Unstoppable Foundation: Not stopping until every child receives education

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Education is empowerment. For Unstoppable Foundation, learning equates to lesser HIV cases and pregnancies in young women, longevity of life, increase in income, and ultimately, alleviation from poverty. Therefore, the organization has been investing in and bringing knowledge to the children of Kenya, Liberia, and Uganda.

In Kenya, the foundation has funded 17 schools. One of them is the Emori Joi Primary School. Built in 1969, this once-overcrowded mud structure has been rebuilt to include 16 school houses, water projects, latrines, and a library. To date, the school provides educational access to 768 local children. From the initial 60% in student attendance, Unstoppable Foundation has increased it by 20% more.

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Uganda has also benefitted from the organization’s generosity. Luwero, in particular, has gained greatly from the foundation’s initiatives. Once ruled by a dictator, this impoverished section of Uganda had been besotted by far-reaching social malady. Even the children of today are crushed by the harshest conditions of poverty, AIDS, illiteracy, and lack of support for the empowerment of girls and women. Wanting to counter these problems, the organization has fully outfitted schools to provide a safe and conducive environment for children to discover their potentials. In addition, the group has also afforded girls with their long-been-deprived-of right to education through “The Girl Effect Project.”

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Battered by the 14-year old civil war, Liberia has in effect had 85% illiteracy rate. For 14 years, Liberian children have been used as tools for unspeakable atrocities. But in 2005, with the change in administration, Liberia gradually saw change-- the disarmament and education of 20,000 child soldiers. Now, Liberian kids are holding pens and papers and slowly reaching their dreams through the organization’s aid in Becky Primary and Elwou Orphanage.

Today, the organization has funded 22 schools, which will empower 71, 960 children. Setting its sights on teaching more children, Unstoppable Foundation continues its pledge of ensuring every child gets access to education.

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Marc Accetta, a key speaker in life coaching, is a supporter of the Unstoppable Foundation. He has been helping the organization for several years now. Know how you can be of help through this blog.