The mission of Her Star Scholars is to help girls and young women around the world go to school, to provide enrichment programs, and skills training that will help girls reach their educational potential.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Cousins sponsor a girl!

This cute group of cousins (from 2 families) decided to get together and sponsor a girl in Burkina Faso this year.  (With a little help and a lot of money from their parents!)

Because they were some of the first to volunteer to sponsor, they were able to select a girl from the pictures we had.  Tucker, age 7, selected Anasthasie for the group. She is ten years old and in his words, "Let's pick an older girl so that she won't have to get married right away."  His parents had explained that education delays arranged marriages for these girls.

Here is Anasthasie, a beautiful girl!

Thank you, cousins, for helping her go to school!

-Heidi