'I think we should be investing in these girls and hopefully this next phase of our earth can have them leading it more than they've been given the opportunity to in the past.' Mackenzie Davis, ambassador for onegirlcan, on the importance of education.
—a Kenyan-based organization dedicated to empowering local girls through mentorships and scholarships—knows the vital importance of education. Now as schools across the world are shuttered in the wake of the coronavirus, accessible education is more important than ever.
All donations made towards scholarships are allocated towards restricted funds and held in reserve in our Kenyan bank account for when the lockdown restrictions are lifted. 221 university students are hoping to start school in September, along with 250 high school students. Our goal is to ensure that the funds for tuition and room and board will be fully in place to ensure these girls don’t miss another day of school.
Will you all be providing laptops, PPE or other necessities in the wake of the pandemic in order to continue their education? All 331 university students graduated and have been given laptops as part of their scholarship. In the beginning, some girls tried to continue with online education, however the cost of buying internet for girls living in remote rural communities or in the slums is prohibitive and most students have no option but to wait until physical classes resume.There was an elementary school in the middle of Nairobi that collapsed about a year ago and was this tragedy.
I know that in the time that all the schools have been shut down, Kenya has quite a strict curfew right now. They've managed to stem what was thought to be a really rapid spread and it's been managed quite well so far. But, we've just been focusing on continuing our building project so at least the things that we can do with the money that we do have can be applied to that.
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