The Grand Fond village, Dominica, Pre School Scholarship Fund
The Project : To provide a pre school scholarship fund to enable more children from our local village, Grand Fond, to attend pre-school.
Education at a young age is crucial, and unfortunately many families in the village are unable to afford the US$200 per year that it costs to send their child to pre-school.
Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge, in collaboration with Miami University in Ohio, a partner of SLIC and a regular client here at the lodge, recognised this problem during the universities stay at 3 Rivers and Rosalie Forest in 2006, when the students spent an inspiring day with the children and teachers at the village school.
On Wednesday 21st June 2007, at the Pre school tea party to celebrate the island's pre school month, the first two 2 year scholarships, amounting to US$800 / EC$2000 were presented to the pre school head teacher. It also turned out to be a celebration of the pre school choir winning the island singing competition!
The following year, in March 2008, a second round of scholarships were awarded. These scholarships have been funded by Miami University donors, and Rosalie Forest Eco lodge and its guests, and it is hoped that there will be many more scholarships awarded as the project grows.
SLIC is proud to facilitate another project with immediate and direct benefits to the local community.
Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge donates $50 to the scholarship fund, for every indigenous tree sponsored through our indigenous tree planting programme.
To donate to the Grand Fond Pre school scholarship fund, please click here
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Rosalie Forest / 3 Rivers Eco Lodge, Dominica : At one with nature, secluded and safe in the jungle
