Newsletter Fall 2011
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Innovative Teaching Models Strengthen Education in India
Earlier this year, several members of the Global Education Fund (GEF) team went to India to listen to leading educators, NGOs and funders and begin to gain an understanding of what is needed for children living in poverty there to become better educated.
While India has significant pockets of success, it is also home to millions of impoverished children. Bonded labor, forced early marriage for girls, disease and poverty are hard realities for many children. Read More…
GEF Scholarships Make Big Impact in Kenya
Global Education Fund sponsors a scholarship and leadership program serving students from several slum neighborhoods in Nairobi, Kenya. To promote literacy, Global Education Fund also provides books and exam preparation materials as well as library support to learning centers in Kenya.
Your support has helped over 100 scholars stay in school and participate in literacy, leadership and mentorship programs that will help them prepare to be leaders in their communities. Read More…
Country Update:Guatemala
In Guatemala, Global Education Fund is partnering with grassroots organizations working in rural villages on literacy and girls’ empowerment.
The literacy rates are chronically low there, especially for rural indigenous girls. Thanks to your support, Global Education Fund is focused on literacy support through the provision of Spanish language books and teacher support for reading programs in local communities. As children become readers, they are more likely to stay in school and are exposed to possibilities beyond what they see every day in their communities. Read More…
