Open International

Khady Lusby, started the non-profit organization to give back to the village where she grew up in Nioro, Senegal. In 2009, OPEN International opened a middle school, College Adja Penda Ba (APB), with the goal of giving girls a chance to continue their formal education close to home. Since it’s inception, APB has grown from one classroom to a two-story, 12+ classroom school. Thanks to our generous donors, APB is now co-ed and features an elementary program as well as a high school program, a library, a computer lab, and a breakfast program to feed the children who can’t afford breakfast otherwise.