It all started with 30 kids sharing 1 pencil.
Scholarships for Girls
Help sponsor a group of 10 girls on their journey through junior and secondary school.
Learn moreSharpening the minds of the future
We provide education, training, and income-generating opportunities for children, and women in Niger, West Africa.
Our Programs of Focus
We partner with communities in Niger, West Africa to create sustainable educational programs, resources and infrastructure.
- Farmers of the Future Empowering women and youth to approach farming as a business, thereby increasing economic opportunity and significantly reducing poverty.
- Sewing Program Training girls to become tailors in Liboré at the Cooper Sewing Centre in order to earn a living from a trade.
- Scholarships for Girls Our scholarships pay for books, uniforms, food allowances and most importantly 2 hours of additional tutoring daily in 3 subjects.
It all begins with you.
Watch Pencils for Kids founder Robin Mednick speak at TEDx Havergal College, along with a series outlining our latest updates.
Our Progress
- 2007
- First Liboré visit
- First Pencils for Kids school built
- 2009
- Launch of Scholarships for Girls
- First sewing machine purchase
- 2010
- First shovel in the ground for Farmers of the Future
- 2016
- 22 girls have entered post-secondary since our launch
- 2017
- Farmers of the Future program is active in 10 villages in Niger
- 2019
- Dov Centre Training Gardens created
- 2020
- Development of Business Plan for the DOV Centre Horticultural Training School
- 2021
- Construction of the Dov Centre nears completion
- 2022
- Official Opening of the Dov Institute Campus
- 2024
- The Dov Institute Welcomes its First Students
Pencils for Kids reaches a meaningful milestone!
The Dov Institute opens its doors to students on October 14th 2024! We’re thrilled to share that this October marked the ground-breaking launch of agricultural training at the Dov Institute, Niger’s first training center dedicated to transforming agricultural and educational practice in the country. It’s taken ten years in partnership with Eliminate Poverty Now, from conception to fruition and […]
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