On March 13th, 2020, One Girl Can visits University Hill to share their stories and experiences working with high school students in Africa.
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RoadtoSchool club holds a Bubble Tea Fundraiser on February 28th, 2020. It is for tuition fees of our sponsor students in Kenya, Sarah (Ganze Girls' Secondary) and Alice (Masinga Girls' Secondary).
Letters written for Sarah and Alice were delivered to One Girl Can, who will visit Kenya in February, and bring RtS handwritten letters to our sponsor students. Thanks to all RoadtoSchool club members!
RoadtoSchool leads a Clothing Drive at University Hill to support the SOS Children's Village Thrift Foundation.
Dear RoadtoSchool members,
One of the things that makes One Girl Can so unique is that we see all of the students we sponsor twice a year. We get to know their names by heart, the grades their achieving, and we spend time with them to learn more about what they want to accomplish in their lives, and help them break down barriers that might get in the way. The theme of this trip was What is Your Power and How Will You Use It to create the change you want to see in your world. We asked all the scholarship students in each of our ten schools to grab a chair and come and sit outside under a tree with us to talk about what we uniquely own as a strength. The conversations we’re incredibly profound on both sides. Our team of 7 consisting of photographers, donors, our ambassador and OGC staff had never even asked ourselves this question, and we were struggling with it on the fly as we asked the girls to give us their take. What surprised us most was that there wasn’t a single girl who didn’t feel she was powerful, and their answers were mostly more bold and confident than ours. This is what we heard. I’m outspoken. I’m opinionated. I’m bossy. I’m inspiring. I’m determined. I push boundaries. I have high self-esteem. I will fight for the rights of girls. I will fight against corruption. I will fight to defend the poor. I will ensure every child is educated. One Girl Can has built over 100 school buildings and provided almost 700 scholarships, but where we feel we’ve made the most difference is through the mentoring and one on one connections we have with developing young women to encourage them, listen to them, and coach them. We think what has had the most impact is just showing up consistently for them, and to let them know we’ll be here to support them for the long term until they achieve their success and can begin using their power to create the change they’re so focused on. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for choosing to be part of this change by supporting a girl with a scholarship, and also for the letters you write to her. We hope you enjoy this update from your student. Warm regards, Lotte Davis and the One Girl Can Team tess conrad | manager of philanthropy e. [email protected] p: 604 294 8870 ext. 116 www.onegirlcan.com On Clubs day September 26(Thursday) at block D at the centre of the cafeteria, the RoadtoSchool club set up an information booth to welcome new members.
Funds raised throughout the 2018-2019 school year in addition to letters written for Sarah and Alice were delivered to One Girl Can, who visited Kenya in September and brought the handwritten letters to our sponsor students.
RtS held a debate and public speaking summer camp for middle/high school students in the neighbourhood. All fees collected for the lessons were donated to One Girl Can. At the end of the camp, students wrote letters to RtS' sponsor students, Sarah and Alice.
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