LUFULU MAELE Caro

Today’s student profile is 13-year old Caro. She is another successful returning student and will be entering her second year of secondary school. She lives with four other siblings and her widowed mother who sells rice to provide for them. She hopes to learn sewing, which is a good way to enter the formal economy and earn a steady wage in a country where any job is a good job. A study from the African Development Bank notes, “the country faces a major challenge in youth employment. More than 70% of those aged 15 to 24 have no jobs, with urban areas particularly affected…The shortage of jobs helps increase the size of the informal sector and the weakness of
supportive structures leads many young people into a life of crime.” Caro has a great chance to escape that cycle with your help. Please consider a donation of $20 a month to keep her in school. The video has a short introduction from Caro and then some words from her mother. You can see how much a small contribution from you can impact this family’s life and future.

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