Current Projects
Ummesalma School
Ummesalma is a school in Amethi, a small village in rural India. The school is in need of major repairs: there is only one classroom, and the rest of students sit outside under metal sheets to protect them from the sun. There are no chairs or students desks in the school. Students use crude wooden tables, resembling park benches, which seat twenty when they are not broken as is often the case. Fans had been installed in the building thanks to a previous donor however the school does not have an electricity connection.
The Project Director is Nazeela Nasseri. During the past two summers she has taught English to the school’s to 325 female students ages 4-19, and about 75 boys under the age of 12. She says, “The opportunity to learn English allows the children to seek higher education when they get older, but without money, nobody (especially the girls!) will be able to progress. I want these kids to go far, I want them to reach for the stars. They have so many dreams---girls have told me they want to be doctors and pilots, but without higher education...what will happen? Another generation of women with deferred dreams will be created, women who had the resources in terms of ambition and basic education, but not in terms of finances to build their futures.”
We have identified two primary targets for this project. First we are looking to provide funds to hire a part-time English teacher for the regular school year. Second we would like to provide for the installation of solar panels to power the new fans and cut down on the 120 degree heat. Initial project funding for $2,500 is sought.
Dominican Projects
Peru Project
Completed Projects
Bolivia Literacy Project
WINGS
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