Benefit Concert Series

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Jonathan K

Kensington, MD

  • people helped3500
  • People Doing It 75

The Problem

We're helping communities in Mali, Africa where many children are denied the opportunity to get an education because the families are so poverty-stricken, they cannot afford it. If a family gets the chance to send one of their children to school, they usually send the boy. School Girls Unite aims to give the opportunity for girls who otherwise would not be able to get an education and we are proud to say that we're sending 85 girls to primary school. We understand that educating more girls will lead to increased wages in a community. Educating more girls will result in more educated mothers that will in turn send their children to school. Ultimately, educating girls will create a smarter, more peaceful world.

Plan of Action

The original idea of the concerts was propelled by a micro-grant from Georgetown University's Fund for the Future of our Children. The non-profit excelled School Girls Unite to start the concert series to raise funds. One of the initial steps into effecting change is spreading awareness within our communities. SCHOOL GIRLS UNITE, an award winning youth-led nonprofit organization, has held one free benefit concert on September 5th, 2008 and will hold another on December 20, 2008 in Downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. The events include great music provided by diverse high school bands, speakers, poets and Congressman Chris Van Hollen. The concerts give members of our community to assist in the fight against injustice in the world in a grassroots level. By holding these concerts, we raise donations that directly fund girls in Mali, Africa to help send them to school. Similarly, we increase awareness about our cause and instill a purpose in our community. The funds raised have sent over 80 girls in Mali to school from elementary to 12th grade. That impact, coupled with the raised awareness in the United States by advocating governmental action and aid for one of the poorest countries in the world. The girls in Mali will eventually enter the work world as educated women to then influence and positively impact their own communities.
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