tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881698496597481472.post-42923850952169484612009-06-01T14:25:00.004Z2009-06-04T10:24:24.259Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.orphanreliefandrescue.org/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0961-716125.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.orphanreliefandrescue.org/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0961-716117.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>These 5 bright scholars are finishing eighth grade this month.  They dream of becoming a doctor, engineer, nurse, and bank manager. Unfortunately, the school at the orphanage home where they live does not currently have a ninth grade.  This is a common problem in Liberia: according to UNICEF, secondary school enrollment rates are below 40% for boys, and even lower for girls.  Often schools are over-crowded, ill-equipped, and teachers under-qualified.  <div><br /></div><div>Through the Child Development Program, Orphan Relief and Rescue is identifying children at risk of not completing secondary education. This fall we are piloting a scholarship program that will allow these kids to continue with their education and give them the chance to pursue their dreams.   </div><div><br /></div><div>Watch for ways that you can partner with us to drastically change one of these lives!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8881698496597481472-4292385095216948461?l=www.orphanreliefandrescue.org%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Marielnoreply@blogger.com0