Dear Bridge of Hope supporters,

July 2010 was a productive month for the teachers at BOH. Marilyn traveled to Liberia and helped coordinate a teacher training workshop on Basic Adult Literacy taught by Kathleen Ngenda, who lives outside Monrovia. During the eight-day training, she helped

the teachers learn to spell, write correctly, and sound out the seventy sounds of the standard English language. They are currently working on personal sets of phonogram cards and spelling lists of 1,000 words so that they can teach these concepts to students in the fall. Kathleen plans on two trips back to the school to monitor teachers in their teaching and issue certificates accordingly.

Marilyn found a very dedicated and enthusiastic bunch of elementary teachers who are focused on bettering themselves as educators. BOHUSA will sponsor their further educational studies this fall. Our goal is to have all staff be certified by the end of 2012.

The Liberian government recommends a C-certificate for teachers of elementary students, which can be obtained in one year of education classes (taken on Saturdays).

There is a great need to add seventh and eight grade classrooms and a library. There is literally no room, however, and so we need to address the subject of adding a second floor. Currently the ground floor houses the church and the school uses this space for

daily chapels. The first floor houses all six classrooms, plus one administrative office. Another floor would give space for three more classrooms, in addition to a large reading room area and additional computer labs.  Estimates of $40,000 to 50,000 are being considered in this new endeavor to meet the educational needs of the girls in Matadi.

If you would like to contribute to this building project or to the needs below, send your

check to:
Bridge of Hope Foundation
12002 Arnold Rd.
Orrville, Ohio 44667

Bridge of Hope Foundation is a non-profit organization under Abba’s Arms. All contributions are tax-deductible.

Needs for Bridge of Hope Girls’ School:

Cement at side of school                                                       $ 250US
Sign for Rice Kitchen                                                               $ 45
Lockable book storage shelves for rooms               $ 300
sponsorship for French teacher ( required by
government from 4-7^th grades                                       $ 900
construction of second floor                                            $ 40,000

God has blessed this school with bright students and a dedicated staff.
One student took an entrance exam in English at a Catholic school for next
year and aced the test with 100%! Congratulations, Yassah Beyan!

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Welcome to Bridge of Hope Girls School! Feel free to check out the site and post any questions you have and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Thanks!