So expect me to bombard you with blog posts until I reach my fundraising goal... the sooner you donate the sooner you don't have to listen to me beg!
It was suggested (thanks Dad!) that I post a link to the Daraja website so you guys can get an idea WHY we are all working so hard to get this project going. www.daraja-academy.org is the site, take a look at their blog and learn more about why educating girls is so important to us.
Here are some stats I stole from Daraja:
Every extra year of schooling reduces infant mortality by up to 10%.
T. Paul Schultz, “Health and Schooling Investments in Africa,” The Journal of Economic Perspectives 13, no. 3 [1999]
Girls with secondary schooling are up to six times less likely to be married as children than those with little or no schooling.
UNICEF, The State of the World’s Children 2007, UNICEF, New York, 2007, p4-6
And here is a link to a little note from my girl Esther. If you don't see why this is so important, you might want to open your eyes.
http://daraja-academy.org/students/esther/
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