Scholarship Fund: A Dollar a Day
Every fall, we ask for support for the Tanzanian Scholarship Fund. When we entered into this partnership ten years ago, SOTV provided six scholarships. Now we provide 140 secondary and university students with scholarships.
So far this fall, we have received funds to provide 60 secondary scholarships at $360 per year.
Friends, we have a ways to go.
By December 1st, we need to tell our partners in Tanzania how many scholarships we can provide in 2011. They understand that the US and global economies are struggling, and they are hoping that we can commit to simply sustaining the level of support that we have provided in the past two years--100 secondary scholarships for students from Tungamalenga Parish, an additional 25 scholarships for orphans living at Huruma Center in Iringa, plus 12 to 15 scholarships for university students.
Our partners tell us that fewer than 15% of all Tanzanians are able to attend secondary school. Fewer than 10% of those are able to attend college.
We need to hear from you within the next week. If you have already made a donation or a commitment to fund a scholarship in 2011, thank you very much. If you haven't yet responded, please do so soon. Even if you won't send a check until later in December or even after the first of the year, we need to know your intentions before the end of the month.
If you have already made a donation or made a pledge, please take the next step and invite someone new to donate. Tell your friends, your family, give a scholarship in honor of someone you love. Expand the circle of support.
SOTV members, you can also use Simply Giving to spread your gift over the course of the year. Simply Giving is the mechanism for automatic withdrawals from your checking or savings account. You can designate $30 a month for the scholarship program--that's less than a dollar a day.
Now's the time. We need to hear from you. Every gift counts, and every student we support has promised to use the gift of education that you provide to make a difference in their community.
So far this fall, we have received funds to provide 60 secondary scholarships at $360 per year.
Friends, we have a ways to go.
By December 1st, we need to tell our partners in Tanzania how many scholarships we can provide in 2011. They understand that the US and global economies are struggling, and they are hoping that we can commit to simply sustaining the level of support that we have provided in the past two years--100 secondary scholarships for students from Tungamalenga Parish, an additional 25 scholarships for orphans living at Huruma Center in Iringa, plus 12 to 15 scholarships for university students.
Our partners tell us that fewer than 15% of all Tanzanians are able to attend secondary school. Fewer than 10% of those are able to attend college.
We need to hear from you within the next week. If you have already made a donation or a commitment to fund a scholarship in 2011, thank you very much. If you haven't yet responded, please do so soon. Even if you won't send a check until later in December or even after the first of the year, we need to know your intentions before the end of the month.
If you have already made a donation or made a pledge, please take the next step and invite someone new to donate. Tell your friends, your family, give a scholarship in honor of someone you love. Expand the circle of support.
SOTV members, you can also use Simply Giving to spread your gift over the course of the year. Simply Giving is the mechanism for automatic withdrawals from your checking or savings account. You can designate $30 a month for the scholarship program--that's less than a dollar a day.
Now's the time. We need to hear from you. Every gift counts, and every student we support has promised to use the gift of education that you provide to make a difference in their community.
Kirsten, thanks for your continued work on this. You amaze me!
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