<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><span style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-">Dear Friends</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><span style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><br class="gmail-"></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><span style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Tomorrow</span></span>, <b class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">28 November</span></span>,</b> we’re joining <b>t</b><b class="gmail-">he international day of <span class="gmail-" id="gmail-:2zy.5" tabindex="-1">generosit</span><i class="gmail-">y, </i></b><span style="color:rgb(19,19,19);white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.38" class="gmail-"><b class="gmail-">#<span class="gmail-" id="gmail-:2zy.6" tabindex="-1">GivingTuesday</span></b><span style="font-weight:bold" class="gmail-">, </span>by </span><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;display:inline" class="gmail-"><span style="line-height:1.38;color:rgb(19,19,19);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">raising funds to</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline" class="gmail-"><span style="line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-"> buy more laptop computers for <b class="gmail-">a mobile library project in Ghana that is helping thousands of children to pass crucial school exams.</b> Every week, with <span class="gmail-" id="gmail-:2zy.7" tabindex="-1">EIFL</span> support, </span><span style="line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">mobile libraries in four regions of Ghana travel to 20 under-resourced schools in poor and rural areas to give children practical experience of computers and the <span class="gmail-" id="gmail-:2zy.8" tabindex="-1">internet</span>. The </span><span style="line-height:19px;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">computers</span> are <span class="gmail-" id="gmail-:2zy.9" tabindex="-1">pre</span>-loaded
 with content related to the school curriculum - like maths, science and
 geography - to help the children study and pass their exams.</span></div></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.38;font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><br class="gmail-"></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><span style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.38" class="gmail-">With more computers, the libraries can help more children. </span><a href="https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/hands-on-computer-classes-for-1800-ghana-children" class="gmail-"><b class="gmail-"><span style="line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">Click here </span></b><b class="gmail-"><span style="line-height:22px;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-"></span><span style="line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">to donate to our project.</span></b></a></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><span style="line-height:1.38;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><br class="gmail-"></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><b style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><span style="line-height:1.38;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">All donations received on </span><font style="line-height:1.38" class="gmail-" color="#131313"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">#</span></font><span style="line-height:1.38;color:rgb(19,19,19);white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-" id="gmail-:2zy.11" tabindex="-1">GivingTuesday</span> will earn matching funds from <span class="gmail-" id="gmail-:2zy.12" tabindex="-1">GlobalGiving</span> - so p</span><span style="line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">lease donate as early as possible on the <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">28th November</span></span><span style="font-style:italic" class="gmail-">. </span></span></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><b class="gmail-"><i class="gmail-"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;display:inline" class="gmail-"><span style="color:rgb(50,64,78);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><br class="gmail-"></span></div></i></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;display:inline" class="gmail-"><span style="vertical-align:baseline" class="gmail-"><font class="gmail-" color="#32404e"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">Most</span><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-"> schools in poor and rural areas of Ghana do not have computers, <span class="gmail-" id="gmail-:2zy.13" tabindex="-1">internet</span> connections or reliable electricity. Without practical computer experience, children are failing their exams. The cost of failure is high: poor families cannot afford to keep their children in school, and children who must </span></font></span><span style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><font class="gmail-" color="#32404e"><span style="line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">leave school early face uncertain futures</span></font><font class="gmail-" color="#32404e"><span style="line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-"><i style="font-weight:bold" class="gmail-">. </i>The four mobile libraries each have 15 </span></font></span></div><span style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;display:inline" class="gmail-"><span id="gmail-m_-1004812667912843884docs-internal-guid-8dc2ef09-fca3-837c-f467-1af076c09d2c" class="gmail-"><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;display:inline" class="gmail-"><span style="line-height:1.38;color:rgb(50,64,78);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">solar-charged laptops. But the classes are </span><span style="line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">are big, and not </span><span style="line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">all the children can get the hands-on experience they so desperately need. </span></div></span></div></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><span style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;display:inline" class="gmail-"><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;display:inline" class="gmail-"><span style="line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-"><br class="gmail-"></span></div></div></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><span style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;display:inline" class="gmail-"><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;display:inline" class="gmail-"><span style="line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">In 2015/6 our project helped increase the exam pass rate in over 20 schools in the four regions by 20%  With your help, we can do better!</span></div></div></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><b style="line-height:1.38;font-style:italic" class="gmail-"><i class="gmail-"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;display:inline" class="gmail-"><span style="color:rgb(19,19,19);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-"><span style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><br class="gmail-"></span></span></div></i></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><span style="line-height:1.38" class="gmail-"><span style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><span style="color:rgb(19,19,19);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-">Please help us get the word out about our campaign to buy more computers for the mobile libraries and <b class="gmail-"><a href="https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/hands-on-computer-classes-for-1800-ghana-children" class="gmail-">HELP MORE CHILDREN PASS THEIR EXAMS</a></b>. Be sure to use the <span class="gmail-" id="gmail-:2zy.14" tabindex="-1">hashtag</span> <b>#<span class="gmail-" id="gmail-:2zy.15" tabindex="-1">GivingTuesday</span></b> and share the link to our project - <a href="http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/hands-on-computer-classes-for-1800-ghana-children" class="gmail-">www.globalgiving.org/projects/hands-on-computer-classes-for-1800-ghana-children</a>.</span><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(19,19,19);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail-"></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-line:underline;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic" class="gmail-"><span style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><br class="gmail-"></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><span style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-">Warm regards</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><span style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-"><br class="gmail-"></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail-"><span style="font-size:14px" class="gmail-">Rima</span></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><b><font color="#444444">Rima Kupryte</font></b><br><font color="#757272">Director</font><br><a href="mailto:rima.kupryte@eifl.net" style="color:rgb(18,174,224);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">rima.kupryte@eifl.net</a><font color="#757272"> | Skype: </font><span style="color:rgb(18,174,224)">rima10001<br></span><b><font color="#444444">EIFL</font></b><font color="#757272"> - Electronic Information for Libraries</font><br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:medium"></span><span style="font-size:10px;color:rgb(117,114,114)"><a href="http://www.eifl.net/" style="color:rgb(18,174,224);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">www.eifl.net</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/eIFL.net" style="color:rgb(18,174,224);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/EIFLnet" style="color:rgb(18,174,224);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span></font><br></div></div></div></div>
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