Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THE VAD FOUNDATION SEEKS PEACE THROUGH EDUCATION AND IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING GIRLS' EDUCATION IN SOUTH SUDAN. THE VAD FOUNDATION OPERATES THE ALOK GIRLS' ACADEMY IN SOUTH SUDAN. THE ALOK GIRLS' ACADEMY IS A GIRLS' SCHOOL WITH 500 GIRLS ENROLLED IN FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADES. THE SCHOOL HAS A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM THAT INCLUDES REAL-LIFE APPLICATIONS OF LESSONS LEARNED IN READING, MATH, SCIENCE, AND BUSINESS TRAINING CLASS. THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT EACH STUDENT IS PROPERLY PREPARED FOR AND WILL SUCCEED IN SECONDARY SCHOOL. THE VAD FOUNDATION PARTICIPATES IN MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES WITH GLOBAL LEADERS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE PEACE THROUGH EDUCATION, TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, AND TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPING REGIONS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $234.6K

  • VAD Foundation Girl Scholars Program

    THE VAD FOUNDATION HAS SPONSORED 372 GIRLS IN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS DURING THE 2024 ACADEMIC YEAR. THE GIRLS KNOWN AS THE VADF GIRL SCHOLARS ARE SUBDIVIDED INTO 183 ENROLLED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND 189 IN HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ARE ENROLLED IN A SECURE AND CONDUCIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AT THE CORNERSTONES VISION ACADEMY IN AWEIL, NORTHERN BAHR EL GAZAL STATE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION HAS SPONSORED 14 LEARNERS IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING. THE LEARNERS UNDERTOOK ESSENTIAL CAREERS IN CARPENTRY, MASONRY, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND ICT PROGRAMS AT AN AFFILIATE DON BOSCO CENTER IN WAU, WESTERN BAHR EL GAZAL. ALL THE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL LEARNERS WILL GRADUATE IN DECEMBER 2024 AFTER WHICH SOME WILL BE ASSIGNED BY THE FOUNDATION TO HELP WITH THE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $283.2K