In recent posts we have heard from super-teacher Debbie Valette in Boulder, Colorado  about how her special reading classes is helping teens with reading difficulties catch back up  - and sometimes overtake – their classmates.

Just as importantly, it’s succeeded in instilling in them a life-long love of books and reading.

To continue and improve her reading program, Debbie has laid out her plans for the future goals below.

“In case you are interested, my goals for the future (if I receive another grant from Catalyst) include the following: Read the rest of this entry »

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In recent weeks we’ve been hearing some moving stories from Cameroon about how the motorbike taxis we here at Catalyst Exhibits have helped sponsor have been making much more impact than just getting people from A to B. Read more here.

Teh Francis with the GMM Africa charity, which is playing a key role in getting children off the streets and into education programmes, sent us some information on a young girl called Sonita, who has been a lucky recipient from the funds raised by the taxis.

Happy Easter from GMM in Cameroon. We are all doing fine. We are excited today to share some good news with you report on how things fare because of the help you have provided. I am speaking today about a girl called Sonita [light-complexioned girl in the photograph].

She is in Form 4 in Acha Baptist College, in Belo. We only just discovered that she is an orphan girl and has been staying with an old grandmother who is sick all of the time. We are just sorry we never understood the plight of this girl earlier. The grandmother has been struggling to put her through in school with a meager income, most of which is used pay for her medicines. The girl has been attending on and off and has never attended a full week due to not having the fees. We are glad to announce that we’ve paid…… Read the rest of this entry »

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