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For participating in 2020 FunRacer Virtual 5K

Heather Neufeld

Raised: $54.10
Goal: $1,000.00
5.00% raised
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Team Joanna

Total raised: $0.00

Goal: $500.00

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My Five Saves Lives

I am the Board Chair of the African Education Program, a non-profit with which I and my entire family have been deeply involved for the past fifteen years. You may have asked how you can help during the pandemic. To what charity can you donate and know that your money will be well-spent? AEP saves lives in multiple ways. We save the lives of young people in Kafue Zambia by providing scholarships for them to attend high school and university, access to our educational resource center, hot meals, counselling, and health information. We give youth living in poverty, often orphaned by HIV, the chance to dream of a different, better life, one which education can bring about. We also save lives by averting dangerous early pregnancy and by teaching youth how to avoid contracting HIV. And finally, we are saving lives by distributing food so the youth and their families stay safe at home during the pandemic. Working with AEP staff nearly daily, I can truly say your donation matters!

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The African Education Program (AEP) provides educational and leadership development opportunities to hundreds of girls and boys in Zambia to break the cycle of poverty in their communities. AEP has changed the lives of thousands of young Zambians who otherwise would not have continued their education through its high school and college scholarship program and after-school learning center in Kafue.  

Before mid-March, AEP welcomed nearly 400 girls and boys on a daily basis at the after-school learning center. This all changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the center had to close. The AEP Team quickly transitioned to COVID-19 response and relief work. Three week's worth of food was distributed to 278 families. The AEP team actively tracks the situation on the ground to gauge when another distribution will be most beneficial. Health safety information sharing has been a priority through weekly health check-ins via phone with the families. Over 500 reusable masks were made by AEP's Threads of Hope, an income generating tailoring atelier run by a program alumnus, and were distributed to families. Nearly 2,000 family members are now benefiting from these services. The 2020 FunRacer Virtual 5K will ensure that the AEP Team can continue to do everything possible to keep our girls, boys, and their families safe during the uncertain times. Click here to learn more. 

My Supporters!

Donation date Donor name Donation amount
Jun 16 Rosanna Carreon Enjoy the Fun Racer! I love the pics of Joanna making progress. $54.10