Facebook for Education in Developing Nations
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This incredible group recently collaborated together to give hundreds of donations to help build a preschool in Vietnam in under 6 months!!

If you were involved with that project and would like a copy of the school's completion report, visit:

http://facebookforeducation.googlepages.com

If you were not involved, but would like to find out what the project was about visit:

http://www.firstgiving.com/danelow

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Now that this group has shown what it can do in building... (read more)
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Facebook for Education in Developing Nations
Category:
Organizations - Non-Profit Organizations
Description:
This incredible group recently collaborated together to give hundreds of donations to help build a preschool in Vietnam in under 6 months!!

If you were involved with that project and would like a copy of the school's completion report, visit:

http://facebookforeducation.googlepages.com

If you were not involved, but would like to find out what the project was about visit:

http://www.firstgiving.com/danelow

What are we doing now?

Now that this group has shown what it can do in building... (read more)
Privacy Type:
Open: All content is public.

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Why are we doing this project?: A history marred by warfare and poverty has prevented Vietnam from developing an effective educational infrastructure. And with 33% of the population under the age of fifteen, Vietnam's educational system is particularly burdened. (3) Over half of the country's students do not continue on to secondary school. (4) This means that they stop learning to read and write by the age of ten!

Improving education continues to be a top priority for the Vietnamese government. Through the Doi Moi policy, the government assumes the responsibility of insuring universal education through the secondary years. Yet, the concept of a knowledge-based economy is new both theoretically and practically, and the transition continues to present a tough challenge, particularly in the rural areas. Even though primary education is free for the first six years, in some areas, the school facilities cannot adequately handle all the children, so students must attend on a half-day basis only. Schools are not equipped to provide enough teachers, books, or chairs for their students. In rural areas, war damaged roads make transportation to and from school treacherous, especially where children have to travel miles to reach the nearest school. Society encourages all children to finish high school, but many drop out early to find work to help in supporting their families.

Vietnam is a country committed to educating its youth, without sufficient resources to accomplish the task. That's where the members of this group come in!

See whose contributing and make your donation at http://www.firstgiving.com/facebookforeducation