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Summerbridge New Orleans
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Help Train Staff

New Orleans • Summerbridge New Orleans • Hope, Teachers

$1,000 per training

Sponsors the intensive Summberbridge staff training institute for the year.

$35
$1,000
Summerbridge teachers participate in an initial orientation and extensive training week as well as on-going training sessions. They will be trained by professional teachers in curriculum implementation, lesson planning, behavior management as well as assessment of learning. As many of them will not be of the same backgrounds as the students, members will be trained in appreciating diversity and celebrating differences. They are also trained in leadership skills as well as their rights and civic responsibilities as members of a democratic society.
New Orleans Outreach
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Extra Support for At-Risk Children

New Orleans • New Orleans Outreach • Hope, Teachers, Rebuilding

$700 per child

This is the cost of providing one student with tutoring, after school programs, and mentoring for one school year. New Orleans Outreach wants to enroll 20 additional children living in poverty into school-based extended learning programs that will provide them with a better chance to succeed.

$20
$14,000
Any amount you can give will help more children create a brighter future for themselves and their communities. If you want to sponsor the entire project and send all 20 additional students - Click here to find out how.
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Basic Supplies for Teachers

Haiti • Concern Worldwide • Basics, Books, Teachers

$80 per Teacher

Concern Worldwide's Teacher Kit includes basic text books, dictionary, pens, instruments and all of the supplies needed for teacher for the year.  To fund the cost of outfitting 246 teachers at $19,680, please visit our big commitment page.
$10
$19,680
Concern Worldwide’s "Education for the Poor Project in Saut d'Eau" aims to provide vulnerable children living in extreme poverty in Haiti with increased access to quality education by building schools, training teachers, and providing vital educational materials such as books, blackboards, pencils, and notebooks. The program will reach 2,430 students (48 percent girls) and build or rehabilitate 63 classrooms across 14 schools.
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School Director's Kit

Haiti • Concern Worldwide • Basics, Teachers, Rebuilding, Post-Conflict

$667 per school

Concern Worldwide needs 41 directors kits.  Help build the infrastructure of schools in Saut d'Eau by providing directors with basic items like a register, supplies, cupboard, and central teaching aids like maps, globes, geometrical shapes, etc. Total funding needed is $27,347. If you are interested in funding this entire project, please visit our big commitment page.
$10
$27,347
Concern Worldwide’s "Education for the Poor Project in Saut d'Eau" aims to provide vulnerable children living in extreme poverty in Haiti with increased access to quality education by building schools, training teachers, and providing vital educational materials such as books, blackboards, pencils, and notebooks. The program will reach 2,430 students (48 percent girls) and build or rehabilitate 63 classrooms across 14 schools.
Haitian Education and Leadership Project
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Student Services

Haiti • Haitian Education Leadership Program • Girls, Hope, Teachers, Post-Conflict, Scholarships

$750 per student

In order to succeed in college and beyond, the bright students with H.E.L.P. scholarships need access to computers, counseling, a safe study space, and support from mentors. Your donation provides vital services like these so they can make the most out of their hard work and education.

$120
$37,500

H.E.L.P is looking for sponsors to help give 50 top of their class students a chance to go to college.
To fund the entire $227,000 project please visit our big commitments page.

About the Scholarships:

  • HELP is sponsoring 100 students for the 2007/2008 academic year and has sponsors for 50 already. EPCC Is helping to fund the remaining 50.
  • Scholarships include full tuition, books and a stipend for transportation, food and basic living expenses.
  • HELP students are enrolled only in schools recognized by the Association of Francophone Universities (AUF) and major in medecine, accounting, computer science, agronomy, law, engineering, education, etc.
  • The HELP center in Port-au-Prince has 24hr electricity, a computer lab with 10 workstations, a library and study room.
  • HELP Students must maintain a B average in order to maintain scholarship eligibility.
  • Students volunteer several hours per week at the center, tutoring younger students and participating in the maintenance and upkeep of the center.
  • Gender Equity: Conscious of the extra obstacles to progress that women face in Haiti, HELP has a strong commitment to gender equity. We make special efforts to attract female candidates including recruiting visits to the all all-girls public schools.Overall, 40% of HELP students are female. Most are pursuing a math or science related field.

Find out more about the students they help by reading some of their inspiring stories on our site.
New Orleans Outreach

$100 Recruits & Trains a Volunteer

New Orleans • New Orleans Outreach • Teachers

$100 per Volunteer

New Orleans Outreach recruits, trains and places volunteers around the city to tutor, teach and mentor students at different school sites. They aim to recruit, train and place 500 volunteers.  If you would like to sponsor the whole program for $50,000 visit our big commitments page.
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$50,000
Summerbridge New Orleans
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Stipends for Summer Teachers

New Orleans • Summerbridge New Orleans • Teachers

$2,000 per Teacher

Summberbridge needs 30 teachers for the summer program. If you would like to fund all 30 teachers please visit our big commitments page.

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$60,000

Summerbridge teachers are idealists who want to change the world and this program gives them a tangible way and a set of tools to begin to do so.

SBNOLA teachers are:

    * Dynamic high school and college students

    * Recruited locally and nationally

    * Trained and supervised by professional teachers

    * Committed to students year round 

 

Arts Education for Teachers

New Orleans • KID smART • Basics, Teachers, Rebuilding

$75 per Teacher

Help provide arts integration professional development for classroom teachers, giving them the skills they need to empower the children they teach.  Help KID smART provide professional development for 1,000 teachers in New Orleans.  If you are intereted in funding the entire project please visit our big commitments page.

$10
$75,000

Artist in the Classroom for a Year

New Orleans • KID smART • Hope, Teachers, Rebuilding

$15,850 per Artist

To make learning come alive for children, KID smART places artists in the classroom, teaching the whole chlid to support academic achievement while developing students’ creativity.  Help KID smART place artists in 12 schools at a cost of $15,850 per school.   Or, if you want to fund the entire project please visit our big commitments page. 
$0
$190,200
International Rescue Committee
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Provide Learning Opportunities

Iraq • International Rescue Committee • Hope, Teachers, Rebuilding, Refugee

$304 per child

Within targeted schools located in Dohuk, Suleimaniyah/Diyala, and Najaf, IRC can prepare teachers to administer the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) to help children affected by the conflict catch up and succeed. 1,200 students could benefit from this program. To fund this program in its entirety or if the needs change, other educational programming in the region, please visit our big commitment page.


$35
$364,800

The ALP program compresses two years of the national curriculum into one school year and focuses on upgrading teachers’ skills, methodologies and knowledge through in-service training. Funding can help provide teachers with the skills needed to work more effectively with children affected by conflict, with a focus on ensuring teachers understand the emotional and cognitive impact of conflict on a child’s ability to actively engage in the learning environment.