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 *   Hello to all that visit this site. This is a site created by us for a Humanities school project on "Education for All". If you're interested in this topic, we hope you will support our cause by donating to us or to the following organizations which we have detailed case studies on in our other pages. Thank you for visiting us, and we hope you will realize that "Education for All" is a big problem in the world at this moment!

// Willy, Emily, Julia, and Andy. //      **

 **Hello to all our devoted supporters! This is a note to you all that we finally have a name! Our name is EDUCOM (Education for the Children of Malawi)! We have decided to have Andy as our Treasurer (Applause!), Emily as our Supplier (Hooray!), Julia as our Researcher (Yippee!), Willy as our Communicator (Yay!). Thank you!**  **//February 6, 2009//** 

         <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">  Our Topic: Providing money for organizations that support education in Malawi, Africa. __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">    **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> The topic we were given was Education for All. Because Education for All is a very large and a very vague topic, we chose to focus on helping children get education in  **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">  Malawi, Africa. **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> In Malawi, there are several organizations that have already taken action to helping the children there because they recognize that if children do not get primary education, they are likely to have a smaller success rate in their future to come. (Jobs, Literature, Reading, etc.) Noticing the need for education at an early age, we decided that we should start taking action as well and focus on raising funds for primary/secondary schools in Malawi. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">        <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">       <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">       <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">    <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">      <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">       <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**__<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> Maybe This Will Persuade You   __**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> Do you think you would have made it to where you are today without education? Look at all the successful people around you, and contemplate how many of them would be standing in the same place without a primary or secondary education. None. Malcom X once said, "Without education, you're not going anywhere in this world". This is very true for poor children, especially in Africa. If they're stuck in this vicious cycle of endless poverty, how will these underpriviledged children break out of their limitations? There are 121 million children just like this, uneducated and without a hope for the future. Nearly 1 billion people, including adults, entered the 21st century unable even read or write their own names. Because of their illiteracy, people who were not given education at an early age have a permenant disability to find a prosperous life and are struggling to keep their families alive. A lot of these uneducated people are from developing countries, making it even harder for them to succeed. Even with developed countries like the United States, you would think that they would have a lower illiteracy rate. But grim statistics show different. 42 million adults can't read at all; 50 million are unable to read at a higher level that is expected of a fourth or fifth grader. Isn't that upsetting to read? Also, non-educated people are more likely to succumb to crime and debt burdens. 70 percent of prisoners in state and federal systems can be classified as illiterate. 85 percent of all juvenile offenders rate as functionally or marginally illiterate. 43 percent of those whose literacy skills are lowest live in poverty. The loss of education greatly affects everyone, anywhere, that don't have access to education. That's why we, as a group of children who are extremely fortunate to have education already provided to us, want to help out the less unfortunate by starting to get donations and give it to the organizations working to help. With our help and hundreds of other compassionate people standing with us, these poverty stricken children can finally hold the potential to become the world's shining future, the entupreters and Nobel prize winners of tomorrow. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">  ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> "They die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from scrutiny and the concience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death" (Makepovertyhistory.com's homepage)    ** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> Place yourself in their life, see what they see. Suddenly you would be grateful for those boring teachers, those annoying pieces of homework, those harsh grades. In Malawi, there are no such things as an international school, or any school of our standards. We want you to help us during this struggle for universal education all around the world, starting with Africa. Please kindly donate to our cause and your money will be sent to the Jacaranda School in Malawi, to buy books to study with and desks to write on. Anything you give will make a difference.

--    <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> Education is a vital part of communication, understanding, and learning for human beings. It has been proven that lack of education not only harms children and their future, but is also linked to decreased health outcomes and lower economic gains. However, many of the people in the world do not have access or do not have the money to go to school and learn. Some 1 billion adults are illiterate, and about 72 million children are denied basic primary school teachings. A vast majority of those are girls. When people are not able to read and write, it greatly lowers their potential to change the world, or even to make a living, because no high-paying employers want illiterate people working for them. As you can see, these under-privileged people are stuck in this terrible poverty and with no guidance. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">   <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> Luckily, there are people who recognize this problem, and have started organizations in the world such as Room to Read, and Education For All (lead by UNESCO). Their mission is to provide the means for every individual child to become literate and have a better chance at getting a good job. This is a chance, a challenge, directed towards us. We need to help 700 million children in 42 highly indebted countries finally get a chance to realize their full potential. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> The US is working on the Education for All Act of 2007, a movement that moves to ensure all children worldwide are given the right to study, no matter of social status or parent occupation. The EFA, lead by UNESCO, is encouraging the US and private donors to give resources and funds for expanding schools so that children are able to attend school. They are also encouraging the US to cooperate with other developing/third world countries, so as to increase the number of children happily garnering new information that will help them all their lives. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">      <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">     <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> “We may not individually be able to change the world but we can help to make a difference to a person’s life and indirectly many more.”    ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">