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Executive summary It has been said that, “Education is the key to opportunity.” This opportunity allows individuals to become positive contributors to society, sustain their families and in some nations their communities. Education is found in abundance through out the world’s most progressive nations. Free Education is often taken for granted and the respect for proper education seems to be on the decline. However, there are nations were government education is not free, where education is compulsory, where students at all ages must pay to attend school, where families must chose who will attend due to financial strains, where ones gender determines how far one will progress. There are nations whose governments cannot meet their educational demands, where school facilities are dilapidated, where it has become the responsibility of the village or township to maintain their facility, where faculty are underpaid and ill-trained, where children are left behind. These children most commonly live in third world nations. The Children’s Educational Relief Foundation (CERF) has been formed to provide educational relief, enhance educational opportunities, and foster a sense of hope to the future of third world nations. To do this, CERF is exploring the need and means whereby it might assist communities in establishing educational resources and opportunities, and fostering a healthy learning environment for children. In 2003, two elementary schools were closed down in the island of Samoa frustrating an already over-crowded classroom situation. It is not uncommon to have 60 students per teacher. CERF’s initial efforts will take place in Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) in the South Pacific. In a study conducted by CERF there shows a great need for an elementary facility in the country of Samoa. Establishing and maintaining adequate schools has been perplexing and frustrating for the government, villages and citizens of this country. The government appears to not have available funds to build and maintain additional facilities. In fact, they are not able to even maintain the school facilities currently under their jurisdiction as the maintenance of school facilities has befallen the villages. In a society where families struggle to survive affording the cost of education is beyond their ability. Local leaders are concerned that children are working rather than attending school. In addition, many educators have little training and resources available to promote progressive educational opportunities for their students. |
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