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Third Annual Mentor Workshop
"I learned many things at the workshop like setting goals and self-awareness that will help me achieve my goals and make my dreams come true. I also learned that we should not give up in life no matter what the situation we are in and we must face our problems with an open mind." Rosalia B., Bahati Girls School, re: Mentor Workshop 2010
The 3rd annual Mentor Workshop will begin on September 2, 2011 at Alliance High School in Kikuyu, just north of Nairobi. One hundred fifty EFAC scholars will travel from all over the country for three days of leadership training, interactive lectures, and group activities. The first class of EFAC students is in their third year and will graduate from high school next year. To help them prepare for their future, the focus of this year's workshop is on "Choosing a Career," and there will be professionals from medicine, technology, business, community development and engineering who will attend the workshop to mentor with students.
Africa Nazarene University (ANU), EFAC Kenyan partner, chooses 50 mentors from ANU and the community to work with the students. ANU designs and implements the curriculum and runs the workshop. While all staff is volunteer EFAC pays $50 per student for travel, room and board. You can contribute to the Mentor Workshop Initiative and receive an original beaded bracelet for contributions of $100 +.  |
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EFAC Global Citizenship Program in NH
On September 22, EFAC DREAMS Coordinators Ryanne Van Sciver and Brenda Martin will present the EFAC DREAMS global education curriculum to Seacoast educators. The presentation will be held at Dondero School in Portsmouth from 3:30-5:00pm. Teachers and administrators from the Portsmouth, Oyster River and Exeter school districts have expressed interest in the program and have been invited to the presentation to learn more about the 2-6 week social studies curriculum.
The DREAMS pilot program was successfully implemented in 10 elementary classrooms in Colorado in 2010-2011 and now includes a complete K-8 curriculum. To learn more about the curriculum, check out the EFAC DREAMS wiki and read the DREAMS blog posts. Hear what teachers and students in Colorado are saying about the program in the following videos:
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If you are interested in attending the presentation, RSVP to Kirsten Barton at seacoastdreams@yahoo.com.
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EFAC Forms Strategic Partnerships
In the past 6 months, EFAC has formed 3 new strategic partnerships with local and Kenyan businesses. In April 2011, MBT launched a partnership with EFAC in a new MBT cause marketing campaign. Twenty percent of EFAC students are Masai, the inspiration behind the Masai Barefoot Technology shoe brand, so MBT joined forces with EFAC to benefit the future of these students. In addition to promotional sales events that benefit EFAC, MBT is currently sponsoring an EFAC student who is Maasai and has made a generous donation to the scholarship fund. Read more about this partnership in our blog.
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Anthony Cheffings |
In Kenya, Anthony Cheffings, principle at OnSafari Kenya, recently began offering socially responsible safaris that allow safari participants to sponsor and visit EFAC students at our partner High Schools. In addition to helping spread the word on EFAC to Kenyan visitors, Anthony is sponsoring a first year student at Starehe Girls School and contributes a portion of all safari sales.
In Nashua, NH, Mesh Interactive Agency is currently supporting EFAC's social media campaign pro-bono through their summer intern, Ricky Hanson, a student at Temple University. You can see Ricky's work for EFAC on Facebook and Twitter.
Thanks to the support and enthusiasm of these businesses, we will be able to offer scholarships to more students. |
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Two Top EFAC Students Selected to Attend Equity Bank Leadership Conference
Two exceptional EFAC students were selected to attend the Equity Group Foundation Education and Leadership Congress in August based based on their academic performance and leadership qualities as well as teacher recommendations. The two-week conference will bring together top Kenyan students and mentors from the corporate world, public sector and academia. The goal of the workshop is to develop leaders who will think globally and are inspired to fight poverty, embrace sustainable development, and promote peace.
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Branice |
The two EFAC scholars who will be attending this conference are Branice Karia and Samuel Mwiko. Branice is from a Maasai pastoralist family and is first in her class at Vanessa Grant School. She is a school prefect, an official in several clubs, and she led her school to a national level in the science congress. According to her headmistress, Branice "stands out as a leader in school and is ready to lead others."
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Samuel |
Samuel is fourth in his class at Rongai Boys School, and in May he was recognized as the most responsible and hardworking student at school. According to his teacher, he has also done "exemplary work in the school especially in the school community service program. He is also participating in the Kenya Students Science congress with an agricultural project. In two weeks time he will present the project at a national level, the highest in the country. It will be the first time a project from Rongai Boys is reaching national level since 2002. He is such a committed young man."
Congratulations to these two deserving scholars! |
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American Intern to Work for EFAC in Kenya
 This year's intern in Kenya is Kelsey Redpath, a recent graduate of St. Lawrence University. Kelsey will begin her 3-month stay in Kenya at the Mentor Workshop on September 2nd and then settle in at Gogar Farm close to 3 EFAC partner schools. Her primary responsibilities will be to work with students at Vanessa Grant, Rongai and Bahati Schools and to facilitate electronic communication between the EFAC DREAMS students in NH and Colorado with EFAC scholars in Kenya. Kelsey spent time in Nairobi during her sophomore year in college and has spent her past two summers working with high school students with the Overland Program in the States. She is looking forward to going back to Kenya this fall and working with our EFAC scholars.
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Creek Streak Triathlon for EFAC
Advisory Board member, Sharon Malhotra and her husband, Munish, participated in the Creek Streak Triathlon at the end of July to raise funds for EFAC. Munish and Sharon signed up through Your Cause Sports, a nonprofit that organizes endurance events for charitable fundraising and raised over $300 for EFAC. Thanks! Read more in Sharon's blog.
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Summerfilm: The First Grader
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Please join us for a reception before the screening of The First Grader at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH on Tuesday August 23, 2011. The First Grader is a heartwarming and true story about an 84-year-old Kenyan villager and former Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time. Please purchase your movie tickets in advance ($8.50) at the box office or on the Music Hall website. Reception: 6:00pm; Movie: 7:30pm. RSVP for the reception to info@educationforallchildren.org. |
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