Thousand Schools for a Thousand Girls (TSTG) Initiative
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PRESS RELEASE
FORMER HOUSE OF COMMONS SPEAKER LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL SPONSORSHIP SCHEME FOR GIRLS - 10 May 2011
 
 
School children in the UK are vehicles for change!
In 1988, the students of Burntwood School in Wansworth, South West London were touched by the plight of Ladi, a girl from a large polygamous home in North Central Nigeria. Ladi’s father had died leaving three wives and many children with no means of livelihood. She was selling bean cake and child-minding then walked 20km to and from school in a bid to get an education. These school children some of whom were from economically disadvantaged backgrounds themselves, in an unbelievable spirit of generosity offered to support Ladi and Beatrice another girl with a similar plight. They raised money through a variety of ingenious and fun activities to ensure that their peers in these faraway countries have a chance at a better life. Ladi went on to put herself through University and now holds a Masters Degree as well as chartered credentials in Management. She has over the years sponsored and supported a number of girls through Secondary School in her home country making the saying ’…support a girl and you support a family, community and a country’ highly credible indeed.
 
 
 
To sponsor a girl, request more information or register a school’s interest to participate, fill the eform on the contact us page, email fundraising@ccl-int.org or call Ladi Dariya on 0203 489 4034, mobile: 0782 843 6381
 
SCHOOLS THAT HAVE COMMITTED AND EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THE INITIATIVE
 
 
 
We are seeking Individuals, Businesses and Organisations
that will contribute in making this Initiative a success
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