Grandmas: Unsung Heroes
ARK supports 3,000 grandmas raising orphans in Africa by giving them a monthly allowance of $25 so they don't go to bed hungry.
We support the education of 1,200 secondary/high school orphans and 560 college students.
Unbelievable Resilience of a 97years old Grandma
At age 97, grandma Nakku is raising 13 grandchildren. To provide for her large family and pay school fees, Nakku sold part of her land. She says, my constant prayer is, “God, I cannot afford to die. If I do, who will raise these children? And God seems to have heard my prayer. In 2004 I ran out money and land to sell. My oldest granddaughter, Ruth, was 12years old. She learned about the ARK Foundation at a time when I could not find money to pay school fees”.
With ARK support, Ruth, now 23, is attending law school at Makerere University.
Introducing Chinese
Language in African Schools!
ARK One Stop Secondary School in Tanzania will start teaching Chinese in 2016, it will allow our students to compete globally.
方舟基金会和一站式中心中学（OSC) 位于Boko 区达累斯萨拉姆，坦桑尼亚将被引入汉语语文课的学生在2016年一月起。
方舟希望接触到中国大使馆在坦桑尼亚以及其他的组织，民间机构为了跟学校合作，为项目的成功。
Working with Grandmothers
Nearly half of the world's AIDS orphans are being cared for by grandparents.
- Nearly half of the grandmas (48%) strongly feel that the burden to care for their grandchildren is a significant challenge in their old age.
- 73% of them find it hard to access healthcare when services are needed and distances they must travel to reach the nearest healthcare facility.
- 82% live on 50₵ a day or less.
- 87% have no pension or stable income making it hard to provide for their grandchildren.
- 67% own the land they live on, which is positive.
- 72% of our grandmas are over age 65 years old.
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