Summer photos from Marial Bai!
We've made great progress this year at our high school in Marial Bai, Southern Sudan—check out our
new photo gallery. There are nearly 250 students enrolled! We constructed the girls' dorm, library, and science lab, and started work on a soccer field and school farm. To support our students, click
here.
After visiting Sudan with Valentino in April,
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof produced a great
video feature about Valentino and the Marial Bai Secondary School. Kristof also wrote a
column about his visit to the school, which followed up on his
earlier column about Valentino. Thanks to Mr. Kristof for his continued support of our work in Sudan!
Our first team of volunteer teachers arrived at the Marial Bai Secondary School, where they'll be spending the summer training teachers, teaching classes, and helping build capacity at the school. Please enjoy our
photo gallery from June, and also our recent
photo blog from May.
Help support Valentino's school
Classes have begun at the Marial Bai Secondary School for its second academic year! Construction is complete on our new girls' dormitories, which can accommodate nearly 100 young women—more female students than at any other high school across Southern Sudan.
Here are some specific ways you can support our students:
Sponsor a student with a monthly donation of $21. To make a monthly donation in another amount, email us.
$9 provides a student with a backpack full of school supplies.
$30 provides a student with a full set of textbooks.
$75 provides one laboratory set of science equipment.
$300 provides a girl's scholarship for a year.
$500 provides the school with one energy-efficient laptop.
$1,500 builds a teacher's house in our teachers' compound.
$5,000 pays a teacher’s salary for one year.
Donations to Valentino's school also make great
gifts, and we'll send a letter to your loved ones letting them know that you contributed in their name. All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% of every contribution goes straight to Sudan for the Marial Bai Secondary School.
