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Spring 2014 Newsletter

June 8, 2014

Spring 2014 Newsletter

The Spring 2014 World Scholarship Initiative Newsletter shares some of the highlights of the past year: – Two boys started secondary school this January because of scholarships from WSI – Our three e...

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We’re Part of the Movement

June 3, 2014

We’re Part of the Movement

By Tom Bode Human rights issues like global women’s rights are on the rise in the public conscience. Here’s an article by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kirstoff about the benefits of educating gir...

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A Beautiful First Year

April 4, 2014

A Beautiful First Year

In December, Peris, Triza and Villitracia finished their first year of high school at Christ the King Girls Academy, an all-girl Catholic boarding school. It was an exciting year of changes. They tran...

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New Students Awarded Scholarships and Begin School

March 10, 2014

New Students Awarded Scholarships and Begin School

By Tom Bode, President Gidraf and Paul in their new school uniforms. On January 29, two boys started their first year at Loreto Nakuru Secondary School in Nakuru, Kenya on scholarships provided by Wor...

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Educating Girls is Important (obviously)

January 15, 2014

Educating Girls is Important (obviously)

By Tom Bode, President In Kenya, as other countries, girls face many obstacles to receiving education, so that by the time they finish primary school, girls on average score much lower than boys. Yet,...

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New students!

January 8, 2014

New students!

Students in Kenya received their scores this week that determine their entrance into secondary school. We heard from several students from St. Paul’s Primary School, who we intend to award secondary s...

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501c3 Tax Exempt Status

October 24, 2013

501c3 Tax Exempt Status

By Tom Bode, President UPDATE (8/20/2014): We have received our determination letter from the IRS stating that our 501c3 status is official! World Scholarship Initiative is now treated as being a 501c...

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Term 2 Grades and Letters

October 13, 2013

Term 2 Grades and Letters

By Tom Bode, President The second term of school is over and the three students have sent their grades and an update on their lives and studies to their sponsors. Triza and Peris improved their school...

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Success at Math Camp

September 10, 2013

Success at Math Camp

By Tom Bode, President August 24 was the end of the Maseno University Math Camp, which our students attended. It was difficult to organize the registration and attendance of the students from the Unit...

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One school year funded! A new name and other changes

August 27, 2013

One school year funded! A new name and other changes

By Tom Bode, President We first conceived of this organization in December 2012 and were so inspired by the idea that we committed to sponsoring students before we had an organization, a website, fina...

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The Girls Are Off to Math Camp!

July 24, 2013

The Girls Are Off to Math Camp!

By Eurie Hwang This August, Villitracia, Triza, and Peris will be off to spend a week at the Maseno University Maths Camp. They have a month-long break in August and jumped at this opportunity to imme...

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Kenyan Teachers Strike For Increased Pay

July 17, 2013

Kenyan Teachers Strike For Increased Pay

An empty classroom at St. Paul’s Primary School. More pictures By Eurie Hwang The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) entered its third week of nationwide strike over increased allowances. They de...

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