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Recipient of the Month
"I have yet to visit any other learning environment in southern Africa that does a better job of girls' empowerment." - Stephen Lewis. Race Against Time. 2005 - CBC, Stephen Lewis Associates Ltd., House of Anansi Press Inc.
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Grant RecipientsEstablished in 2002, GGAC has made the following grants. All money is used to educate girls: 50% in Canada and 50% overseas. International Projects
Canadian Projects
No proposals or requests for funds are being accepted at this time. Stephen Lewis Foundation for the Umoyo Training Centre for Girls - Zambia This is what Stephen Lewis, the UN Special Envoy for AIDS/HIV in Africa has to say about the Umoyo Training Centre for Girls. "The Umoyo School for Girls is the best example of girl's empowerment I've seen in many a year in Africa. It has about 50 girls, ranging in age from 14 to 18, all of them orphans, all of them democratically chosen by their communities. They come together in this residential setting for a year, and emerge from the desperate trauma of death and loss, fully self-confident, brimming with excitement about education and life, open and informed about the danger of HIV/AIDS and ready to tackle the world. They greeted my delegation with exultant singing (heavenly voices), and answered questions on everything from family history to future job prospects to their views on adolescent sexuality. It was exhilarating, beginning to end. The additional funds will help Umoyo increase the numbers of students; I cannot imagine a better gift." more information
- Photo by Lauryn Oates: Taken in 2003, Kabul, Afghanistan Founded in 1996, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan) is a volunteer solidarity group committed to supporting human rights for Afghan women and girls. With over ten chapters and affiliated groups across Canada, members strive to support empowerment efforts of Afghan women in the areas of health care, skills development and education and to raise awareness in Canada of the need to secure and protect human rights for Afghan women and girls. The donation from Give Girls A Chance will support young women and girls returning to school after years of oppression under the extremist Taliban regime. Oxfam Canada works with partner organizations in over 20 countries in Africa, Central and South America and the Caribbean to help people tackle the root causes of poverty, social injustice and inequality, creating self-reliant and sustainable communities. They also respond in times of emergency situations. The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, established in 1985, provides scholarships to Aboriginal students for university and college studies. The emphasis is on education and training, so that students have the skills and education to enter the Canadian workforce and economy where they can make a difference for themselves and for their communities. Students are from across the country and of Inuit, First Nations and Metis backgrounds. The Shenpen Fund Canda was created to build a school prioritizing girls' education in an area where girls previously had no access to education. There are currently 253 students at the Chungba Primary School, but student numbers are increasing each year. Your continued support will ensure that most of the girls living in this remote Tibetan mountain community as possible, will have a chance to receive an education. more information An initiative to reduce the drop-out rate of aboriginal girls attending grade nine. This 'all-girl' aboriginal program combines the Manitoba curriculum and aboriginal cultural studies (usually taught by an elder) for twenty-five girls. Children of the Earth High School estimates that they have turned the estimated 40% drop out rate in the co-ed grade nine program into 100% retention in the all girl class. This is remarkable considering that many of the 14-17 year old students in the Girls Program are already mothers. The confidence, self esteem and organizational skills gained allow many of these girls to return to the program as student leaders. A goal is to extend this program to include grade ten. Dil Canada - Developments in Literacy (Pakistan) For more information
Foundations For Education - Cimientos de Educaccion (Guatemala)
Jessie's Centre for Teenagers has been offering vital support to teenage parents and their children for the past 21 years. At Jessie's teenagers find the respect and support they need as they are becoming mothers and becoming women. Jessie's hollistic program helps with all areas of their lives - education, health care, housing and daycare, prenatal and parenting education. Their practical supports help reduce the impact of poverty on the lives of young families.
Literature for Life - Toronto, Ontario Literature for Life is committed to the self-actualization of at-risk women and children through sharing the written word. Within a supportive learning environment, young mothers and their children learn the joy of reading, writing, and self-expression, which enables them to use their 'voice' to overcome personal adversity. Read their poetry and see News Releases (How Running Can Save the World, Literature for Life), Victoria Society for Educational Alternatives - Victoria, BC VSEA is a non-profit society that provides educational and life-skills services for girls who are out of school or are having difficulty attending school in the traditional setting. More information
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Thank You
School in a remote area of Tibet >>> "Happy New Year - we received the cheque from Tides [GGAC is a fund of Tides] in the mail yesterday. What a wonderful start to our new year! I really appreciate your enthusiasm and support for the work we are trying to do. We are hoping to have our program expanded ....>> ----------------- Thank you to all who attended and support:
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