Education Should Be A Right… Not A Luxury

In America, we take education for granted. It’s a given here in the States that everyone will go to school from Kindergarten to High School. That’s not the case in third world countries. And if you are a girl, the odds of you going, let alone finishing, are very small. This became real for me after meeting the girls at Saint Monica’s.

We want to change that.

The Gift Of Education program is designed to help the girls at Saint Monica’s achieve their goals and go to High School. High School isn’t free and the cost to go is a struggle for most orphanage directors. So at the end of each year, we will rally together and raise funds for Saint Monica’s to help for the following school year.

The Gift of Education Program started in December of 2007

For the 2008 school year, we raised $4000 with the help of friends and family. We had a goal to put 10 girls into high school for the 2009 school year and we raised over $9000 with a social media event we named, 10For10. 

Here is a video of the girls packing for 2009 school year! I hope you enjoy.

Our 2010 Gift of Education Fundraising was simply AMAZING! We did things a little different and we started an Educational Sponsorship that included EVERYTHING that our girls need for the entire year! From school fees, books, uniforms, qtips to sanitary pads! It includes EVERYTHING that they need. We have broken down the cost in this detailed itemized list. The total cost is based on an exchange rate of 75ksh to $1.* This is what each High School girl will receive for the school year. We have certainly done our homework here and are able to provide each donor with this valuable information! We are so happy that our sponsors and donors can be a part of these girls lives!

We had amazing support and had two major fundraising events that exceeded our expectations and covered ALL sixteen girls in or entering High School. Because of this amazing support we raised over $24,000 in one month and placed all the girls in Boarding School. We are so very grateful to everyone who made this possible!!

If you would like to support the Gift of Education Program click “Donate Now” below:

MFFO – Gift of Education
27943 Seco Canyon RD #533
Santa Clarita, CA 91350

*The shilling has fluctuated from 70 – 78 in 2008-2009. Any extra money in each girls fund will be used for extra costs related to educational or medical needs.

Mothers Fighting For Others is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization (EIN/tax ID number:26-0320699)