Acknowledgements
In less than six years, the 10,000 Girls program has grown from 20 to (as of May 2006) 1467 participants. Given our current waiting list of over 700 girls, we expect to have well over 2000 participants for 2007.
And although 10,000 Girls places primary emphasis on Africans helping Africans, on girls learning to help each other and themselves, we want to gratefully acknowledge the many people who have contributed to and continue to share in our success. Who have supported our programs in education and entrepreneurship.
Some have supplied us with necessary materials--from computers to books to kitchen utensils. Some have provided funding. Others have spent time in Senegal, usually at our facilities in Kaolack, working with our girls and teaching business management, English, computer literacy, and more.
Below, a list of our sponsors and volunteers.
Sponsors
2002
- Belgium Embassy. Project: FADOC. Binta Sarr. Senegal.
- First Presbyterian Church. Detroit, MI. USA.
2003
- American Embassy. Project: Self-Help. Senegal.
- Belgium Embassy. Project: FADOC. Binta Sarr. Senegal.
- Books Etc. Dakar, Senegal.
- Boulch Electronics. Moustapha Diop and J. M. Boulch. Senegal.
- Dakar Women's Group. Karen Versel and Beth Goetting. Senegal.
- Detroit Lion's Club / Women's Group. Detroit, MI. USA.
- French Embassy. Project: Service Cooperation. Cristèle Cornier. Senegal.
- Hartford Memorial Church. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Mayoro Wade, Inc. Mayoro Wade. Senegal.
- Mt. Lebanon Church. Khadejah Shelby. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Pfizer Global. Inbnoul Arably. Senegal.
- Saginaw Masjid. Nasima Ali. Saginaw, MI. USA.
- Unisys. Felix Weyerstahl. Senegal.
2004
- Canadian Embassy. Project: Fonds Canadian Locales. Senegal.
- Dakar Women's Group. Karen Versel and Beth Goetting. Senegal.
- Ernst and Young. Makha Sy. Senegal.
- French Embassy. Project: Service Cooperation. Cristele Cornier. Senegal.
- Good Shepard Church. Glenda Shepard and Peggy Durango. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Hartford Memorial Church. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Sonatel Foundation. Senegal.
- Unity Center. Mimimo Debryn and Janet al Haddi. Rochester, MI. USA.
- Wula Nafaa. Bob Winterbottom and Brook Johnson. Senegal.
2005
- CIEE. Cathy Menyhart and S. Ndiaye. Senegal.
- French Embassy. Project: Service Cooperation. Cristèle Cornier. Senegal.
- Good Shepard Church. Glenda Shepard and Peggy Durango. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Jam Printing. Mitch Schilkraut and Judi Millman. NYC, NY. Kerry Tremain. Berkley, CA. USA.
- Ossiwa. Project: Human Rights. Senegal.
- Suffolk University Dakar Campus. Senegal.
- Winrock: Mali. Project: Circle Khadiatou Cisse. Mali.
2006-2007
- Aloha Phi Alphi Fraternity, Morehouse College
- Michelle Addi
- Ilana Adler-Bell
- Badar Ahmad
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Dr. Hiba Alamah
- Hana Al-Kudsi
- Bates College
- Saadia Baloch
- Alejandro Baraybar
- Alexander Berkovsky
- Sara M. Cobb
- Complete Health Systems
- Mayadeh Daaboul
- Evelyn W. Danforth
- Ann Denkler
- Marguerite J. Dennis
- Janet Donnelly
- Judith Dushku
- Teri Fair
- Farhan Foundation
- Darlene Furdock
- Pamela Garnick
- May Ghalib
- Allyson Goldsmith
- Mohammad Hai
- Yaseen Hashish
- Anne Haskell
- Elizabeth A. Haslam
- Brenda and Molly Hayden
- Ariel Heyman
- Alexander Innes
- Patrick Jasperse
- Julie Johnson
- Jumana Jondy
- Susan Kanawati
- Nadia Kazmi
- Naheed Kazmi
- Fahim Khan
- F. Khan MD, PC
- Tina Khan
- Talal Khoulani
- Mariama Konovra
- Whitney Rae Largent
- Elizabeth Leis
- Sadia Makky
- Masuda
- Tevia McLaren
- Amy Meyer
- Mid-Michigan Corp
- Astrid Muller
- Muslim Women Auxillary
- Said Naili
- Abdeir Naz
- Serigne Ndiaye
- Reem Othman
- Krystal Pittelkau
- Tina Raine-Bennett
- Amr Ragy
- Elizabeth Rapp
- Mohammad Sabbagh
- Phillip Saulnier
- Mitchell Schamsud-Din
- Elizabeth Schurig
- Angela Sevin
- Irma Sevin
- Lisa Shatz
- Lewis Shaw
- Anne Sheldon
- Abdullah Swei
- Spelman College
- Williams College
- Sherry Turner
- Martin Williams
- Sharon Williams Harris
- Louise Witherite
- Sania Zaniuddin
Volunteers
2001
- Jacqueline Morrison. Detroit, MI. USA.
