Maria a Student in Tanzania The African
Women’s Education Fund, 
(AWEF) an independent, ecumenical undertaking
administered by its own Board of Trustees, is a grass roots attempt to help
young women in Africa, especially Tanzania, attend Secondary school (Ordinary
and Advanced levels) which is equivalent to middle and high school in the
United States system. Rooted in the belief that the single best way to attack
poverty in the third world is by educating women, AWEF has almost no overhead.
Though sponsored by the Capuchin Franciscans Friars, its Board controls
its funds, giving each of the six young women it supports $700 a year for
her education, enough to pay all her costs for the year.
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