For the girls of Kaiserganj KGBV, Christmas came in early this year with Join My Village donor, Merck, being the Santa Claus for them. Going the extra mile for the girls, Merck with the help of JMV, sent goodies for the students in India. Merck has been aiding the girl child education in India through the Girls’ Education Program of CARE’s JMV program and these gifts were above and beyond the help it gives through other platforms.And the first to receive these gifts from Merck...
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The topic of the week is thank you, and not just because Thanksgiving week is officially here for our American supporters but what our girls and many others  in Kasungu had to say. Life is a precious gift - a fact we are all witnesses! With the gifts we are given in whatever way and failing to say thank you is the same as buying a present and never presenting it. Tell me what you are thankful for and I will share with you the...
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First – reference materials help her learn.  Then, she gets a scholarship.  Now, she is a student at Kafukule secondary school. Harriet Chenembu is her name.  Born in a family of six children, with only one being a boy, Harriet is very proud to be on JMV scholarship and sees her journey into becoming a nurse so promising. This best friend of Gloria Masina hails from Tundula village and did her primary school at Lingadzi before being selected to Kafukule secondary school. She is shy...
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If she is not in class teaching, then she is busy supervising people working in her day to day income generating works. She is a teacher and small farmer. She plies her trade carefully knowing she is here on the government ticket but she is also fully aware that the small salary provided by the government cannot support her and her dependants. She is Mrs. Elesiya Msowoya a female teacher teaching at one of the rural schools in Kasungu district. “Money has never been enough to...
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My teacher once told me while in secondary school that I have to be resourceful if I am to excel in my education. He gave me some tips among which was to be a friend of books.  He was so courageous to tell me to like reading because the school had different books that one would utilize.While most of the students in developed world would use Google to find any information they need and get the most recent information, a teacher and a student in...
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