Help Us Support Students in Senegal and Kenya This School Year!
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Help Us Support Students in Senegal and Kenya This School Year!
At WGEP, we’ve seen firsthand how educating girls creates lasting change. Our programs, which have supported over 6,200 scholars, boast a 99% retention rate, with more students gaining literacy skills and access to critical reading resources each year. Through this work, we uplift not only girls but entire communities, driving better educational, social, and economic outcomes.
Your donation will help WGEP support students like Fatoumata and Siga (pictured below), as they head back to school this year!
Fatoumata
Fatoumata is a recent high school graduate who participated in WGEP’s Sisters to School program beginning in 2019. Here she shares some of the challenges she faced in attending school and what attending school has meant to her.
“This year, WGEP encouraged me and motivated me which made my exams easy. The meetings with the counseling psychologists allowed me to release the pain that prevented me from working and focusing well and also gave me information on the different types of violence against women, and awakened me from certain ignorance. I endured a lot of problems but it is thanks to Women’s Global’s support that I became strong. WGEP changed my life. I could never thank the program enough. I had planned to drop out of school to go work in Dakar as a maid to help my parents, but even after graduation the program continued to help me register on campus by providing me with a cell phone that I can use to register my files with the university. WGEP changed my life. I thank the whole team who helped us. Long live the Sisters to School program!”
Siga
Siga is a university scholar who has been a part of WGEP’s Sisters to School program since 2022, when she was in her second year of high school. Here she reflects on her journey and shares where she is today:
“I really want to thank the Sisters to School program. Today I am in my first year at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, majoring in Modern Literature. Thanks to the program, I was able to take tutoring classes and get good grades in class while I was in my second and final year of high school. The program also helped me get my BAC thanks to these tutoring classes. Every year, the program gave me my registration fees and my school supplies and at the end of each month, it gave me toiletries. This year, in university, I can say that I am in good condition thanks to NSE because everyone knows that it is hard to find accommodation at the university and the program provides us with housing in comfortable safe apartments where we can be during the entire school year. Truly, we say thank you to the program Sisters to School.”
Get Your Ticket for Our International Day of the Girl Book Club!
We are so excited to celebrate International Day of the Girl with our Goodwill Ambassador, Abi Daré, the New York Times bestselling author of “The Girl with the Louding Voice.” On Friday, October 11, join us for an exclusive Hybrid Book Club event as Abi launches her new novel, "And So I Roar."
We are hosting this event in partnership with Semicolon Bookstore - Chicago’s largest Black-woman-owned bookstore! The event will take place at Semicolon’s West Town location in Chicago, where guests will enjoy a selection of wine and appetizers while engaging in a conversation with Abi Daré via Zoom. Don’t miss your chance to discuss her inspiring work and engage in meaningful conversation!
Event Details:
Date: Friday, October 11, 2024
Location: This HYBRID event will be held on Zoom and in person at Semicolon Bookstore, 1355 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642. The Zoom link will be available after registration.
Time: 6-8 pm
Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased below. We look forward to celebrating this special day with you!
If you are not able to attend but would still like to support Women’s Global Education Project this back-to-school season and to celebrate International Day of the Girl, you can make a donation here.
Are you passionate about empowering girls through education and making a global impact? We're looking for dynamic, driven individuals to join the Women's Global Education Project's Associates' Board!
The Associates’ Board (AB) supports the mission of Women’s Global Education Project (WGEP) by leveraging its diverse talents to support girls’ education in rural Africa. Associates’ Board members are committed to fostering community engagement, promoting awareness, volunteering, and driving impactful fundraising efforts.
In order to join the Associates’ Board you must:
Be at least 21 years old
Display a commitment to gender equality and girls’ education
Attend quarterly Associates’ Board meetings in person (preferred)
Actively participate in one of the following committees/responsibilities:
Governance (Co-Chairs, Secretary, Treasurer)
Fundraising/Event Planning
Communications/Outreach
Membership/Recruitment
Assist in selling tickets and collecting donations for 2-4 AB fundraising events
Agree to use of your name and photos in press releases, on the WGEP website, and other public relations initiatives
Attend and help to promote WGEP’s annual fundraiser, Ndajee, in Chicago
Commit to a one-year membership, with the option to continue involvement after the first term
Give or raise $500 annually toward the mission of WGEP
Please share this opportunity with your network, and/or apply here by October 13, 2024: https://bit.ly/3ykSom0.
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