Final Post

Well, dear followers, today is the final day of our project. At 11:15 AM, we present to our fellow philanthropists, and then hand our project off to a group of sophomores, who will be continuing our work during Jellis Block. It's been quite a journey, and I think it's safe to say none of us have ever been in a class quite like this. We discovered many of the difficulties of being a philanthropist, which range from the mundane - waiting for an email reply - to the more serious - trying to devise an effective theory of change. Either way, we've learned that philanthropy is more - much more - than merely signing a check. So, this may seem cheesy, but I'd like to end our semester with the following quote from Mother Teresa,

"Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go."

Thank you for reading!

Ousmane Mbaye's Second Reply

We heard from the principal of the school in Keur Se Daro again. And he said...

"Les brochures seraient une documentation de plus pour les élèves et les enseignents. Si vous pouvez avoir des gravures, des photos mais aussi des moustiquaires pour les élèves."

Which roughly translates to...

"The brochures would be more documentation for students and teach them. If you have prints, and photos but also nets for students."

So, today's task is working on this brochure he speaks of. Last class, Ian and Anya focused on finding possible malaria publications that were already existing, but didn't really find anything super great. So we've decided to make our own!