We’re growing a scholarship fund to help young women reach higher!
One of our favorite programs – the Gertrude Irene Marsi Scholarship – helps young women in BCCP-participating families continue into secondary and higher education. Yes, women’s education is a part of today’s conservation efforts, and we are impressed by the 3 remarkable young women currently on scholarship (see below). Now we have a chance to help more women!
We’ve received $10,000 to endow the Gertrude Irene Marsi Scholarship, and if we can raise more funds, we hope to offer more scholarships (we know there are many young women waiting). So we’re launching a Fundraiser for $15,000 and kicking it off with a dollar-for-dollar match for the first $5,000 received.
Your gift will make a lasting difference for young women, forests, and chimpanzees, so consider donating – or even recruiting your friends or favorite club. Be sure they know that education empowers women to be more resilient and effective stewards for the environment (including chimpanzees and their forests).
Our thanks to the remarkable Gertrude Irene Marsi and her family! And to our matching donors (and we can use some more btw!). Now meet our remarkable scholarship recipients below. You’ll be impressed.
Meet JulieAn, age 20 and one of three recipients of the Marsi Scholarship in recent years. We’re excited because she Is on the brink of completing her nursing education. What an accomplishment, and what a role model she is for local women and girls. We spoke with her during a recent visit to BCCP and were impressed. Hear what she had to say:
Our other two scholarship recipients have also been in the program for several years. Josephine Ntegeka is in her 5th of 6 years of Secondary School and has been a scholarship recipient since 2019. We’re impressed by her dedication and excited for her future. Lucy Womugisa, now age 17, is in her 3rd year of secondary school and is charging ahead with her studies. Our congratulations to all 3.
In a place (rural Uganda) where girls rarely have the same opportunity for higher education as boys, we believe in the importance of supporting young women – especially in the difficult transition to secondary and higher education. Investing in their futures means a better world for their families – and their communities.
