So, one of the excellent women I met in Munich is Alex Koch. She is an art historian, taught in Manhattan, and leads the ladies groups in Munich on the most amazing tours of the museums and exhibits. She studies languages (in her -ahem - spare time; she's got 3 growing, lively boys and a husband who frequently travels for work); in her French class she met a man from Burkina Faso, in West Africa. A teacher. ... Much discussion ensued over time, ALex got involved, got her husband's company to get involved and her campaign raised enough money to build and fund a school for girls in Burkina Faso. How cool is that?
Just got an email from her:
Hello all you dear friends , it’s Alex here, writing from Munich.
We are up for another competition for money for our projects in Burkina Faso. This time it will mean 50, 000 dollars to fund the lambs for school project -- a little girl receives a lamb with her first years school supplies, and that means she can husband that lamb and generate the funds for her continuing education right on into high school at our Collège Moderne de L’Amitié in Ouahigouya. If we win it means 900 more girls will start school in our region.
We need 10 dollar donations from different sources, as many as possible. Global Giving has a secure web site, so don’t fear using your credit card. And it works quickly online. 10 dollars is enough, don’t feel like you have to give more. It is really the numbers of donors that is key. Better to encourage your friends to donate another 10. The more the better. Send this on to friends who will help. Explain to them that they can get in touch with me if they want more information about our work building schools and getting children educated in Burkina.
We have won these giving challenges before with your help and it means amazing resources for us. So click and give. It won’t be a hassle I promise.
Click here to donate.
Kisses and love from me and Max and the boys,
Alex
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