Soroptimist International of Cardiff and District Education Trust

The project is a registered charity number 1114911

The SI Cardiff & District Education Trust supports young girls of secondary school age on the Cape Verdian island of Sao Vicente. Cape Verde is a country comprising 10 main islands and some smaller ones. It is off the west coast of Africa. Cape Verde is a developing country which is making great strides towards self-improvement.

Education is free only in primary school so many able children cannot enter secondary school or have to leave early as their parents are unable to meet the costs for them to stay on.

The Trust contibutes approximately £140 a year to enable one girl to stay on at school. Without the support of the Trust, these girls would probably undertake jobs below their educational potential. The girls supported by the Cape Verde Project are carefully selected and must be motivated, keen and willing to work hard in school.

When the project started in 1996, six girls were supported,  currently, 15 girls are supported by the Trust.  In total 15 girls have completed the project and are now working in a profession or are in further education.

The project directly links to SI aims.

           Pictured below, some of the girls the Trust are supporting.

A fund raising lunch was held on 12th June 2010 to support the Trust.  See current year activities page for full report.  http://soroptimist-gbi.org/cardiff-and-district/current-club-year/ 

For more information see the attached leaflet  – Cape Verde leaflet Oct 2011 PDF updated

If you would like more information about the Trust, contact the webmanager on annemorgan89@yahoo.co.uk