"Invest in Your World"

Hello!

As I think I have mentioned in previous blog posts, one project that I have been working on is a week-long
"Take Our Daughters to Work Week"
that is modeled after the similar American equivalent where children are taken into the workplace to catch a glimpse of what an average day is like for a professional woman. Often times, young Togolese girls do not have the opportunity to see successful, powerful women in a professional environment. Nor do they know what types of opportunities await them after high school or university.

This week-long camp will be held in Atakpame but will host 30 high school girls from all over the Plateau Region in the month of December. The girls will not only have the opportunity to visit work places of interest but will also receive computer skills training, resume-writing training, valuable lessons on how to plan for the future, as well as discussions about the real life obstacles they will likely face due and how to overcome/deal with them.

This project has had success with school girls of all ages all over the world. However, this particular project is dependant on outside funding sources. To fund this project, we are using a Peace Corps Partnership which is a program that gives friends and family the opportunity to support community projects like this one. All contributions are appreciated and will inevitably help this project become a realization for myself as well as Togolese high school girls.

If you are interested in learning more about this project or would like details on how to contribute, please see the following website:
https://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.donors.contribute.projDetail&projdesc=693-338

** All contributions are tax deductible **


Thank you all for your continued support!