This week we distributed 1,122 pencils and 3,108 pens to three primary schools overseen by the Tiyambe Nawo Goods Distribution. They were black ink pens and lead pencils donated by an American pharmaceutical company and pencils purchased in local shops in Malawi. Before distributing the goods, the chiefs and School Committee members gave a short speech to the children advising them [...]
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May 8, 2009
We are now beginning the sixth term of our pen distribution program that began in the fall of 2007. This week, we will distribute pens to over 13,000 elementary school children in Malawi, encouraging them to work hard and stay in school. Over the past year, attendance in participating schools has gone up by 30% due to the simple addition of pens in the classroom. This figure is higher among girls, who typically must drop out of school because family resources (including pens) are given to boys first.
We are now beginning the sixth term of our pen distribution program that began in the fall of 2007. This week, we will distribute pens to over 13,000 elementary school children in Malawi, encouraging them to work hard and stay in school. Over the past year, attendance in participating schools has gone up by 30% due [...]
May 7, 2009
Play Ball!
After visiting Bright Vision Orphan Care and Youth Club in March, we learned that the youth club at the community-led initiative near Ngala Hills, Malawi had no soccer balls. Bright Vision provides nursery school and after-school programs for approximately 425 children. Last week, in addition to the fabric and notepads Goods 4 Good sent over, we [...]
March 17, 2008
Goods for Good is 2 years old!
It’s hard to believe, but in April, Goods for Good (GFG) will celebrate its second anniversary. During our first two years, GFG has distributed almost 100 tons of clothing, educational supplies and health and hygiene products to over 500,000 children in Malawi and Liberia. We also expanded our team, established sustainable partnerships with local and international [...]
February 26, 2008
G4G Presents at the “Creating Worldwise Students for the 21st Century” Conference in Nebraska
Melissa Kushner, Founder and Executive Director of Goods for Good, was a key note speaker at the Nebraska Symposium on Bringing the World to Your Classroom. Organized by the Malaika Foundation in collaboration with the Nebraska Department of Education, February 25-26, 2008. Ms. Kushner challenged the 70 Nebraska teachers attending the symposium to “make a [...]
January 4, 2008
Dr. Linda Stone Provides a Dental Hygiene Workshop and Dental Examinations for 130 Orphans
In addition to providing material support to orphans, Goods for Good is also committed to creating opportunities to improve the health and welfare of the children we serve. Dr. Linda Stone, a dentist and good friend of Goods for Good, traveled to Malawi from her home in New Jersey to share her skills, knowledge, resources [...]
