The Greatest Gift: Help Send a Girl to School!

Hello friends. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for the support you give us for this worthy course we engage in. It means a lot to know that there are many of us out there who care for those who are underprivileged in society.

 I am writing this time with an appeal for one of the abused survivor, who has requested that her name remains anonymous. Because we believe in maintaining the integrity of our clients, I will call her Hope. Hope is in need of a lot of help. As you all know, our WISO organization seeks all ways to help girls, women, and even boys who are in distress. Hope finds herself in this situation.

 Hope was born in a rural community in Kenya in 1992. She has struggled to survive as a girl in a community that does not value women. While her desire has always been to go to school, her family's desire has been the contrary. As a girl, all she is expected to do is grow up quickly and get married to a rich old man who can give them a handsome dowry.

Hope has tried all she can to go to school and all indication show that she is a bright girl who can do very well if given an opportunity. She completed her primary education in 1997 where she excelled and hoped to join a good high school. Her father disagreed with her mother after he neglected the family and was unwilling to take her to high school. He had wished to marry her off after her primary school to obtain dowry from her marriage. This led to her parents’ separation which worsened her situation.

She was taken up by an African Independent Church rescue center where she got a sponsorship to join a local high school. Due to tuition difficulties, she was in and out of school. She was lucky to have been allowed to sit for her final exams in her final years. This kindness enabled her to earn good grades in spite of her difficulties. She scored good grades to secure a chance in a public university.

Hope has had a tough life and she has worked manual jobs to pay her tuition in order to get her diploma certificates. In 2010, she was admitted to a public University but she had to defer her studies due to lack of tuition. Her father refused to pay for her college fees because he does not see value girl education. He is not alone.  Most parents from her community marry their daughters off at an early age. Her father’s interest was to marry her off so her brother could use the dowry to marry his own wife.

Hope needs your help. She hopes that with little help, she can continue with her education at the university in August 2012. She needs about $800 for her tuition and upkeep annually. In order to transcend her abusive situation, she has to be made independent. We at WISO find this at the forefront of our mission. While there are so many girls out there that may be in her situation, we seek to help one individual at a time.

We hope you can join us at WISO to fundraise to send this girl to school. Even a $1 - $5 or what you can afford will go a long way to helping Hope. Visit our website at wiso2011.org to donate or you can also contact us at wiso2011@gmail.com if you have further inquiries.

Those who donate are promised to receive updates on Hope's welfare and you will also be invited for recognition at WISO events. The best of it all is the priceless feeling you get for helping someone in need. This is what we at WISO live for. In spite of abuse in our societies, there are great people out there who truly care and wish to support those who live with abuse. Be one of them. God’s blessings will be abundant as a result. As always, it’s always good to do good. Remember, knowledge is power, but action is powerful.

President WISO