Water for Health, Sanitation and Education SBC

Water is a basic requirement for nutritional needs, sanitation and hygiene, health and education. When young girls at Saker Baptist College (SBC), lack this basic need, their lives are endangered, not only physically, but also mentally and emotionally. Their environment becomes a breeding ground for diseases and it negatively impacts their health and educational outcomes.  According to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #6 established by the General Assembly in 2015, there is a need to "Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all"  Experts have pointed out that people who lack water and sanitation also tend to be affected by other forms of poverty, including, poor health, low levels of education and income. "The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the critical importance of sanitation, hygiene and adequate access to clean water for preventing and containing diseases. Hand hygiene saves lives. According to the World Health Organization, hand washing is one of the most effective actions you can take to reduce the spread of pathogens and prevent infections, including the COVID-19 virus. Yet billions of people still lack safe water and sanitation, and the funding is inadequate" What started as a routine project for ExSSA USA has emerged as an emergency due to COVID-19.  ExSSA-USA is currently working on a feasibility study to examine SBC's current water source for adequacy in terms of quantity, quality  and appropriate engineering controls, with a plan to address the findings of that study and providing lasting solutions to the water problems at Saker Baptist College.  Addressing the water needs is the first step to addressing other sanitation and hygiene needs on the campus. Renovations of existing  buildings or construction of  new facilities will never provide their full benefits and create the desired impact in the absence of adequate water. For these reasons, we are launching an aggressive campaign to source funding to complete this project.  We cannot do this without our donors and patron who support  our mission to "Empower Women and Girls".  

DREAMERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Dreamers Scholarship Fund.  Help make a young girl’s dream come true! Donate to the Dreamers Scholarship Fund. This is a new scholarship program for academically qualified female students in primary school in Cameroon with, extreme and unusual financial challenges who would otherwise not be able to afford a secondary school education, let alone a quality education program in a boarding secondary school like Saker Baptist College.  The successful students will be awarded full scholarships for seven years in Saker Baptist College, from Form One to Upper Sixth. This scholarship also ensures that the successful students are catered for holistically to ensure continued success in the classroom. Why Saker Baptist College (SBC)?  Read on: a.         The quality of education at Saker presents the most potential of a successful academic outcome. GCE results in the past years support this finding and serve as the basis of why this secondary school will create the most impact.  b.         Given the present crisis in Cameroon, SBC in Limbe has been one of the few secondary schools that has stayed opened and provides a relatively secure learning environment with ready help in case of any eventuality.  c.         If the successful student or students are already internally displaced due to the ongoing crisis, SBC has experience with educating students from similar backgrounds, as was the case with students from Namibian and Liberian refugee camps in the 1980's. d.         SBC alumnae/sisterhood would readily se serve as reliable host parents for scholarship recipients when needed.  e.         SBC alumnae/sisterhood provides a support system and avenues for mentorship during their tenure at the school and after these girls graduate and need a pathway forward.  f.          The choice of a boarding school is also deliberate because personal experience and worldwide statistics show that the girl child is often used at home as a domestic worker, babysitter, cook, washer woman etc. Thus, we cannot guarantee that a child already put at a disadvantage by financial challenges can attend a day school and have the necessary wholesome support at home to focus on her studies in a manner that can guarantee a successful outcome.    DONATE! Join this initiative to empower the girl child in Cameroon. As the sayings go,  "When you educate a girl you educate a family" and, “When you educate a girl you educate a nation!”  

Multipurpose Dining facility.

Construction of a Modern-Day Multi-purpose Dining Facility Funds to this project will support the construction of a modern-day multi-purpose dining facility. The current dining facility was constructed in 1963 (see photos below), and, as you can imagine, the structure of this dining facility is aged and crumbling, and despite multiple repairs, the facility is considered unsafe. Additionally, the original facility was built with an anticipated maximum occupancy of 400 girls. Today’s enrollment is over 1000 girls - more than twice the capacity of the dining facility. The building is far too small to provide safe and sanitary eating space for the girls, due to overcrowding and other potential health hazards and associated security risks.    

Healthcare

We’ve committed to provide medical services, expand and equip an onsite health clinic with first aid kits, basic medical supplies and services to ensure prompt and convenient access to quality and comprehensive medical care. School fees School supplies Cash disbursement Uniforms Personal grooming supplies

Scholarships

Your donation will ensure that we continue to support underprivileged girls who demonstrate academic excellence, financial need, exceptional character and outstanding leadership skills, to attain their educational goals. School feesSchool suppliesCash disbursementUniformsPersonal grooming supplies

School Supplies

The challenge for many girls, particularly those from low-income families, is not only paying tuition, but ensuring that they have the required schools supplies. A girl’s ability to advance her education can be seriously affected by the lack of school supplies. We provide kits of school supplies, personal grooming needs, and much more. Give the gift of knowledge with a year’s worth of supplies. Support a girl with full range of educational materials or personal grooming needs.