The Supply at YISS - Booklet

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WHO WE ARE

Education has the power to change lives

harsh reality exists: many children around

the world do not have access to basic edca-

believe if we can provide educationalopportunitiesthey can realize their full human potential

and become THE SUPPLYin their own com-

be empowered individuals who see educa-tion the way we see it: a call to action.

SUPPLY SUPPLY meets SUPPLY.

We are allTHE SUPPLY.

CURRENT MISSION

Lenana

Daghoretti Youth Centre (DYC). Our goal is to allow

these students to continue their education by construc ting the first secondaryschool

innovative service learning curriculum that will encourage the students to servetheir community and to identify solutions to the complex issues in their community.


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WE NEED

YOUR

HELP!


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There is no society in slums. Everyone thinks aboutthemselves, no one else. Like the road in front of my houseneeds to be fixed but no one does that. [Interview withLenana slum resident]

Apathy and fatigue are two wordsthat come to mind when I think ofslums. Governments do not provide

services to them because slums arenot recognized as official land.

NGOs have stopped working in

slums because they have difficultyshowing long-term outcomes. Amajority of slum dwellers are

uneducated; this correlates to lack of

civic participation and socialresponsibility. Hopeless right? Notquite. The Supply believes that

slums can be radically transformed

through education. This is not just a

belief; we have witnessed it firsthandworking in our first field-site, Lenanaslumsin Nairobi, Kenya. Despitethe harsh poverty they live in,

families and students desperately

want an education. Although there

are no free government schools,building low-cost community schoolscan be the answer to providing

quality, sustainable education tothese slum children. In addition to

our school construction, we are

creating a service learningleadership program in each of oursecondary schools that will equip

students with critical skills to become

active social, civic, and politicalparticipants in their communities.We want the apathy to be changed

to engagement and fatigue to be

transformed to a renewed hope.

This is what education can do.Thank you chapters for believing ineducation, our children, and ourorganization. We are all The

Supply.

WHY THESUPPLY

EXISTSOver 1 billion people live inslums today. That numberwill reach 2 billion by 2030

Slum children are deniedaccess to basic education

Governments and NGOshave ignored this slum

problem because of itscomplexity

Education is a basic humanright that all children areentitled to even slumchildren.

PHONE562.665.9990

WEBwww.thesupply.orgwww.facebook.com/thesupply

9.15.2011

EDDO KIMFounder/Executive Director

[email protected]


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Our Supply Secondary Schools (S3)

will have an immediate impact on

creating greater access andavailability to secondary schooleducation for these vulnerable

children. In addition, these

respective studies conducted by theWorld Bank and the AfricanPopulation of Health Research

Center indicate the direct impact thatsecondary school has on the quality

of life of slum children. Becausethere is no secondary school

education, these graphs and charts

show how there is a large spike insexual behavior/possible STI

(sexually transmitted infection)transmission and alcohol/drugconsumption when students turn 15

(the age for secondary school

enrollment). In addition, there is alarge drop in girls pregnancy whenthey are enrolled and complete

secondary school. These are justsome of the many issues that we

could confront head on and make an

immediate impact with our SupplySecondar Schools.

Long Term Sustainability: S.L.U.M.S. Program

Immediate Impact of secondaryschool education in slums

However, we understand that long term slum transformation will require more than

simply access to a secondary school and a quality education. We want to attempt toaddress the root problem of slums: apathy, lack of governance, and community/civicresponsibility. How we will do this is through our

S(Student).L(Leaders).U(Understanding).M(My).S(Slums) Program that will be a

critical component to all of our Supply Secondary Schools. This program will beheavily based on service learning* in which students will participate involunteer/community service activities, discussion based classrooms, leadership

seminars, college/career advising, research activities, and civic lessons. We want allof our students to become active participants, but more importantly future leaders and

change agents in their slum communities.


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F.A.Q.ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION


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Q: What is your goal as an organization?A: To provide educational opportunities and empower children to becomethe supply in their own communities.

Q: Is The Supply Education Group a 501c3?A: The 501c3 status is still in process with the IRS. However, our lawyers

have informed us that all fundraising that we receive now will still be con-sidered tax deductible retroactive to our incorporation date (April, 2010)

Q: Is the staff full-time? Do they get paid?A: Yes, the staff is full-time, but at this time, we are not allocating any of

the funds to salaries.

Q: What is the current breakdown for funds going to the

projects/overhead?A: Please email our Operations Director, John Suh for more detailedinformation about our financial breakdown.

Q: When did the organization start?A: The organization was started in April of 2010.

Q: What are the current projects that TSEG is working on right now?

A: Please visit our website: www.thesupply.org

Q: How did you pick Lenana/DYC?A: After a couple vision trips, we decided on Lenana and DYC because wewere moved by the story of the director of the primary school, Muscort

Musiega. He received a college degree, but in 1999, came back to thisslum village to create the community school. He does not get paid for hisefforts, but volunteers his time to ensure that these slum children have a

proper education.

Q: How long will you stay in Lenana?A: We are committed to this community until we see tangible transforma-

tive change. The community has embraced us and is committed to work-ing with us to bring solutions to the problems.


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Q: Are NPO's and NGO's the most effective vehicles to bring changein these communities?A: Certainly Universal education and slum eradication are two of the UN'smillennium goals by 2015. However, if you ask anyone from Lenana ifhe/she has heard about the UN's goals, he/she looks at you blankly andasks, "who is the UN?" The UN, although ideal in its goals, can not reach

into every community. Therefore, we, as NPOs and NGOs stand in thegap.

Q: What is your ultimate goal?A: We believe in the idea that our input of resources will not just satisfy ademand, but will empower a community. Our hope is that in turn, thiscommunity will become active agents of change within their own localareas and neighboring slums as well.

Q: What is the current status of your project in Lenana?A: We are in the process of raising funds to build the first secondaryschool in Lenana. We need to raise roughly $80,000 in total to cover pro-

ject costs. Refer to www.thesupply.org to see the plans and proposal.

Q: What can I do to help?A: If you are a high school or college student and are interested in startinga club or chapter at your school, send an email to [email protected] tohelp you get started. You can help us raise awareness about the issues ineducation and raise money to support our project in Lenana.You can also join our $8/month campaign or give anything you can!

Q: How can I stay updated with your organization?A: The best way would be to follow our facebook page, The Supply Edu-cation Group. Most of our updates are done there. Our website,www.thesupply.org includes more about our organization, current cam-paigns, and a more specific outline of our current project. We also have ayoutube channel, www.youtube.com/thesupplyedu, a tumblrhttp://thesupplyedgroup.tumblr.com/, and a twitterhttp://twitter.com/#!/thesupply.

If you!re interested or you have any other questions, please contact ourchapter coordinator, Jen, at [email protected]


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WE ARE ALLTHE SUPPLY

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