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Felistas is an orphan; she and her 55-year-old grandmother live alone in Ngangarithi township in Nyeri.

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An Educational Scholarship Program for the Women & Girls of East Africa

Growth Through Learning is a secular nonprofit corporation (NGO) that awards scholarships to bright East African girls from poor families so that they can get a high school education. We also educate US middle school kids about the lives of girls in East Africa. We're growing rapidly, and this year we are hoping to award around 300 scholarships.

High school in East Africa is not free or required by the government. It costs about two years of an average salary to send one of your children to high school. Research shows that a high school education for a girl who would otherwise not be able to afford one, is the single most cost-effective way to create a more educated population. It improves her life, the lives of her family, and her community.

A gift of $700/year will keep a girl in school by providing school fees, uniforms, food, books, and supplies. It will teach her how to read and write in both English and her native language. It will give her the basic skills necessary to teach her own children how to add and subtract, to understand ideas, to strive for a better future. It will enable her to get a job and provide for herself and her family.

If you have further questions, please contact us at info@growththroughlearning.org.