education is the key to theed a advancement for women in malawi. only 7% of girls complete high school while 15% of boys get high school degrees. there are many roadblocks for girls trying to get through high school, including tuition. high school in malawi is not free. in a poverty stricken country with a per capita annual income of $858, most families can t possibly pay the fees for all of the children or any of their children to go to high school. they are more likely when they do pay such fees to pay for a boy s education than a girl s. that s why we have established a girl s tuition program. we have raised an additional $50,906 for girls tuition in malawi.
we have raised an additional $50,906 for girls tuition in malawi. the full cost for a year of school for each girl is $177 which includes room and board for the girls who need it. the full cost of each of our desks that are made in malawi has increased to $65 each, reflecting a fuel spike in malawi. that has increased many prices involved in getting the desks built. the price of steel, the price of the wood that the workers use in malawi to make those desks. but any amount you can contribute is helpful. if you contribute $10 to desks or tuition, someone else will contribute $10 and someone else will contribute $10 so a girl will go to high school who otherwise would not have had a chance to go to high school and she will see a desk for the