The Gift Of Education

Education Should Be A Right… Not A Luxury

In America, we take a High School Education for granted. It’s a given here in the States that everyone will go to High School. Finishing is another story.

When Rocky Turner was in Kenya, in October of 2007, she wrote about some of the obstacles that the girls at Saint Monica’s Children’s Home have to overcome. One of them is to Get into High School.

Father Augustine, who runs the orphanage could only afford to send one girl out of six to High School. The cost to send six girls is just too high when you have 19 younger ones to take care of as well. So the six girls studied hard to be the One. Because the One who received the highest test scores would be the lucky One to go.

That was the past.

When her cousin, Myla, read about this, she was called to action. She threw an amazing party and it was a huge success. She raised all of the money necessary to send all six girls to high school. One night. One party. It changed 6 girls lives. You see, one person can make a difference in many lives.

That is Amazing! That is the power of action.

But that covered just one year. We want these girls and the girls who follow to have their entire high school education funded. If you are interested in helping out, take a look at the video below.