Together, we did it! On #GivingTuesday we asked and you answered! Your generous hearts helped us to raise over $3,000 for our teachers and staff. Your collective gifts will make their holidays brighter. Our hearts are full and we thank you for giving so deeply!
Support From Across the Globe
We are so moved! Bryan, a long-time supporter of The Hope Project, organized something amazing. Together with some of America's finest, while on mission in Africa, they partnered in HOPE to support the educational dreams of students in Liberia, West Africa.
Their collective generosity of One shirt. One girl. purchases and an additional $800 in donations will provide continued educational opportunities for our university scholarship recipients. We are thankful to Bryan and crew!
To read more and become part of the One shirt. One girl. story click here.
Sew Much Hope
SEW MUCH HOPE
Joseph, our school principal, has along with the Liberian staff, longed to create an in-house vocational program for our current high school students. Their goal is to have 3 vocational certification options available for our high school students. The three desired areas/industries, chosen by Liberian staff because of their employment stability in Liberia, are: Drafting, Culinary, and Tailoring/Sewing. We hope also to have an IT Certification once our computer lab is up and running.
This past spring, we were given the opportunity to apply for a grant with Project Redwood of Tides Foundation, an amazing group of Stanford Business alumni, whose mission is to provide funding, expertise and connections to social entrepreneurs who address the challenge of global poverty. We were informed that we are receiving the full $25,000.
We proposed a program called Sew Much Hope which will fully fund a sewing classroom with sewing machines and supplies for two years. It will also have a micro-loan component providing for 30 graduates to apply for a micro-loan to purchase a sewing machine and begin their own businesses.
This $25,000 grant is a beautiful opportunity to begin the work of simultaneously earning a high school and vocational degree, providing opportunity for self-sustainability for our graduates.
