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Mariam & Nafisah

Awinbigya & Abiba

Proposal

Sonia Barnoff found out about Create Change as she is a cousin of Shannen O'Brian, Create Change's founder. Sonia immediately donated to a project, as she felt compelled to make a difference for those living in poverty.

She has since taken on the task of raising money to support ten girls through a year of high school. These girls have struggled through their life to stay in school despite not having adequate books or supplies, but have remained determined to escape the life of poverty their parents continue to lead.

Although the girls have fought hard to gain admission to secondary school, the fees they must pay are more than their families can bear. One year of high school is more than half of most families' incomes in Northern Ghana. These girls will simply not be able to fulfill their potential without external support.

Join Sonia today to make a world of difference in these ten girls' lives, and watch them progress through news updates, photos, and videos, all because of your generosity.

Sonia's Sponsored Girls:

Abiba lost her father a few years ago, leaving her unemployed mother to support three children. School fees for her children have been almost impossible to pay for. Because of this support, Abiba is the first girl in her family to attend high school.	Awinbigya lost her father and her mother is unemployed. While her brothers have worked as labourers to earn money for their school fees, Awinbigya is forced to help her mother with chores. Awinbigya hopes to graduate and have a career so she can support herself.
Esther is a strong young lady. She is one of our only students who went through a pregnancy while in school. Thanks to encouragement from Creating Change, she is still in school, preparing to graduate. Esther hopes to become an accountant.	Huzeima comes from a rural village, where she was had so many chores to do she rarely got to study. Through attending Dabokpaa, she now boards in town and has greatly improved her grades and is now stiving to study science at training college.
Mariam has struggled through her education. With two unemployed parents who never went to school, she relied on her uncle to buy her a uniform and pencils in primary school. Her uncle died, and she now has no one to turn to for support in her education.	Martha comes from a small rural village where girls do not have very much opportunity. Most of her friends are already married with children, and work as farmers. Because of her determination, she got admission into high school and hopes for support so she can become a secretary.
Nafisa parents are very poor. He father is a farmer, and her mother is a housewife. Nafisa's mother has been encouraging her to drop out of school and marry, since she cannot afford the fees or necessary school supplies. Nafisa will need help is she is to follow her dream of becoming a seamstress.	Rahinatu has had difficulties. After her father retired, he never received his pension cheques, so the family suddenly were living in extreme poverty. They could no longer pay for electricity, or the children's school fees. Rahinatu remains in school only because of this support.
Salamatu would not be in school if Creating Change staff had not found her a placement at Dabokpaa. Salamatu used to be a shy, nervous girl with poor english. Since she started attending Dabokpaa, she has become a confident, well-spoken young lady. Salamatu hopes to become a teacher.	Serah comes from a rural village where as subsistence farmers, they struggle even to get enough food to eat. Serah's family has been selling the food they grow for her fees, but then go hungry for some of the year. Serah works hard because she know what this assistance means to her familiy.

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