Clothes
Off Our Back Raises Critical Funds for
World Education for Girls' Education
in Africa
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| Secondary school
girls in northern Mali are gaining
essential academic and life skills
through the Batonga Girls' Education
Program. |
Founded by actors and philanthropists
Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm In The
Middle," "Raising the Bar")
and Bradley Whitford ("The West
Wing"), the Clothes Off Our Back
Foundation hosts online charity auctions
showcasing celebrity attire to raise
funds for programs improving children's
lives across the globe.
"We were impressed with the quality
of World Education's work and were happy
to be able to make a meaningful contribution
last year to something as important as
girls' education in Africa," says
Michel Schneider, Clothes Off Our Back
Executive Director. "Clothes Off
Our Back's focus is to raise funds for
children's charities and we continue
to raise money and awareness for these
kinds of critical efforts."
The organization selected World Education
as a nonprofit partner in 2008, and their
generous donation has immediately gone
to work in Mali and Benin supporting
300 adolescent girls, who would otherwise
not be able to attend secondary school.
The Batonga Girl's Education Program,
a partnership between World Education
and Angelique Kidjo's Batonga Foundation,
combines educational scholarships with
mentoring from successful community women,
and tutorial classes to encourage girls'
academic achievement.
"We're really pleased with this show
of support from the entertainment community," says
World Education President, Joel Lamstein. "We
feel very fortunate to have people like
Jane Kaczmarek, Bradley Whitford and
Angelique Kidjo to champion the cause
of girls' education in Africa."
Read how the program is making a difference in the lives of African girls
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