Where We Work
South Sudan
Why South Sudan?
World’s worst country for girls’ education (U.N.)
World’s most dangerous country for aid workers (HRW, 2020)
World’s lowest literacy rates
More than 90% of the population in extreme poverty
Females still valued less than cattle
Uganda
A safe haven for over one million South Sudanese refugees, 83% of whom are women and children. In Uganda, we award high school and college scholarships to refugee girls, provide micro-enterprise business training and loans to refugee women, and host phone-based outreach that connects refugee women with relatives from whom they were separated by war.
Kenya
Host to half-a-million refugees, of whom at least 25% are from South Sudan. We award scholarships to girls from Kakuma Refugee Camp. Being a country with academically-strong universities, Kenya is also the place where many of our higher education Scholars pursue their degrees.
Haiti
We work only in places of extreme poverty (defined as living on less than $1.90/day). The only country in the western hemisphere meeting that criterion is Haiti. It is a close neighbor of the U.S. and repeatedly suffers both natural and man-made disasters. We operate programs in rural northern Haiti for women’s literacy, girls’ scholarships and leadership skills development.
Malawi
Malawi is the 4th poorest country in Africa. Most of its families lack funds to send their daughters to school beyond the elementary level. Fewer than 5% of girls in Malawi finish high school. Half of all girls are married before age 18, which continues the cycle of extreme poverty. Per capita income is $516/year. We partner with local schools and award university scholarships to the best and brightest among them.