Helping the educational needs of young girls in Kaolack, Senegal started out as the small dream of Viola Vaughn. It became a dream that OSIWA was the first to believe in.
As the number of girls who desired educational support grew, so did the need for outside financial assistance. In 2004 OSIWA was the first to sponsor this project called the, “10,000 Girls Educational Support Program” under the Women Health Education Program Support Alliance (WHEPSA).
With the help of OSIWA, the project covered the community of Kaolack including Nioro, Kaffrine and Ndoffane, and improved the attitudes of its young scholars by providing them with professional training.
Today, the program has over 3,500 girls participating in their programs in 11 different areas of Senegal. The education program of the project is now in 43 participating schools. The entrepreneurship programs have new bissap fields and sewing workshops in Kaolack, Koungheul, Kayemour and Segou.
Through its success, the project does not forget who first believed in the dream and acknowledges that without OSIWA, it would not have been able to continue its good work.
For more information on the 10,000 Girls Educational Support Program, visit the site: www.10000girls.org
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