School Fee's Children in Zimbabwe
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On the 17th 2016 June, Mags Varley, one of the Trustees of the Victoria Falls Children’s Trust will once again be walking 126 kilometers from Victoria Falls To Msuna to raise money for school fees for orphans and vulnerable children in and around Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe . The Victoria Falls Children’s Trust in the past year managed to fund 40 children, this year we would like to help at least 50. Please donate towards this worthy cause!
"Education is the most powerful weapon you can choose to change the world"
Nelson Mandela
About The Victoria Falls Children’s Trust:
It is just less than a year ago that a group of us were talking about the problem we have here in Zimbabwe where children are forced to abandon education for the lack of school fees.
Most places in the world now consider education a human right. This is not so here in Zimbabwe. Imagine a world where a child does not have the opportunity to just learn the basics of reading and writing?
It is from this discussion we formed the Victoria Falls Children’s Trust and embarked on a fund raising drive to raise money for school fees for orphans and vulnerable children in and around Victoria Falls. We all agreed that the Trust would be a non- profit organization and all trustees would volunteer equal amounts of time toward this very worthy cause with our main objective being school fees but this would be followed by child welfare and a number of other issues that we would deal with as the Trust grows.
Our initial target was to try and raise fees for 30 children for a year and we are really pleased to say that we have managed to do even better than we had hoped and actually funded 40 children and also paid exam fees for a number of other children who are not yet part of our program. This term we also manage to supply them all with stationary for the 2016 school year. We still have a small emergency fund to be used for medical or other emergencies that might come up with the children , but we need to start raising funds in earnest as our school year for funding runs from May to May ( 2nd term here )
Our trust has grown from strength to strength and this year our target will be 50 children. We have managed to do profiles on all of the children and are also now assessing what other support we can give them in the way of both food, medication, clothing and also emotional support.
We have not only had generous donations in the way of sponsors and pledges, but also in children’s books, clothing and blankets. Clothing and blankets are always in need. Winter has a way of sneaking up on us so this year will are going to make a concerted effort to ensure that every child is warm this winter.
All of us from the trust would like to thank all past and future donors from the bottom of our hearts. By funding a child it is the most profound way of helping to change a life for the better. Here we are witnesses to the vicious cycle of poverty. The only way out of this cycle is education and after education the only way is up!
God bless and thank- you!
The Trustees - Victoria Falls Children’s Trust
"Education is the most powerful weapon you can choose to change the world"
Nelson Mandela
About The Victoria Falls Children’s Trust:
It is just less than a year ago that a group of us were talking about the problem we have here in Zimbabwe where children are forced to abandon education for the lack of school fees.
Most places in the world now consider education a human right. This is not so here in Zimbabwe. Imagine a world where a child does not have the opportunity to just learn the basics of reading and writing?
It is from this discussion we formed the Victoria Falls Children’s Trust and embarked on a fund raising drive to raise money for school fees for orphans and vulnerable children in and around Victoria Falls. We all agreed that the Trust would be a non- profit organization and all trustees would volunteer equal amounts of time toward this very worthy cause with our main objective being school fees but this would be followed by child welfare and a number of other issues that we would deal with as the Trust grows.
Our initial target was to try and raise fees for 30 children for a year and we are really pleased to say that we have managed to do even better than we had hoped and actually funded 40 children and also paid exam fees for a number of other children who are not yet part of our program. This term we also manage to supply them all with stationary for the 2016 school year. We still have a small emergency fund to be used for medical or other emergencies that might come up with the children , but we need to start raising funds in earnest as our school year for funding runs from May to May ( 2nd term here )
Our trust has grown from strength to strength and this year our target will be 50 children. We have managed to do profiles on all of the children and are also now assessing what other support we can give them in the way of both food, medication, clothing and also emotional support.
We have not only had generous donations in the way of sponsors and pledges, but also in children’s books, clothing and blankets. Clothing and blankets are always in need. Winter has a way of sneaking up on us so this year will are going to make a concerted effort to ensure that every child is warm this winter.
All of us from the trust would like to thank all past and future donors from the bottom of our hearts. By funding a child it is the most profound way of helping to change a life for the better. Here we are witnesses to the vicious cycle of poverty. The only way out of this cycle is education and after education the only way is up!
God bless and thank- you!
The Trustees - Victoria Falls Children’s Trust
Organizer
Lala Leanne
Organizer