A notice from our president, Dick Houston

Trustees and friends of Elefence

Next week I’ll be wiring $1750 for Elefence’s project to pay for scholarships for 10 students at village Chilumba School.

We pay for the high school age students’ tuitions, required uniforms, backpacks, books, new shoes (most Malawi school children go to school barefoot), lesson tablets, and pens and pencils. Without our support, these students would have to drop out of school.

Who knows what the future holds for these dirt poor kids. But now they have a promising chance at life. Shoes and dignity have been put on their feet. Seeds have been planted.

We plan to fund this scholarship program every year.

Dick🐘

Footnote: Lynn Clifford, the WAG Field manager, administers the details of the students who receive the scholarships in coordination with the teachers and the student’s parents. She is averse to just handing out money for these scholarships so she pays up front for the students supplies and clothes along with the first semester tuition. The student’s parents must then work for WAG to earn the other half of the scholarship. The work includes things like preparing food for the rangers or mending their uniforms, keeping the camps in good order or clearing trails. This policy gives the parents a real sense of accomplishment in securing a better life for their child.

We will have photos of the students as soon as he new school year begins