is now a republic. Senegal is often noted for it's landmark Door of No Return which is memorialized as the exit for point for Africans taken on the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Project Milestones
The nurse is the primary medical care provider for many of Lycee Malick Sy’s 4,000+ students. Her role goes beyond the traditional school nurse in countries with greater access to health care. She treats injuries, dispenses medication, and assists students with any health care needs she is equipped to treat. Health is essential to learning.
Expense Estimated Amount ($)
First aid supplies 250
Medicine/ antibiotics/ anti-malarial medicines 950
Medical Equipment 300
Total 1,500
Project 2: Scholarships for girls
Senegal has a literacy rate of 29.2% for girls over age 15. The Parent’s Association of Lycee Malick Sy requested support for girls continuing education into high school. School fees are $24 annually at Lycee Malick Sy, therefore we would like to support 10 girls in their education through scholarships that would cover their school fees and pay a small amount toward additional expenses.
Expense Estimated Amount ($)
$25 Tuition fee +
$25 additional scholarship (x10) 500
Project 3: Science Lab
Lycee Malick Sy is one of the largest high schools in Senegal. Currently, they lack the equipment to perform scientific experiments as a part of learning. Because Senegal is at a turning point with post-Colonial development and population growth; education and access to experiential learning is critical. We would like to equip a science lab to support essential high school science curricula.
Expense Estimated Amount ($)
Glassware (tubes, beakers, eye droppers, etc) 1,000
Permanent equipment (microscope, balance, Bunsen burner, etc) 7,000
Solutions and elements 2,000
Protective gear 500
Additional equipment (thermometers, slides, optics, magnetics, etc) 2,500
*A complete list of recommended equipment is available upon request*
Total 13,000
Project 1 1,500
Project 2 500
Project 3 13,000
Total Expenses 15,000
Backgound
This project is personal to me because this is the school my husband attended before moving to the US for college. I know the obstacles my husband overcame, and I know the great potential of the students of Lycee Malick Sy. While completing my graduate school internship in Senegal I visited this school. The nurse looked me in the eyes and told me that because I now know the conditions, it is my responsibility to help. Now you too know that you are needed. There is an African proverb that says "If you think you are too small to make a difference then you have never spent the night with a mosquito". I know that every dollar spent to improve Lycee Malick Sy will make a difference in a very real way.
More Information
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