Schools for Africa Project
Update on Progress...
- DKG Schools for Africa Newsette 5
- DKG Schools for Africa Newsette 6
- DKG Schools for Africa Newsette 7
- DKG Schools For Africa Newsette 8
- DKG Schools for Africa Newsette 9
- DKG Schools for Africa Newsette 13
DONOR FEEDBACK
Recently, a chapter inquired about obtaining confirmation from UNICEF that a donation had been received. The chapter asked: "Do donors receive written confirmation after a donation has been sent to UNICEF? If not, how can a person/chapter find out a donation was received?"
When answering these question, Nita Scott, Membership Services Administrator, noted that how these questions are answered centers around whether the donation was sent directly to UNICEF, using the form provided to our members, or whether it was sent through DKG (as in a chapter check sent to Austin for UNICEF).
Donations sent through DKG first go through the Austin office (European countries follow this route for the most part, especially if they don't have a UNICEF Office in their own country) and then to UNICEF in New York City. These donations, however, will not be tax-deductible in the U.S.
Donations sent directly to the UNICEF/U.S. Office in New York City via the form they generated for our use (www.dkg.org–LIBRARY–Schools for Africa) will be processed only by them. They send out acknowledgements directly to the donor. Direct donations also bring a more "official" tax- deduction documentation.
Chapters having questions about the status of a donation should provide chapter ID information to Nita Scott to aid in tracking down the donation. They should also note if the donation was made directly to UNICEF or first through the Austin office of DKG.
To learn more about what the Schools for Africa project is doing, click on the Schools for Africa picture on the International Web site. Read the monthly newsettes. See how the Schools for Africa project is Transforming Lives through Education.
From DKG International...
The link to the Schools for Africa Project on the DKG International Website is here. It is accessed from the Library link.
In September 2009, an additional agreement was signed which extended Schools for Africa into 11 countries including Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ethiopia and Madagascar. In these countries as well as the new additions, UNICEF is working with governments, local authorities, communities and other partners to:
- Build and rehabilitate 1,000 schools
- Create schools that offer a safe and protective environment where children can learn
and play; - Provide access to clean water and separate sanitation facilities for boys and girls in
those schools; - Supply exercise books, pens, proper furniture and other school and sports materials;
- Train 100,000 teachers to provide children with quality education and basic life skills;
- Educate children about proper hygiene and HIV prevention; this knowledge is passed on to siblings, parents, and the community at large.
THE CORNER SWAP SHOP
Cities throughout the world host UNICEF events that serve to educate people about conditions in Africa. Besides the event noted above, there are events planned this month in Denver, CO and Washington, D.C. Is there a UNICEF event coming to your state? Check with the events coordinator in your city to find out about these opportunities.
Visit the unicef site to see what the project is...Click here
See how DKG is involved with unicef... click here
Here is what DKG International says aboout the Africa Project....click here
Get the "Facts at a Glance" sheet to print out...click here
Download the workshop notes...click here
Program Idea...
Introduce your chapter and state members to the Millennium Development Goals through a program where they learn about this global issue.
EMPOWER WITH PROGRAMS
PROGRAM IDEA #13:
"Learning your MDG's"
Objectives:
- To acquaint members with the Millennium 1. Development Goals (MDG's) and the projected targets to obtain by 2015
- To review basic information about the SFA Project 2. and how to contribute to it
- To "inform the members of current economic, social, political, and educational issues so that they may participate effectively in a world society" DKG Purpose 7
Prior to the Meeting:
- Download onto your computer/flash stick the 4 minute video, "Make It Happen," found on the MDG's web site under the BACKGROUND link.
- Make a copy of the reverse of this newsette for each member attending your meeting.
- Set your meeting for a venue where you can use an LCD/laptop.
- Bring a flip chart and pens to facilitate your • discussion.
At the Meeting:
- Introduce the topic of MDGs by reading "DO • YOU KNOW YOUR MDG'S?" to the group.
- Show the 4-mintue video, "Make It Happen."
- Ask members to discuss the points in the video that stood out to them. Ask them to discuss which points recall components of the SFA project that DKG has undertaken to support.
- Record their answers on the flip chart.
- Distribute the sheet on which the eight MDG's are listed along with the targets associated with each.
- Have members note which MDG's correlate with information they recall about the SFA project.
- Discuss how the SFA Project is aiding the UN to reach the goals set under the MDG's
- Close the meeting by suggesting to members that they honor a retiring educator this spring with a donation in her/his name to Schools for Africa.
- Donation forms can be downloaded from the DKG Web site:www.dkg.org. Click on the EEC picture at the bottom of the HOME page. Then, click on the SFA link on that page. The form is on the SFA page along with other resources to use.
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