Friday, October 23, 2009

American Teenager Provides Opportunity for Her Rwandan Counterparts

14 year old Jessica Markowitz, a Seattle, WA high school student, has raised more than $40,000 to to support the education of 22 Rwandan girls. Markowitz founded the IMPUWE charity, which means "compassion" in Kinyarwanda, also stands for "inspire and motivate powerful, undiscovered women with education," and is opening five more chapters throughout Seattle high schools. Markowitz will be awarded a $15,000 prize by UNICEF, which she intends to funnel into her charity.

By Caleb B. Ray
Source: The Huffington Post

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