To that end, the Isamili Women's Community of Aga Khan has selected EBLI (along with LULU Project) given its work with girls and young women in the local community to be the recipient of this year's fundraising drive. EBLI is not only proud to be chosen but also incredibly grateful to these women and the community in their mosque who so graciously are fundraising and donating to further inspire and empower vulnerable young women. A heartfelt thank you for your support!
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Guests continue to visit EBLI! Today the organization was visited by three women from the Ismaili Women's Community of Aga Khan, including chairperson Shainool Rashid. Each year this group runs a fundraiser through their mosque for the benefit of the local community. This year, the fundraiser is being held in conjunction with International Women's Day on 8 March 2016. To that end, the Isamili Women's Community of Aga Khan has selected EBLI (along with LULU Project) given its work with girls and young women in the local community to be the recipient of this year's fundraising drive. EBLI is not only proud to be chosen but also incredibly grateful to these women and the community in their mosque who so graciously are fundraising and donating to further inspire and empower vulnerable young women. A heartfelt thank you for your support!
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The core projects of EBLI are funded by Terre Des Hommes (TDH) Schweiz, a Swiss-based organization that supports projects that create opportunities for young people. Recently EBLI was fortunate to be visited by several staff members of TDH, most especially the Executive Director and Head of International Programs of TDH Switzerland, Franziska Lauper. During the visit, several field visits were conducted including interviews with young mothers. Additionally, office time was also used to plan ahead for the future as collaborative partners. EBLI thanks TDH Switzerland tremendously for its ongoing support. EBLI is excited to announce the opening of its secondary education centre! This new project offers the equivalent of four years of secondary education in just two years, providing young women who previously dropped out of school a second chance to finish their education and receive their Form IV secondary school certificate. This certificate will be the gateway to jobs and new opportunities for each of these young women. We currently have five teachers who teach forty-five lessons per week covering seven subjects in the areas of: English, mathematics, history, civics, geography, biology, and Kiswahili. Classes begin at 8 AM and finish at 3 PM. Unlike the formal education system, each student in the EBLI Secondary Education Centre receives a snack and tea during a morning break to help keep their minds sharp and focused for learning. The opening of the EBLI Secondary Education Centre is the culmination of one year of planning and hard work from the entire team at EBLI, including generous supporters across Switzerland, Canada and the United States. A special thanks to Interteam for providing the start-up funds to make this project possible! There is a saying in Swahili: Pole pole ndio mwendo, haraka haraka haina baraka. In English you would say "slowly but surely." This phrase captures how EBLI has been overcoming recent challenges. Several generous individuals have enabled EBLI to begin to recover from the theft that occurred in October 2015. From the entire staff and beneficiaries at EBLI, thank you all so very much who have contributed! Specifically, because of these donations, EBLI has been first and foremost able to bolster the security of its premises, including iron doors and improved locks. Additionally, we have begun to replace some of the stolen items, including a generator and four desktop computers. It is our hope that by the end of this month EBLI will have fully restored its Young Mothers Computer Literacy project. |
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