1 - Karat School: Electricity
Ivory Coast, 2019, Infrastructure
Karat School in the Ivory Coast did not have running water or electricity. TGUP funded the installation of electricity to the school. Now that electricity is installed, the school will serve over 500 children on a weekly basis, with homework support, computer classes, and nutrition supplement programs.
- Project Cost $600
TGUP Partner: Karat School Project
2 - Karat School: Water
Ivory Coast, 2019, Water
TGUP installed a pump and piping to bring water to the Karat school's 500 children. With running water, a daily meal can be cooked for the children, and they are able to wash their hands, improving hygiene and reducing illness. In addition, water-based science lessons are taught and the school planted their first ever garden.
- Project Cost $3500
TGUP Partner: Karat School Project
3 - Karat School: Save a Girl IC
Ivory Coast, 2019, Health
TGUP’s Ivory Coast partner, Karat School Project, celebrated International Girls’ Day by hosting a conference in Abidjan for local girls. The purpose was to encourage girls to stay in, and finish, school. Only 2% of Ivory Coast girls finish high school. TGUP provided 300 Save a Girl kits to donate to the girls who attended.
- Project Cost $1500
TGUP Partner: Karat School Project
4 - Sports: Soccer Supplies
Ivory Coast, 2021, Recreation
The American Youth Soccer Association donated more than 500 new shirts, 100 shorts, 100 pairs of socks, balls, sports bags, gloves, shin guards, and other equipment. All of this was sent to the Ivory Coast for distribution among the school children who typically do not have any sports equipment or clothing.
- Project Cost $4960
TGUP Partner: Karat School Project
5 - Soccer Uniforms: Girls' Camp
Ivory Coast, 2022, Recreation
KSP works with boys and girls at the Karat School to give both boys and girls equal access to education. All the children at the school receive two meals a day. KSP sees this soccer camp as a great opportunity to empower the girls in the area, and to teach the many life skills that participating in a sport offers.
