Changing lives today! (Scholarship Program Inauguration Ceremony)
  
As Africa experiences one of the greatest population explosions ever recorded, millions of girls are forced into leaving the classroom and marrying early, often to ease the financial strains on their large families. By jump-starting their own child-bearing years, experts say, these young brides become trapped in a cycle of poverty, expose themselves to grave health risks and contribute to a baby boom that's already adding a child to the continent every second. from: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1379793.html

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Great achievement! The first dorm for our educational program More School for Me Program is finished! The house was inaugurated by Maria Mutola and the Magude Administrator. Many thanks to COFRA Foundation of Switzerland and the Philip and Rebecca Hochman Foundation, whose support through the Friends of the Lurdes Mutola Foundation made our first dorm construction possible.

Check out the inauguration photos at our photo gallery.

Joins Us As We Empower African Youth

The Friends of Lurdes Mutola Foundation (FLMF) is a 501(c)(3) public charity whose goal is to promote the empowerment and development of youth in Mozambique, one of the poorest countries in Africa. It shares a broad common goal, with the Lurdes Mutola Foundation (Fundacao Lurdes Mutola - FLM), in Mozambique to awaken the entrepreneurial, creative and innovative spirits of young promising minds in Africa, and to use their physical and intellectual capacities to partner with community based organizations and their leaders.

Currently the Foundation provides financial support to "More School For Me" one of the projects launched by the Lurdes Mutola Foundation in 2007. This project provides scholarship funds for 20 underprivileged, talented female students in Magude, a large and largely rural school district in Mozambique, to attend secondary education (grades 8 to 10) for three years. Thanks to generous supporters, it provides living space within walking distance from Magude Secondary School, meals, school supplies, after-school programs and a social worker, who lives with the students. The selected students will complete their education through 10th grade.

The FLMF is a nonprofit organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

Thanks to future donations, in January 2009 the program will be expanded to 20 more female students entering 8h grade , selected by the Lurdes Mutola Foundation for their talent and commitment to education.

The program milestones are:

  • Continue supporting the students entered in 2008
  • Support 20 more students in 2009, and 20 more in 2010
  • Build housing facilities for the three age groups
  • Cover daily life expenses for the students (40 in 2009, 60 starting from 2010)

Check out our 2008 Annual Report to see how the program is doing. Also you can now read LMF's newsletter META's second issue online.

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First dorm is finished!
Apr 30th 2009

The first dorm for our educational program is finished. We are all very excited. Maria Mutola attended the inauguration of the house which was built with the donation from COFRA and the Hochman Foundation.

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