Brand new school desks for students in rural Malawi.
International Grant$
Rooted in Community. Rising Globally.
We are proud to partner with and serve two incredible communities in Africa: The Sunshine Approach Foundation in Mozambique and Pamoza International in rural Malawi. These nonprofit organizations are driving social change by improving the lives of children and families living in extreme poverty through education, empowerment, and community development.
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Through these partnerships, Gifted Scholars Leadership Program is honored to provide annual financial grants and scholarships that support local educational initiatives. These funds help girls continue their academic journeys, pursue higher education, and envision a future full of promise and opportunity.
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Together, we are investing in global equity—ensuring that girls everywhere have the tools they need to learn, lead, and thrive.
IMPACT
The Sunshine Approach Foundation creates families by placing widows and orphans together in a home. They provide for all their needs: financial, medical, clothing, tuition, and more!
Education is key for the children to escape poverty. Only 1% of the children in Mozambique who start grade 1 will graduate grade 12. The children are given a boost by being placed in a local private school.
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Currently serving 29 orphans and 8 widows.
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Provide private school tuition, covering all expenses - uniform, book bags, books, school supplies, etc.
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Serve 40 preschool aged children through their Beacons of Light community programs.
The mission of Pamoza International is to share the Gospel and alleviate poverty and suffering through educational improvements, healthcare, economic empowerment, and food security.
Pamoza recognizes that educating girls can change entire communities. They must not only empower the girls, but also the community leaders, to support girls' education rights, so that the whole community can thrive.
IMPACT
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Serving more than 8,000 people every year.
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Breakfast programs, currently feeding 2,400 students every school day.
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Running school farms for school breakfast with the surplus being sold and the income invested into school-improving activities.
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Improving school facilities and providing learning supplies and materials, including solar lighting and school desks.
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Scholarships for college and high school. High School is not free in Malawi.
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Empowering over 2,000 girls by promoting education and reducing child marriages. Encouraging parents and village leaders to advocate for girls.
Gifted Scholars Leadership Program seeks to improve the lives of young girls of color not only in its physical area of location but also reaches out internationally to girls in other countries. In Mozambique, only 11% of girls transition to high school and only 1% continue on to university. Thanks to their financial support, young girls in Mozambique have the opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty into a life of sustainability and a future of hope.
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TERRI LARSON, Vice President
Sunshine Approach Foundation
Mozambique, Africa
