About Madagascar Educational Opportunities

Business Insider ranks Madagascar as the ninth poorest nation in the world, with an average per capita GDP of less than $1,000.00.
On average, rural students are poorer than their counterparts in cities.
Schools in the countryside tend to receive less funding and have a lower standard of education than those in bigger cities.
Small villages generally do not have high schools, so students seeking a secondary education must move to a larger town in order to study at the high school level.
Many times, students must subsidize their teachers salaries to attend class.
As with many developing countries, females usually must bear domestic responsibilities in addition to their workloads, making it more difficult to devote time to education.

We facilitate the high school education of students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to study at the high school level.

We select students based upon their level of need and their past academic performance.
Each student, along with a parent or guardian, commits to completing high school. We commit to providing a small living stipend in addition to school fees and supplies.
Students must maintain passing grades to remain in the program.

We aim to empower girls by ensuring that at least fifty percent of our students are female.
During our second year, we began providing tutoring to our students and saw noticeable improvements in performance.

All of our directors are volunteers. 100% of our funds go to program expenses in Madagascar.
More than 50% of our budget is provided directly to the students in the form of school fees, stipends, and supplies
Only ten percent of our budget goes to overhead costs.
Remaining major budget expenses include other support services such as tutoring as well as payment to a fieldworker and accountant who administer our program.