[regional_school] Brilliant Example - when students held at Center
- From: "Ellen Weber" <eweber1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <regional_school@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 08:17:03 -0400
Dear colleagues who care about Rochester, and about learning,
Bravo for what we read below!
Thanks to all who hold learners at the center and lead so minds prosper. When
discourse and action remains bold in effective learning tactics, when decisive
actions promote growth' for all students' sake, when risks for improvement are
welcomed to move tired, corrupted systems away from power clutches at the top -
to include talents and leadership from more throughout - when quality is
facilitated by diverse and gifted minds that can hold momentum.
It's already happening brilliantly in Africa! Let's catch the flames for it
again at Regional School!
Best,
Ellen Weber
Thanks for your support of our children in Kenya. Joining Hearts and Hands
made it in the national Kenyan Newspaper, The Standard.
Bill and Joanne
Others with big hearts
Published in The Standard, Nairobi Kenya
Around the country, there are thousands of shattered dreams by primary school
dropouts who have been trapped by an inescapable despair and poverty.
And in a country where child labour and marriage are still vogue in some
communities, bright children from poor backgrounds have been forced choose
these options.
It is against this background that some non-governmental organisations have
been formed to fill the void brought about by the government's inadequate
funding for secondary education.
Some of the charitable organisations are multinational and enjoy funding from
generous well wishers while others are cobbled up by poor but determined
Kenyans living in and out of the country.
One such organisation is Akili Dada. It assists bright girls from poor
backgrounds who attain 425 marks and above in the Kenya Certificate of Primary
Education.
The organisation, which started in 206 with only four beneficiaries, had by
last year 11 new students in its scholarship programme.
According to the organisation's website, Akili Dada has partnered with renown
girls' institutions such as Alliance Girls, Precious Blood and Kenya High where
the beneficiaries are schooled.
One of the most elaborate and expansive scholarship programme is Ambassadors
Girls' Scholarship (AGSP), which was started in 2005 and has given hope to
girls in Kenya and 14 other African countries.
FORMED PARTNERSHIPS
AGSP has formed partnerships with other organisations to offer a lifeline to
girls.
Through the initiative 176 underprivileged girls - some of who had been married
off by their parents while in primary school - now have the opportunity to
continue with their secondary education.
Compassion Beyond Borders has given 115 girls, orphaned by HIV and Aids
scholarships.
Many of the orphaned girls live with their grandmothers who are commonly too
poor to provide adequately for them.
The girls' scholarships pay for their school fees and some school expenses.
The World Wildlife Fund, in partnership with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)
too, has secondary school scholarships for bright students from poor families.
Initially the WWF scholarship only benefited boys but this has changed.
An American couple, William and Joanne Cala, founded a charity, Joining Hearts
and Hands Ltd, in 2006 and started it off by paying tuition fees for 12 Kenyan
students.
By last year, Joining hearts and Hands had increased the number to 67 Kenyan
students in 35 different schools in Western Kenya. The beneficiaries who
receive $400(32,000) per year are originally from Mbaka, Oromo, Iranda, and
Lufumbo primary schools as well as St Oda'a School for the Blind.
(Joining Hearts and Hands currently supports 150 students in Kenya and Tanzania)
Some Kenyan philanthropists such former Central Bank governor, Duncan Ndegwa
have formed education trusts and bursary funds which have been supporting needy
students acquire secondary school education.
Some academies have also been offering scholarships to bright students who
could not afford school fees.
-By Amos Kareithi
Ellen Weber (PhD)
Director - MITA International Brain Based Center
PO Box 347, Pittsford, NY 14534
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