In rural Burkina Faso, families live off the land and sell crops to make a living. School fees are due in September — the time of year when these struggling families get the lowest price for their grain.
Acting on a suggestion from a local teacher, DABA is supporting the Songdo ('to help each other') School Fund. At the beginning of the school year, the fund gives farming families money to help with school costs. In return, farmers promise a portion of their crops, which the fund holds and sells when the prices rebound. Profits are saved so that additional children can be supported the next year.
With support from Cisco, BidClix, and other donors, DABA has established the Songdo School Fund and is training local partners to administer the fund.
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DABA
Daba seeks to improve education in Burkina-Faso by supporting long-term projects initiated and carried out by local partners.
http://www.assodaba.org/ |
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BidClix, Inc.
BidClix is a performance-based advertising network that reaches millions of consumers daily, via its partnerships with top quality web sites. With their support, DABA has created a fund in Burkina Faso, so that 8,500 children will have an opportunity to learn.
http://www.bidclix.com/ |
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Cisco Systems, Inc.
Thanks to generous support from the Cisco Foundation, Cisco Systems employees and BidClix Inc. DABA helped poor families in rural communities send their children to school.
http://www.cisco.com/ | |
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Goal Reached!
Thanks to your support NetAid and our partners have reached our goal for this project.
Provided funds to support the enrollment of 7,595 primary school students.
Project Budget
| School Fund |
$38,811 |
| Setup and Operational Costs |
$18,147 |
| Monitoring and Evaluation |
$2,075 |
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| Total |
$59,033 | |
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