Thanks goes to several Rotary Clubs from the Minneapolis area who donated funds for a container currently being distributed. A total of 23,318 books were distributed to two universities, ten secondary schools, nine primary schools, one regional library, two teacher resource centers and other smaller groups.
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The top ten library users at Msalato Girl’s Secondary School in Dodoma were invited to the PEN Trust warehouse while we were in the process of sorting the Rotary container.
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Mango Church has had another face lift. We received a designated gift for continued construction to try and complete the church. After discussion with Pastor Grace and church elders, it was decided that the funds would be spilt into two projects.
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Our ten scholarship kids are doing well in their studies. We have added an additional primary student to our group – making our total three in primary and seven in secondary school. More than half of our scholarship kids received new backpacks and school supplies this year thanks to the Brady families.
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NW Ohio Synod has assembled book bags for PEN Trust for the past few years. The bags contain essential school supplies. We have also added books, toothbrushes and stuffed animals to these school bags.
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Poverty Eradication Network Trust
Welcomes You To Our Holiday Craft Sale
Dates: Thursday, December 13 - Friday, December 14
Times: 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Place: 8924 - 40 1/2 Avenue North in New Hope, Minnesota
Directions: East of 169 N/exit at County Road 9 east/go through one stop light and turn right on Ensign Avenue/the house is located at the corner of Ensign and 40 1/2 Ave N/gray cedar with driveway on Ensign/numbers 8924 above the garage door.
Contact Person: Kenneth Wall
Phone: 763-544-6086
(If you are unable to attend during these times and would like to schedule an appointment, please call Kenneth Wall to do so.)
While distributing books to rural regions is a rewarding job for us at PEN Trust – we need your help to make it a more efficient project. While visiting many of the rural schools that have already received books from PEN, we find many schools that do not have the resources for shelving units or building structures to house the books properly. Books are often left in Headmaster’s offices for security reasons and thus the access for students is limited.
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PEN Trust in conjunction with the regional government of Singida recently distributed over 23,000 books. The consignment consisted of 10 secondary schools, 14 primary schools and one regional library, many having multiple consignments. The handover to the individual schools occurred while visiting the region with guests from Books For Africa.
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