Graduation Gifts

In lieu of graduation gifts, we are asking that you consider making a small donation to Tugbeawo.

Tugbeawo is a non-profit organization that I started my junior year of college after spending a summer in Hohoe, Ghana. Our goal is to provide scholarship money to 20 deserving and motivated girls. Most of the girls who we sponsor are orphans and the opportunity to go to school frees them from having to work as maids or sell items in the market for less than a dollar a day. In addition to improving their daily lives, the scholarships have the potential to drastically change their future and the future of their children. When a woman is educated, it is very likely that she will also value her children's education. Our hope is that we can provide for the girls as long as they would like to stay in school and hopefully encourage them to develop careers.

To date, we have raised over $3,000 and funded the first year of scholarships- including uniforms, books, and all tuition costs. As the girls grow older, the costs are rising, but our commitment is still the same.

For more information on Tugbeawo, pictures of the girls, and information on how to donate, please keep reading the blog!