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Official 501(c)(3) Status
Hope Sparked is now an official 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our tax-exempt status was approved by the IRS and is effective as of September 21st. All donations from that date forward are tax deductible. We are very grateful to those who were willing to donate before this important formal step was complete, and are very excited
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Great News
We now have 15 students enrolled in school. We have asked the families of our first 10 students to do whatever they can to support their children’s education, even if it is only a few supplies or a few months of tuition. With these extra resources, we have been able to stretch our initial funds
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KISAKA BOB
Our next student profile is for 12 year-old Bob. His father is unemployed – not uncommon with unemployment somewhere around 50% in the country. His mother sells sugar cane to try to support their six children. Bob has not been able to attend school for three years. He hopes to find work as a driver
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One step closer…
Hope Sparked is now officially incorporated as a charitable organization in Pennsylvania and registered with the IRS. The application for tax-exempt status has been filed. Your donations aren’t tax-deductible quite yet, but we’re one step closer.
MANDELU NEVI
Our next student profile is a 13 year old boy named Nevi. His mother died a month ago and he has never known his father. He hasn’t been able to go to school for the last three years. He hopes to finish school and become a mechanic. Please consider a donation to help keep him
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Simeon Mundele Matondo
Thanks to your generous support, Ruth will be able to stay in school for the entire year! Our next student profile is for Simeon, a 13 year-old boy. His father is a police officer, but has not been able to pay for Simeon’s school for the last year. (Police officers in DRC often don’t get
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LIFALANGA MOMA (RUTH)
We will be posting profiles for our first class of students over the coming weeks. These ten children have just started classes with tentative financial arrangements, but need your support to stay in school all year. We are trying to raise $210 for each child. $155 will pay for registration and school fees for the
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Summer Tutoring
We have ten students working with our tutor, Mr. Mupopo Mandal Gerard, to prepare for school. They have been studying for over a month are excited to start school soon. Your contributions would be greatly appreciated to support their studies. We will be posting profiles of each of the children over the next few weeks so you
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Harry at Work
We just got some great pictures of our first Hope Sparked student, Harry, at work with his tutor. We will have 10 students starting with this same teacher at the end of the month thanks to your generous support.
Summer Tutoring to Begin Soon
Thanks to a generous donation, we now have the funds to hire a teacher for our summer prep program. We are in the process of selecting 10 children to begin a month of tutoring to prepare for school starting in the fall. Please keep your generous donations coming to fund their tuition and supplies.