Running for Better Education!

As most of you know through my numerous emails and Facebook posts, I am participating in a marathon (the Longtom) on March 31 to raise money for the Kgwale le Mollo Foundation which provides full ride scholarships to needy, deserving children from rural South Africa. It was started by a couple of Peace Corps volunteers a few years ago and is still going strong! Check out the website for all the details about the Foundation and profiles of the current learners it is supporting!


http://www.klm-foundation.org

To sponsor me in my run, go to the Donate Now! icon and follow the instructions for online payments. Just don't forget to mention my name as who you are sponsoring! If you prefer to send in a check, these are the instructions:


1. Make out a check to: Kgwale Le Mollo (US)

2. Include a note designating the donation to your name.

3. Mail it to:

KLM Foundation (US)

c/o Bowen Hsu

461 So. Bonita Avenue

Pasadena, CA 91107

If you read my last post about the state of the South African education system, you will understand how important and wonderful this project is!

The following is from their website:

"Consider these statistics:

Only 7 percent of public schools in the Mpumalanga Province have a library and only 5 percent have a computer lab.

Of those students in Mpumalanga who sit for the high school graduation exam, less than 50 percent pass. This is the second lowest rate of achievement of any province in South Africa.

Of the students who graduate, only 12 percent qualify for a four-year university.

For those students who enter a four-year university, the outlook is bleak: only 15 percent of enrolled South Africans will graduate."

Thanks for all your support!

XOXO,

Kristina :)