How much is a little girl worth? $50?
In Sierra Leone that’s about how much you can purchase an 8-year-old for marriage to an adult man.
My friend Ariefa lives there.
He found out a 9-year-old from his community was to be married.
An FGM ceremony was arranged.
He said no. He got his community to stop it.
He got them to take off work and build her a one-room classroom out of sticks.
That began his nonprofit Her Future Foundation.
They are bigger now, got grants and flourished.
They serve 80 vulnerable girls that need a place to live, food, and education. Plus they have 300 students in school.
December their grants ended. It’s hard times right now but there’s hope to receive new grants on Friday that can protect these girls for 2 years or more.
But to get these girls over that gap, they need $700 to pay the fee to get NGO status in the USA.
They need it by Friday when they have an important donor meeting.
I am fundraising for him because I met him through my DC network of friends, and I know he is legitimate.
These human violations are too much.
For myself, I’ve experienced “little girl, sit down and shut up,” energy.
I’ve questioned my value if I wasn’t being good, or smart, or nice. But girls have an INHERENT value that is priceless.
When I support this organization, that’s what I stand for. It is HEALING all those times I was treated like I wasn’t valuable as a girl.
I’m thinking of cashing out certain investments that I feel are bad for the planet, and instead of putting them into this foundation that supports the future of safe, empowered girls.
Do you want to be part of a change with me?
Do you want to invest in the value of a girl and enable these girls to have a future with innocence, protection and education?
There’s been something so incredibly healing about digging into my own pocket and using my time to spread the word—if you have either to give it is appreciated.
Girl power:
Let’s try to make it halfway to the $700 goal today, we just need another 3 people to donate $50!
-Donate here. Pick send as a friend:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/SofiaNitchie
-Venmo me @Sofia-Nitchie
I am collecting it because it is the fastest way to send it to them.
Want more info?
Here’s the link to the new website they put up about their work:
http://www.hffgirls.org
Or visit their Facebook page to learn more about their work, with and for girls:
https://www.facebook.com/hffsalone
-Share this blog with all your friends!
– Contact Me if you have questions about donating or spreading the word
Thank you xo
