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Welcome to the Georges Malaika Foundation (GMF), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to unlocking the potential of young African girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through education. Read more about GMF.
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Ijo Fashions Presents the Taste of Africa Fashion Show African Fashion Comes to Indianapolis for a Cause
WHAT: Indianapolis will get a taste of African fashion when models take to the catwalk for the Taste of Africa Fashion Show, a fundraiser for the Georges Malaika Foundation’s School for Girls in the Congo.
WHEN: May 19, 2012 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art
WHERE:
10-11 a.m.: Cocktail Hour and Silent Auction
11 a.m. – noon: Speakers
Noon-2 p.m.: Fashion Show
2 – 5 p.m.: Museum Tour
DESIGNERS:
IJo by Joelle K. Allen – Indianapolis
Catou wear by Berny Martin – Indianapolis
MF Couture by Marie-France Mumba – Johannesburg, South Africa,
Odelya Paris Couture by Colette Ndeke – Paris, France
SVK Création Paris by Sandra Van-Keer – Paris, France
CAUSE: The Georges Malaika Foundation’s exciting school provides a tuitionfree learning experience to over girls in Kalebuka, DRC. It opened its doors in September 2011 to 104 girls enrolling in kindergarten and first primary school. This private school provides a holistic learning experience tuition-free, including uniforms, shoes, school supplies and two healthy meals a day.
TICKETS: To purchase tickets and for more information, visit http://www.toafashionshow.com
MEDIA CONTACT: Heather Schechter
heatherschechter@gmail.com
Donate or Check out to this upcoming event or purchase your ticket at www.toafashionshow.com : The funds raised including tickets sales will go to Georges Malaika Foundation’s School for Girls in the Congo. The audience will have a chance to learn about the Georges Malaika Foundation’s exciting school that provides a tuition-free learning experience to over 104 girls in Kalebuka, DRC. This private school provides a holistic learning experience tuition-free, including uniforms, shoes, school supplies and two healthy meals a day. The vision is to eliminate the barriers that prevent so many girls from exercising their rights to a quality education, and sustaining a productive environment for young women to develop the skills and potential to become the leaders of the next generation.
Tastes of Africa (TOA) Fashion show
Educating a girl transforms her life and the lives of those around her in enormous ways. It’s like a butterfly effect: it is far reaching and can alter the course of her life and accelerate her path out of poverty. The impact can be felt like a ripple outward as lives and conditions are changed for the better. In a country where 5.5 million people have died and countless women have been raped, hope is once again within reach.
Read our full presentation (PDF, 2.5 MB) on how sponsoring a GMF student can change her world, and yours.
We are finally nearing the end of phase 1 construction and are in the process of selecting students and seeking sponsorship support for our first group of 104 GMF girls. The school beginning this fall will host 2 kindergarten and 2 first grade classes of 26 girls each.
See pictures of all the girls here or enjoy this slideshow.
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CNN recently joined GMF in the DRC to film a feature on our work. Please watch GMF founder Noella Coursaris Musunka’s interview with Becky Anderson on CNN’s Connect the World and the 30-minute feature on African Voices.