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The Bustani Project continues to grow!
This sustainable garden project is made possible through contributions and matching funds from Microsoft Citizenship’s “Youthspark” program. Last year we raised the money to supply our school kids an opportunity to fulfill their work-study requirements on site by learning to grow and caring for their very own garden. Today they are growing and tending and selling the fruits of their contributions.
We’re on Our Way
Members of our leadership team are traveling to Idjwi Island to begin construction of our new school for the kids in Buhumba Village. This is an incredibly exciting time for us and we hope you’ll follow their progress here and on our Facebook page.
First Stop: Goma
Our team visited with partner organizations, project friends and family in Goma. They received an incredibly warm welcome from all the folks they met. These schoolboys are students at a newly constructed school that our team went to survey (that school is in the background of this photo). Understanding the local materials, practices and construction methods are essential to our success on Idjwi.
Corporate Donors and Foundation Support
The Fund appreciates the generous support from our foundation and corporate donors. The Idjwi Island Education Fund has received grants, donations and matching funds from The Estelle Friedman Gervis Family Foundation, the National Philanthropic Trust, the MLA Foundation, the Park Six Foundation, the Community Foundation of Gaston County, Microsoft Youthspark, and Barston’s Child’s Play.