https://www.benineducation-fund.org/blog daily 0.75 2020-03-15 https://www.benineducation-fund.org/blog/bef-selected-to-compete-in-fundraising-accelerator monthly 0.5 2020-03-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e62c77defc2ca2f4eb8266a/t/5e6e7c049988a61549dbdb64/1584302477507/Screenshot+2020-03-15+at+3.03.14+PM.png Blog - BEF selected to compete in fundraising accelerator https://www.benineducation-fund.org/home daily 1.0 2020-03-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e62c77defc2ca2f4eb8266a/t/5e692f7396011f2e1ede5ee3/1583951752101/Scholarship+recipients+from+the+Lycee+des+Jeunes+Filles+in+Natitingou.jpg Home - Our Approach We partner with schools and community members to identify top students at risk of dropping out. Most are orphans or their parents are subsistence farmers. At least 50% of our scholars are girls. We commit to support each student through graduation as long as they earn good grades. We tailor support to their needs: school fees, books, supplies, housing (some students must leave villages to attend school) and healthcare. We offer mentoring, career counseling, training in entrepreneurship, and more! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e62c77defc2ca2f4eb8266a/t/5e6938e1eb25502cb853d2d4/1583954151273/CEG+Perma+World+Malaria+Day.JPG Home - Learn How You Can Help Every little bit helps whether it is donations or volunteers. Please check out all of the ways you can help us grow and support our organization. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e62c77defc2ca2f4eb8266a/t/5e722348917eaf13a1bbfe03/1584538452275/4f2eb01b-4707-4e0a-8464-eff7876ccb53.jpg Home - About Our Founder Our founder, Alphonse Kouagou, grew up like many of the kids that we help, in a rural area in one of the poorest parts of Benin. Alphonse received an opportunity to go to school and continue his education, but he realizes that access to education is not the case for most of the kids in that area. His goal is to make it easier for the generations after him to be able to get a good education and not have to go through the same struggles he endured. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e62c77defc2ca2f4eb8266a/t/5e6938bfa1263749b6f34fc5/1583954122776/Girls+at+the+CCA+English+Club.JPG Home - Why We Do What We Do Do you think it's fair that a few dollars can be the difference between a brilliant, hard-working girl staying in school or dropping out forever? Or that parents have to choose between feeding their child and sending her to school? We don't! BEF provides scholarships, educational support, and job training to underprivileged but highly motivated girls (and some boys) so they can stay in school, graduate and get jobs. Our board covers admin costs so 100% of donations directly support our programs. https://www.benineducation-fund.org/donate daily 0.75 2020-03-19 https://www.benineducation-fund.org/our-team daily 0.75 2020-03-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e62c77defc2ca2f4eb8266a/t/5e70ed743caa0d425eb8c9e4/1584459127189/4f2eb01b-4707-4e0a-8464-eff7876ccb53.JPG Our Team - Alphonse Kouagou Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e62c77defc2ca2f4eb8266a/t/5e72229780b9943fb38bc739/1584538289628/Jenny-Malseed.jpg Our Team - Jenny Malseed Jenny is the BEF board chair. She served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin from 1998-2000 and is fluent in French. After the Peace Corps, she worked with Winrock International, where she managed grants for a scholarship program that supported thousands of female students in Africa. Jenny earned her M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management in 2005 and later worked at IBM and at ChildFund International. Today she is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at GlobalGiving. 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