Thanks alot Maria! You are a blessing always
John

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Lele

Thanks alot Maria! You are a blessing always
John

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Lele

i have read and from your profile and i thing i am inprise abut that so please i thing we can work hand to hand and also i am new here in this site and I have some work to do now to figure out exactly who can understad the partnership support.i am a second grade teacher from an elementary school,and we need some help or we can share work or other importan information i teach in a lonla sister shcool Bafut Cameroon so i will like to hard from you

hi My Name is Lamin K. Janneh From The Gambia, i find this side not long ago and decided to join because i came from a village where many things are missing and i hope i can be to help to my people. with the good people that know the importance of good living will do their best to help others that are not prevelage to have good education, waiter, just to name few. i stand to use my education in assisting my villager in all the aformentioned issues. and i hope that u can be to our help, by next time i will have my picture on ma site and that of my village.

thanks

This may be of interest to some of the schools on Nabuur who are working towards self-sufficiency.

http://www.teachamantofish.org.uk/competition/

Entry criteria and forms are on the website. Entries must be received before 31st December 2009

Hi Herlina,
This is quite some interesting work, it would be great for the work to continue online and i have seen an interesting platform where such concepts could shared.

An organisation on website www.elimu.co.ke is developing websites for schools in Kenya-Africa and this offers a great opportunity for rolling out such a great idea, please check it and see if the platform could be useful to this concept.

Kind Regards

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BenWaore

Dear all,
Jennifer recently found an organisation, Givology (https://www.givology.org/donate/projects/) that might be of interest for some of the Nabuur organisations involved in education. It follows a very similar model as Givemeaning and allows organisations involved in education to find private sponsors for different activities such as teacher training, or school fees for specific students. However, the application process is not that easy, and organisations have to fulfill the following criteria.

1. 501-(c)3 status (or equivalent) or official institutions of education (i.e. local schools or universities) - Non-profit organizations based in the United States should have tax exemption status. NGOs abroad have to meet accountability standards in accordance to the law of the base country. Official institutions of education should have documentation proving legitimacy of operations.

2. 2+ years of field experience - Givology mainly partners with established organizations that have deep operational experience and commitments to local communities and villages. Ideally, the partner organization would have local branches situated nearby the villages, since partners are required to provide periodic updates on the progress of the sponsored student or project.

3. Completion of Partner Application Form - To become a partner, Givology requests that each organization fills out a form that describes the organization's main achievements (i.e. number of students helped, amount of funding raised, awards for social impact, etc.), history, management team, and operational experience (i.e. geographic location and branches, number of staff, outreach strategy, overhead as a % of total resources). The form comprehensively addresses the key issues in building credible, lasting partnerships. The form is available here

4. Interview - Givology first screens potential partners through a 30-minute phone interview to clarify questions in the application and to develop a better understanding of the partner's operations and mission. If feasible, we will make travel arrangements to visit your organization.

5. Further Documentation - Givology may request potential partners to provide additional documentation, including letters of support.

More information and the application form can be found at https://www.givology.org/partnerships/

If somebody applies, please share your experience for others to learn from since so far nobody has applied yet. (or is there somebody?)

Wish you a happy new year,
Maria

Maria, thank you for sending the information. I will look into it and tell you whether we do make an application.

all the best,

Lia

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lilalia

Dear all,

It has been quite quiet in this group. I was just wondering whether any village actually applied to givology. And if yes, what was your experience?

If you are new to Nabuur or this group, please do not hesitate to use the various discussion threads to share your experience and ask questions you might have. If you are a new village on Nabuur working in education, this is your opportunity to get started and to learn from other villages that might work on a similar topic as you are. PLease have a look at the different discussion topics here http://www.nabuur.com/en/group/education/project

Have a good week-end everybody,
Maria

Hi Maria

Last I heard, Christopher from Masaka was part way through the application process, but am not sure how he got on. If I hear, I will let you know

Mary

Hi MariaZ

i applied for partnership with Givolgy and had a skype interview with Joyce Meng but till now
no result at all. I dont know if it takes long to have a definite answer so i am still waiting.

Can you help us with the time line? When did you apply? When did you have your Skype interview? Those two dates will help.

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Ginger :)

I did apply to Givology too. I applied on friday 22/1/2010. Joyce acknowledged receipt of my application and said she would get back to me.
I am still waiting for the next step.
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Framar School of Excellence, Kasama, Zambia

Yes Mariaz. I applied on 21/1/2010 and Joyce Meng acknowledged receipt of the application but I do not remember doin any skype interview with her. I do not know what is next either.

Maria
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Framar School of Excellence, Kasama, Zambia

Tonga, hello! What type of skype interviews did you have with Joyce? I applied there too but I do not remember having any type of interviews other than completing their questionnaire. Or do you mean the same?

Maria
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Framar School of Excellence, Kasama, Zambia