Peace Corps Senegal volunteers are asking you for help :) Many of us here participated in a country-wide project known as the Michelle Sylvester Scholarship. The program is to help out girls in the middle-school equivalent levels continue with their education. Like I've mentioned before in other blog posts, the girls here in Senegal have many obstacles that they encounter that hinders, minimizes, and oftentimes eradicates their opportunites to continue with school. One of the biggest contributors to this unfortunate event is the lack of means most families have to pay for their daughters inscription fees and school supplies. This scholarship will help assist so many girls across Senegal continue with the education for another school year by covering school related costs. The girls that have been chosen exemplify outstanding academics, a desire to learn and go to school, and most importantly a financial need. I have worked with many of these girls, interviewing them, proctoring essay writing, and meeting with their families, and they are amazing!!! Please donate to our cause. All the little bit helps!
The following link gives a little background information as well as instructions for donating. Merci mille fois! :)
https://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=donate.contribute.projDetail&projdesc=685-181
Here are just a few of the girls that will benefit :)
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