Kono (Sierra Leone) Girls Scholarships
Fundraising campaign by
Jordene Hale
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US$1,316.00Donated So Far
Ten girls are ready to go to High School but they need new uniforms, shoes, textbooks, and school fees. These girls sell groundnuts and ricebread after school and on weekends to help with their tuition but they won't be able to start the school year without our help. In Sierra Leone, it costs about $300 USD a year to go to school but the average family income is $1.25 a day- sending a girl to school isn't the first priority.
All funds raised go directly to support the girls. No money is spent on transportation, staffing, or marketing. Visit our Facebook Page: Mt. Top for Sierra Leone Women
December 14, 2014 UPDATE
The girls can't go to school because of Ebola. Money is needed to provide their families with bleach for the wells so they don't get worms, washing powder for hands and feet before coming into the house, and anti-malarial treatment so no one goes to the hospital and becomes infected with Ebola.
Organizer
- Jordene Hale
- Pelham, US
Donors
- Betsy Teutsch
- Donated on Sep 05, 2014
The burdens this community shoulders are astounding. Thanks for keeping us in the loop.
- Guest
- Donated on Sep 05, 2014
Ebola in Kono
Update posted by Jordene Hale at 01:04 amDear friends, Ebola has now hit Kono, Sierra Leone with two confirmed cases and one person in quarantine. The girls supported by Mt. Top for Sierra Leone Women's Kono school project are not going to be in school this fall. Schools won't be open this year and life is getting. . . . .
Donors & Comments
- Hondrogen
- Donated on Dec 31, 2014
Dear Jordene and David, We want to support your effort for the girls at Mt. Top in Sierra Leone. Our donation a gift from our family and from our 13 year old niece, Melina. She is particularly concerned about ebola and the consequences for the children who are being orphaned by it. We want you to let them know that we care about them and we wish them good health and all the best in 2015. Ann, John, Katie, Terra and Melina
- Betsy Teutsch
- Donated on Sep 05, 2014
The burdens this community shoulders are astounding. Thanks for keeping us in the loop.
- Guest
- Donated on Sep 05, 2014
- judy and bob
- Donated on Sep 05, 2014
thank you for this opportunity to contribute meaningfully to people you knw.
- Barbara Tiner
- Donated on Sep 05, 2014
I hope this little bit helps. May this pass quickly and you can get back to school soon.
- joyce thatcher
- Donated on Jan 18, 2014
Go Kono girls & way to go, Dr Jordene!!
- Heather Robinson
- Donated on Jan 08, 2014
- Betsy Teutsch
- Donated on Dec 25, 2013
Happy New Year, Dr. Hale!
- Susan
- Donated on Dec 24, 2013
Bravo! Great work. I love the New Moon story! The newsletter gives an excellent picture of the daily challenges for these girls.
- bob stern and judy glaser
- Donated on Aug 11, 2013
thank you for giving us the opportunity to donate directly.
Dear Jordene and David, We want to support your effort for the girls at Mt. Top in Sierra Leone. Our donation a gift from our family and from our 13 year old niece, Melina. She is particularly concerned about ebola and the consequences for the children who are being orphaned by it. We want you to let them know that we care about them and we wish them good health and all the best in 2015. Ann, John, Katie, Terra and Melina