Senegal Sponsorship
Since the early 1990’s the number of street children has been increasing at an alarming rate in Senegal. These children do not have the access to the resources that would give them the power to change their lives – education, clean water, nutritious food and health care. This tragedy is eating away at every aspect of the Senegalese society. Despair and hopelessness is evident and heartbreaking in the eyes of these children. 40% of the 12.3 million people of Senegal have never attended school. 48% of those who do reach working age are unemployed. In spite of officials promising for two decades now to intervene on behalf of these children, the problem has actually gotten worse.
In the face of these realities, Christian leaders in Senegal have felt the urgent need for the creation of Christian schools that would offer opportunities to these poorest and most marginalized members of Senegalese Society. In the few years these schools have existed, their enrollment and popularity has grown rapidly. These schools are springing up in cities and towns from one end of Senegal to the other. And still, there are hundreds more children simply waiting for a sponsor to make it possible for them to access education, health and spiritual transformation these Christian schools offer.
Target Population for this Sponsorship Program:
1. Orphans (street children are everywhere you look in any larger town or city)
2. Handicapped (viewed by some as cursed by Allah)
3. Single parent families (life expectancy is considerable shorter than in America)
4. Subsistent farmers (still a large portion of the population)
5. Large families (Moslem men are allowed and often expected to have up to four wives)
6. Children of unemployed parents (the unemployment rate in Senegal is 48%)
7. Children of seasonal or unskilled (illiterate) parents
Sponsor Commitment
1. $35 per month renewable each year
2. Regular prayer for your child
3. Exchanging letters with your sponsored child two to three times per year (details and guidelines will be provided to you by GO)
GO Commitments to sponsors
1. A picture of your child will be provided along with their name, age and brief bio information.
2. A letter from your child to you two to three times per year.
3. Organizing a trip to visit your sponsored child in Senegal for all sponsors who wish to go.
4. Ensuring that education, clean water, nutritious food and health care are provided for your child.
5. As a registered non-profit, charitable agency, GO will provide sponsors with a tax-deductible receipt for your donations.
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