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Help Educate

Help Educate. University Scholarships in Nicaragua. Background The need for education in Nicaragua. No financial aid and few scholarships Limited access to high school in rural areas but increasing Generational and gender gap: youth more educated than parents Education eradicates poverty:

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Help Educate

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  1. Help Educate • University Scholarships in Nicaragua

  2. Background The need for education in Nicaragua • No financial aid and few scholarships • Limited access to high school in rural areas but increasing • Generational and gender gap: youth more educated than parents • Education eradicates poverty: • Only primary school: over 50% below poverty line • Attended College: 6% below poverty line

  3. Help Educate • Mission: To provide Nicaragua’s future leaders access to higher education. • Vision: A new generation of educated and empowered community leaders driving social and economic change in Nicaragua • Core Value: Access to higher education is a human right.

  4. How Help Educate Works • Local Committees (rural areas) select scholarship recipients • Universities in Nueva Segovia, León, and Rivas receive direct deposits for tuition only. • Student counterpart: community service, high grades, and all other costs of schooling • Peace Corps Small Business sector selects one student among the Business Competition finalists! • Founded in 2003 by RPCVs, has supported over 30 students

  5. Student Selection • Merit • Demonstrated Need • Community Involvement • Leadership

  6. Why Help Educate? • Tuition-only scholarships range from $250-$500 • Each donation goes a long way towards supporting a student • $2,000 - $3,000 total investment per student • RPCV staff is entirely volunteer, and keep with Peace Corps ethic • Empower youth to make positive impacts in own community • Give secondary school students an incentive to do well academically

  7. How can I Help Educate? • Make a tax-deductible donation at: www.helpeducate.org • Help Educate: International Education Aid Service 1391 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Unit 417 Washington, DC 20003 • Spread the word • Join us on Facebook Causes • Suggest Corporate Sponsors

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