- A. Maxine O'Keefe. Detroit, MI. USA.
2002
- Hakemah Ismael. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Carol Naamon. Meriden CT. USA.
- A. Maxine O'Keefe. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Rose Carolyn Thompson. Detroit, MI. USA.
2003
- Meredith Collins. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- Jennifer. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- Hakemah Ismael. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Pamela Jones. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Ruby Jones. Detroit, MI. USA.
- A. Maxine O'Keefe. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Rose Carolyn Thompson. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Shirlene Woodley. Detroit, MI. USA.
2004
- Janis Dell'olio. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- Ben Gauss. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- Trevanna Grenfell. CIEE. Senegal.
- Hakemah Ismael. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Jennifer. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- Pamela Jones. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Ruby Jones. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Christopher Murphy. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- A. Maxine O'Keefe. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Dana Olds. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- Justin Rice. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- Leah Rubinsky. CIEE. Senegal.
- Leah Stern. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- Debbie Strange. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- Rose Carolyn Thompson. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Shirlene Woodley. Detroit, MI. USA.
2005
- Janis Dell'olio. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- Ben Gauss. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- Trevanna Grenfell. CIEE.
- Christopher Murphy. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- A. Maxine O'Keefe. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Dana Olds. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- Justin Rice. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- Leah Rubinsky. CIEE.
- Beheejah Shakoor. Detroit, MI. USA.
- Leah Stern. Peace Corps. West Africa.
- Debbie Strange. Peace Corps. West Africa.
2006-2007
- Irma and Angela Sevin, from Buttercup Farms, located in the San Francisco Bay area, Californina. They were here in January. Buttercup Farms donated the three trucks that Rockaya uses for the WHEPSA Camion business. Irma and Angela came to Kaolack to assess the program and see how else their organization could continue to help WHEPSA.
- Carl Sevin, who also works for Buttercup Farms, was here in February to revitalise the computer program at the 10,000 Girls school.
- Spelman and Morehouse colleges, in Atlanta Georgia, brought twenty-one students with them to assess the program and see how their respective Universities could become more involved in the project and help the girls. The students who came are: John White, Emmerson Giradeau, Desmond Moore, Jonathan Singletory, Wendell Hassan Marsh, Latoya Hill, Simone Huntre, Shia Hendricko, Kethlyn Scott, Paige J. Simpson, Rachel Bland, Brittany Galloway, Rachel Prosper, Ashley Johnson, Francesca Gibson, Ali Prevard, Angel Young, Ouleye Ndoye, Victoria Beeks, Kim Hogg, and Brittani Cook.
- Ruth Dunn, from Miami Florida came in April to help Veronique and Khady Sonakho set up the sewing program. Design system. Ruth helped the girls revitalize the traditional patchwork quilting system by combining traditional colors and designs to create new patterning techniques.
- Dr. Khadiijah Askari, from Atlana, Georgia, also came in April to set up a health program for the girls.
- Scott Belden a student at the University of Missouri-Columbia. and Stephanie L. Woodward, a student at Dillard University, organized the office and files for WHEPSA.
- Melanie Jacobs and Anneerieke Smaak were here in April and started cataloguing books to be donated to eight partnering schools.
- Meiling McNamera, from the Advocacy project of San Francisco, California was here gathering information about travelling and volunteerism.
- Micheal Levin, from Cambridge Web, in Florida, came in April to work with computer software at the school.
- Stephanie Robins, a student at Mount Holyoke, came in April. We especially thank Stephanie for writing the original newsletter.
- Anne Sheldon and Ilana Adler-Bell, attend Bates College, and were here from May to June. They started a class with the goal of mapping Kaoalck and exposing the girls to their opportunities in their local world. They also read and discussed children’s books in English with the girls and organized books in English to be donated to schools in the Kaolack area.
- Renee Lynch attends Grinnell College and came in May.
- Margery Coulson-Clark, works for Elizabeth City State University as the Associate Director of the African Studies Program. She came in May with Johnny L. Houston, Bonita Ewers and Chancelor Willie J. Gilchrist.
- Docey Lewis came on June 15th to do a workshop with the Veronique and the sewing program. Docey worked with them to increase their doll production abilities and develop a better product that is more marketable.
- Allyson Goldsmith, from Brandeis University and Ariel Heyman from Williams College arrived respectively in May and June and stayed until August. They created and taught a summer program for the girls. As part of this summer program they continued and redirected the course that Anne and Ilana began. They also performed many administrative duties.
- Brenda and Molly Hayden, a mother daughter team from San Francisco, California, came in July to teach a two week art program at the school.
If we forgot to include anyone we apologize. Please e-mail us immediately so we can fix the mistake.