How You Can Help
Here are some ways that you can help support the One
Planet International School. Please note that currently
donations are not tax-deductible in the United States, but we are
working on that.
Hidden Gems Scholarship
Fund
Providing Scholarships Primarily for Orphaned Girls & Street Girls
For each classroom, the One Planet International School offers at least
one scholarship and any needed materials or clothing to a child,
preferably an orphaned girl. You may contribute funds for a full or
partial scholarship in the honor of or in memory of a loved one, or
towards one of the scholarships listed below. A full one-year
scholarship which includes funds for tuition and materials is US$850.
Donors will receive a receipt and a profile of the child who is awarded
the scholarship. Currently, donations are not tax-deductible in the
United States.
Scholarships for the 2006-2007 Academic Year
If you would like to contribute any amount ($20, $50,
$100, $200, $500, $850 etc...) towards one of these
scholarship funds, or would like to start a new fund in honor or in
memory of a loved one, please write to
HiddenGems@oneplanetschool.com.
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Susie Clay Memorial Scholarship
Susie Clay "believed (and was impelled to tell every girl, boy, woman
and man whom she met, in the marketplace and on the bus, as well as in
the conference room) that promoting girls’ education is a prerequisite
not only for social and economic development, but through its
influence in establishing the equality of men and women, is a
necessary requirement for the achievement of world peace." "In
one of her most gratifying accomplishments, Susie was the inspiration
and prime mover behind an innovative national scholarship program for
elementary-age Mayan girls to attend school in Guatemala. This
program ... was later replicated in several other countries in Africa
as well as in India." Her friends and family mourned
around the world when she left us prematurely but gracefully of
multiple myeloma. She passed away peacefully at home on November 9,
2005, with her son and daughter at her side. We are pleased to
offer a scholarship in her memory.
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Zekre Abay Selfless Act Scholarship
Zekre Abay is a person who exemplifies what it means to be selfless,
to serve others and to love children. He thinks of others before himself.
If someone calls him and asks for assistance, he will drop whatever he
is doing, no matter how busy his own schedule may be, and will come to
the aid of a friend or even a friend of a friend without hesitation.
Anyone reading this who knows Zekre, will be able to retell an account
of how Zekre helped them. This school was started in
hopes of raising children who are radiant and selfless and desire to
help others before their own selves. We are happy to be able to
offer this scholarship in honor of Zekre Abay.
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Maria Meredith Literacy Scholarship
As our family was packing our things to move to Ethiopia,
Maria Meredith heard of our desire to start a school. She
happened to be working for an after school program that was shutting
down. She arranged for a tremendous portion of the books and
resources from the program to be donated to our future school.
We were able to bring more than 2,000 children's books in our shipment
due to Maria's thoughtfulness. These boxes of books helped us
to become even more determined and committed to starting this school.
We are pleased to be able to offer a scholarship in her honor:
The Maria Meredith Literacy Scholarship.
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Donate Funds for
Materials or Help Us Collect &
Ship Materials
Email
HiddenGems@OnePlanetSchool.com
for shipping information. Contributions may be sent through PayPal
to account name:
Gail@AmareFamily.com.
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Contribute
funds to pay for a small shipping container so that donated supplies,
equipment and furniture may be shipped from Washington, D.C. A small
shipment will cost as much as US$4,000.
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Donate funds for computers. Each computer
costs $400. We will need between 10-20 for the 2007 school year.
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Donate funds to purchase textbooks or collect unwanted
textbooks from your local school or yard sales. Our priority now
is for all subjects for grades 1 through 3, although the following year
we will need books for grades 4-6 as well.
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Collect or purchase items that are hard to find in
Ethiopia, and ship them.
Keep in mind that shipping costs can be expensive. (A 20 pound
box can cost as much as US$75 to ship).
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o Text books and
workbooks (priority)
o Children’s books
in English
o Educational VHS
or DVD videos
o Children’s
software and educational games
o Teacher’s
curriculum resources and teaching aids
o Art supplies
(child scissors, paints, smocks)
o Posters
o Globes or world maps
o Science
experiment materials
o Montessori
puzzle maps of the world (G-002.1) and of Africa
(G-002.5)
o Moveable
alphabet (we need 10-20 sets)
Volunteer Your Time
If you live in Addis Ababa, you may volunteer to assist in many
different ways such as creating teaching aids, reading stories to
children, developing curriculum materials or training teachers.
Call, e-mail, or visit the school for more information.
We also accept volunteers from abroad to serve in different capacities
for any length of time. In
particular, we need volunteers who can help with teacher training,
curriculum development, learning disabilities and other special needs.
We are also seeking a youth year of service volunteer to serve at the
school. Please e-mail
HiddenGems@OnePlanetSchool.com
for more information.
Capital Improvements and Expansion
Next year we will be adding three more grade levels to
the school, and we will be expanding into the neighboring compound.
We will need to construct classrooms and playground facilities.
The materials and construction costs will be approximately $12,000. Currently we are renting our facilities, and so we are also in the
process of looking for land to purchase for the school so that we may
build our own permanent facility that will meet the needs of the school
in the years to come. If you are interested in contributing towards capital
improvements and expansion, such as building new classrooms, repaving
the grounds, developing a safe ground cover for underneath the
playground equipment, or helping us to acquire land please email us at
HiddenGems@oneplanetschool.com.
Thank you Donors
We would like to recognize and thank the following
individuals/foundations for their contributions to the School.
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Maria Meredith donated thousands of books and teaching resources |
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Chesmaye Nur – Eyes of Light Foundation
donated scholarship funds |
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Allison Lide donated one month of her time and covered
her own travel expenses to provide teacher training and to provide
advice to the school. She was a true inspiration to all of us.
Please visit and contribute to Allison's orphanage in Afghanistan.
Visit
House of Flowers Orphanage. |
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Gunny helped to set up our technology corner and to
make some improvements to our Web site. |
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Rosanna Mastromonaco
spent one month helping us to develop our virtues curriculum and to
provide some teacher training. |
One
Planet International School, PLC
P.O. Box 3115 Code 1250
