SCHOOLS FOR AFRICA: Big Game Safari Schools For Africa International Project International Educational Excellence Committee

SAFARI Swahili for “journey” Hunting for survival Exploration of lands

PREPARATION

Africa, The Art of a Continent, edited by Tom Phillips Jambo/Hujambo – HELLO! Habari/Habari gani – HOW ARE YOU? Nzuri – FINE! Jina lako nani – WHAT IS YOU NAME? Jina langu ni – MY NAME IS _______. Habari za machana – GOOD AFTERNOON. Asante – THANK YOU! Hodi – ANYONE IN? (said before entering a house, as you approach) Karibu – WELCOME/COME ON/ENTER! Kwaheri – GOODBYE/BYE. Ndiyo – YES. Hapana – NO. SWAHILI BASICS

SFA SAFARI: Looking for Answers QUESTIONS What is DKG’s first official international project? Which branch of the UN directly works with this project? Name 5 of the 13 countries that receive services through the SFA project.

SFA SAFARI: Looking for Answers QUESTIONS 4.Who, in speaking about the plight of African children, said: “Education is a child’s right.”? 5.Name 3 ways in which our contributions help children in Africa.

DKG’s first official international project “educating children in the global village”

Our Schools For Africa Guides UNITED NATIONS UNICEF/U.S. Fund UNESCO

TRAVEL ADVICE “There are not enough schools for children in Africa. In sub Saharan Africa alone 45 million children do not go to school. Support Schools For Africa. Together we can build more schools and equip them and educate the next generation of African leaders. … Education is a child’s right.” Nelson Mandela

SCHOOLS FOR AFRICA Africa, The Art of a Continent, edited by Tom Phillips ANGOLA BURKINA FASO ETHIOPIA GUINEA-BISSAU MALAWI MALI MADAGASCAR MOZAMBIQUE NIGER RWANDA SIERRA LEONE SOUTH AFRICA ZIMBABWE

“BIG GAME” Safari SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION Phase 1 – over 1,000 schools at cost of $14,000 each, fully furnished were built. Schools offer a safe, protective environment where children can learn and play.

“BIG GAME” Safari CLEAN WATER and SANITATION FACILITIES $4,800 will provide a safe water point at a school site Without separate sanitation facilities for boys and girls, most girls stop coming to school at puberty.

“BIG GAME” Safari SCHOOL-IN-A-BOX KITS $250 provides a school-in-a-box kit containing learning materials to 80 school children. This amount also includes transportation costs for getting the materials to the site. These kits are used generally where there are no schools or where schools are being constructed or renovated.

“BIG GAME” Safari TEACHER TRAINING $125 provides 3 days of training for teachers, ultimately benefiting about 1,200 children.

“BIG GAME” Safari SCHOOL SUPPLIES $45 will give 10 children the supplies and learning materials they need.

“BIG GAME” Safari LEARNER KITS $10 provides one student a learning kit which contains a book bag, stationery, mini atlas, and math tables.

SFA SAFARI: What did you discover? QUESTIONS What is DKG’s first official international project? Which branch of the UN directly works with this project? Name 5 of the 13 countries that receive services through the SFA project.

SFA SAFARI: What did you discover? QUESTIONS 4.Who, in speaking about the plight of African children, said: “Education is a child’s right.”? 5.Name 3 ways in which our contributions help children in Africa.

The true benefactors of our “Big Game” Safari today are the children in the sub-Saharan countries of Africa like these living in Ethiopia.

Every contribution makes a difference in the life and schooling of these children. Donations by DKG members in the U.S. should be made payable to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and mailed to: UNICEF/U.S. Fund Attn: NGO Department 125 Maiden Lane New York, NY Use the DKG International “Schools for Africa” form when submitting your donations. DKG members in countries outside the U.S. may elect to send contributions to DKG Headquarters in Austin for processing or use the contribution link at gamma-society.html.

SCHOOLS FOR AFRICA: Big Game Safari Pictures courtesy of Professor Elizabeth Fisher, Randolph-Macon College, Virginia Anne-Marie Carlson, “Kanyinya” UNICEF partners with Rwanda in developing Child Friendly Schools ©2010 Free images from