EDUCATION AND POVERTY

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EDUCATION AND POVERTY
All international studies concur that illiteracy
is the main source of poverty in developing
and developed countries In Mauritius, illiteracy
averages 16 of the total of 1.25 million
population (CIA fact book) it is concentrated in
low income areas scattered around the island
Since its creation in 1996, Mauritius Round Table
No. 5 has been very active in promoting reading
and helping literacy related projects
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The Fatima Literacy School

• Started in 1989 as a community library
• Initial volunteers still active in school

• After 5-7 years of public school
• Still unable to read and write
• Repeatedly failed CPE exam
• Kids have no self esteem, no ambition, no hope
• They need a SECOND CHANCE

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Why teach the kids again?
No CPE No JOB No JOB POVERTY, CRIME, DRUGS

• Objective re-teach kids enough to re-take the
  Certificate of Primary Education (CPE)
• Kids attend school for 3-5 years
• Take CPE exam
• Get pre-professional training

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Fatima School - Facts

• 125 students
• 8 fulltime teachers
• 20 volunteers
• 1 headmaster since 2009

• Re-educated more than 1,000 kids over 20 years
• All students gain self esteem and confidence
• 100 success at the latest CPE seating

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Costs and budget

• NO government funding
• All costs covered by private donations

• Students each pay 2 per month
• Actual Costs 25 per month
• or 300 per year
• Overall School running budget
• 36,000 per year

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Fatima - Donations situation

• Donations to school not tax deductible since 2005
• Reduced donations from tourism and textile
  companies with economical recession

• Need alternative source of funding to run and
  expand school
• Hence sponsoring from MRT5

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MRT5 and Fatima School

• Since 2008, MRT5 raised
• 3,500 for Fatima school
• Obtained matching grant of
• 3,200 from WOCO foundation

• Renovated a classroom (2,800 )
• Donated a new PC with licensed software (900 )
• Project to pay headmasters salary for 6m (3,000
  ) WOCO grant

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MRT5 Objectives for Fatima School in 2009

• Sponsor a minimum of 20 children over 2 years
• Help school renew sponsor base
• Provide funds for expansion
• 20 children per class
• x 300 per child
• x 2 years
• 12,000

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RT Austria can help make a difference in the
Mauritian community

• Keep 120 kids out of the streets
• Reduce child drug use and violence in poor areas
• Help teenagers integrate the working community

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