Here is where you come in – we are asking our friends and family to take on one child each. That's it. Put a child in school for $25. It will buy them the needed 8 school books, 2 uniforms, and pair of shoes they need. That gets it done for a year. Cool, huh?
These donations are made through a non-profit organization based in Franklin, TN, African Leadership (www.africanleadership.org). They train local African pastors and church leaders, and fund relief and development projects in their communities, like the Calvary Christian School. Ellie's Run, in its short two-year history, has helped raise the awareness of and funding for these children - and it has raised approximately $40,000 total. To date, at the Calvary school, funds from Ellie's Run have been used to build four classrooms, clothe children with needed uniforms and shoes and provide school supplies for 400 children. This annual race keeps that work going.
My trip to Africa 8 years ago changed my life. I saw what the children had to do in order to be educated because education is a privilege, not free, as in the US. Our dear friends, Barrett Ward and Rachel Duckworth, have been to Kibera, to the Calvary school, and met these children. They have given us a more personal responsibility to do something to help keep them in school. Please join us! Our goal is to raise enough money to sponsor 40 kids for next school year.
If you are interested in sponsoring a child (or more), do the following:
Make your $25 (per child) check payable to “African Leadership – ERFA”
Put “Debra and Jeff Myrick” in the memo line
Mail to: Run for Africa PO Box 150915 Nashville, TN 37215-0915
All donations are completely tax-deductible. We really appreciate your support! Also, if you'd like to run alongside us in Ellie's Run for Africa, you can sign up on the website at www.elliesrun.org.
Peace, love and Africa!
Barrett and Rachel in Kiberia
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