Why We Give
This holiday season, we asked a few of
our donors why they give to World Education.
Many responded with compelling stories
of their own, which we now share with
the you, the extended World Education
family. We think you will find their
words inspiring, too.
Elaine Phelan
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Elaine
Phelan, Professor of
Accounting at Siena College
and World Education supporter.
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As a college professor, I am devoted to
giving all of my students a quality education.
I give to World Education because many
students do not have the support or flexibility
that my students have. I am thinking
particularly of the disadvantages of
poor women, for whom staying in school
is a constant battle. In low-income households
around the world, the needs of men and
boys often take precedence over the needs
of girls. With regard to education, girls
are kept out of school because they are
given less money than their brothers,
because they marry earlier, and because
they do chores instead of homework.
When I give to World Education, I know
that my gifts will directly support education
and vital services for the girls and
women who need it most. Girls like Anontou,
from World Education's Batonga Girls
Education Program are able to continue
her education with World Education's
support, and, most crucially, conntectors
to mentors like Grammy-award winning
artist Angelique Kidjo, who are these
girls' constant source of guidance and
inspiration.
Will you make
a gift today to support the thousands
of girls like Anontou who are striving
to complete their education?
Together, we are creating a reality wherein
half the world's population can and will
contribute to the social and economic
development of their communities. But
we still have a long way to go. Please join
me in making a gift to World Education
today.
Happy Holidays,
Elaine Phelan
World Education Supporter
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Patricia Sánchez
Connally
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Patricia
Sánchez Connally,
Ph.D. candidate and World
Education supporter with
husband Jean Connally.
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I give to World Education because I myself
am an example of how education changes
a life of little hope into one of great
promise. My family and I escaped war-torn
El Salvador and emigrated to the U.S.
when I was just eleven years old. I could
have fallen through the cracks, but instead,
I learned English, finished high school,
and was the first member of my family
to earn a college degree. I was also
the first person in my family to attend
graduate school.
Because I understand the challenges of
new immigrants and refugees of war, I
am happy to give to World Education,
an amazing organization that provides
people like myself with the tools and
services to rise above their circumstances.
Deepo
Jibril, for example, came to
the U.S. from a refugee camp in Kenya.
She was raising three children when
she enrolled in a World Education-supported
Bridge to College Program. At the
end of her time at Bridge, World
Education awarded Deepo a college
scholarship.
Now, Deepo is now a mentor for other Bridge
students and a college graduate, creating
a promising future for herself, her children
and her mentees.
It takes just a few minutes of your time
to give the gift of education, the greatest
asset a person can have in their lifetime.
Please join
me in making a tax-deductible gift
today. I also encourage you to visit
World Education's gift
catalog, to see more options for
giving and to learn more about what your
valuable support will do.
Happy Holidays,
Patricia Sánchez Connally
World Education Supporter
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Mark Culliton
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Nonprofit
leader and World Education
supporter Mark Culliton
with his sons Julius
and Oliver.
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I give to World Education because I believe
that education is the means to social
justice and the best way out of poverty.
Educational attainment is the single
greatest predictor of success for an
individual, a family and a community.
Thus, it is not surprising that it is
most often denied, withheld or poorly
delivered to those with the least. The
ethical and human obligation to empower
others through knowledge drives my life
professionally and personally, and is
the reason I give particularly to World
Education.
I work to correct inequities in inner
city education in Boston, where I also
raise two boys. In my position I see
both the shortcomings of the system and
the amazing results that become commonplace
when you invest in and commit to giving
the best possible education to those
that others dismiss as 'not important'
or 'unable to achieve.'
This is why I am committed to making a
difference in the lives of young people
like Asonah
Nma, a second-grade student and polio
survivor in Ghana.
Thanks to World Education's Ambassador
Girls' Scholarship Program, Asonah
can pursue her dream of being a nurse.
Will you join me in supporting girls
like Asonah by making
a gift today?
Initiatives such as these bring us closer
to the day when gender, race and economic
status no longer define what a person
can learn or who she or he can be. Because
World Education has decades of experience
and a stellar reputation, I trust that
my gift will go directly to the girls
and women who need it most. By making
a gift to World Education, we know that
we are part of something big.
I hope you will help us keep the doors
of opportunity open. Please join us by making
a gift today.
Happy Holidays,
Mark Culliton and Family
World Education Supporters
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