Since 2006 I have been taking part in SASEF projects. Our goal is provide safe spaces for reading and encourage children and young people to go further in their lives through education. During all the... more
Shirley Ann Sullivan Educational Foundation
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Since 2006 I have been taking part in Shirley Ann Sullivan Educational Foundation projects in Porto Alegre, Brazil,
Our goal is provide safe spaces for reading and encourage children and young people to go further in their lives through education.
SASEFis giving children and youth a chance to go to school, find a job and create a better future for themselves, their families, future generations and the global community.
We built around 3 libraries and one computer center, like at YACM-Vila Restinga Olímpica, at Vila Novo Chocolatão and at Vila Cruzeiro in Porto Alegre, Brazil and are developing youth employment workshops.
Being part on SASEF's projects makes me understand and respect all the cultural differences and opinions and fight prejudices. I do believe that only through education we can make a difference and put an end on poverty and social gap. Nowadays I do not imagine myself without taking part on SASEF's projects. I meet a lot of great people and have the chance to kwon new projects and take part in it.
To help more and more children in my country, Brazil, where the criminality is very intense and the number of drug addicts is extremely high is a big challenge, but I'm sure supporting and providing educationis the onlyt way to make a better world for children and youth. When I see children reading books for the first time in their lives In the libraries we arranged, I feel really happy and satisfied, because we can change their lives with books!!!
SASEF is a great nonprofit organization and is developing wonderful social projects around the globe. I'm happy to have the chance to make a difference in the world - maybe small, but really from the heart!
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2013
Since 2006 I have been taking part in SASEF projects.
Our goal is provide safe spaces for reading and encourage children and young people to go further in their lives through education.
During all these years I’ve met a lot of great people, brave and clever children, what enable me change experiences and respect the different opinions and cultures.
We built around 3 libraries and one small computer center, like at YACM-Vila Restinga Olímpica, at Vila Novo Chocolatão and at Vila Cruzeiro in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Our friends and partners help us a lot, donating books and part of their time. Team work is very important!
If we want to change the world and to give a chance to our children, we have to support and to provide education, and one of the most important tool is a book.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
When we visit the reading spaces and teachers, helpers and the children realte us about their efforts and success.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
suggest more meetings whith the volunteers.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
What one change could this group make that would improve your volunteer experience?
telling us more about the projects in progress.
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
I met a lot of great people. Knew different oppinions and culrures.
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
We have to help our children and that we have to share our experiences due to a better world. It's a great and incredible experience!
In 2006 I was invited to take part on Goethe Institut's World Cup blog writing about culture and soccer in my country, Brazil. So I got to know SASEF's projects. Since then, I did decide to take part on this NGO.
My activity as a volunteer has several facets: I try to raise awareness among people to get involved in social projects. Being part on SASEF's projects makes me understand and respect all the cultural differences. I do believe that only through education we can make a difference and put an end on poverty and social gap. Nowadays I do not imagine myself without taking part on SASEF's projects.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
in the librarys we arranged we can see children reading books for the first time in their lives. That's wonderfull and I feel happy, because we can change their lives with a simple book!!!
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
try to spread our projects in more poor neighbourhoods in our city and try to have more volunteers, if in Brazil things weren't so complicated.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
What one change could this group make that would improve your volunteer experience?
I'm happy to have the chance to make a difference in the world through SASEF and its projects.
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
Being part on SASEF's projects makes me understand and respect all the cultural differences. I have been meeting a lot of great people. I have the chance to kwon new projects and people.
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
Since 2006 I realized better then ever that we have an important function in life and that we have to help more and more children in our country, where the criminality is very intense and the number of drug addicts is extremely high.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
I had the privilege of serving as Vice President of SASEF in its earlier years. They continue year after year to do such great works helping children all over the world.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2007
SASEF did a really great program for TMMAF this year for kids who survived the war. In a village called Kakata in Liberia they had the kids draw the challenges they faced in day to day life. Because of all the violence in Liberia this workshop was a way to help these kids deal with this issue.
The project was a success and with the help of the Ministry of Gender, Ministry of Education and Save the Children to coordinate the kids, SASEF helped educate more children around the world.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
all aspects of SASEF for many years including serving as Vice President for two terms.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
not make any changes...just continue to watch the good works and support its efforts.
I had the honor of being Vice President of the Shirley Ann Educational Foundation for 6 years. This is an outstanding organization that is making a global impact at the ground level to our youth. The programs it has created, implemented or facilitated are creative, solid and worthy of your donations and your time spent volunteering to support them.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
many areas from facilitating a successful youth educational conference in Brazil, fundraising to build schools in Angola, the creation of a music program at a school in Brazil by SASEF's piano donation, teaching middle school students in the US about the Millennium Development Goals, seeing the end results of helping with the creative aspect of other programs and much more.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
learning about global philanthropy, working with the youth and seeing first hand the impact that it makes on the children of the world.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
an excellent group from all ages, cultures, continents, educational levels and careers with one goal to make SASEF's programs and projects a success!
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
implement the programs and projects that are already established and successful to more youth around the world. From experience working with SASEF as Vice President, I feel very comfortable in saying that the "right thing" would be done with every penny.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
I will always be greatful to SASEF of being like the greatest discovery of SASEF in Angola and i feel that am the guy the most benefited from SASEF presence in Angola, I was exposed to big companies, embassies and NGO's, I was more then 4 times out of Angola to attend trainings at regional level(Africa) and 1 at global level(Mexico) and throughout these experience there was a big chance for me to be hired by a multi-national company where actually am making my carrier, I would like to thanks SASEF cause they gave me this big chance of my life, and would like to encourage those ones that sometimes are afraid to be voluntier please give a chance to the others by giving you a chance to be among them. Jacques Nginga
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
I Knew SASEF since 2003 and from that time my life never was the same everything that I'm today I owe to SASEF because they are the one that gave me a chance to shine by teaching, mentoring and expose me in various social works, just to have an idea when I say teaching me, I didn't know how to manage an internet and email this was a strange world for me, but the SASEF founder taught me on how to create an email and she was the person that did it for me then she instructed me on how to check emails ,from that time on I become a connected person I started to see the thing in a worldwide vision as I started to develop my knowledge. SASEF for me is like water that came at time that I was thirsty like a food that came at time that I was starving.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Because I had a chance to teach a MDG world class in Angola, I was exposed to Embassies, NGO's, big multinationals, Oil&Gas sector etc. I had a chance to interact to diplomates and CEO's.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
I should make them ecomicaly more robust so that they could keep sending children to school, by giving scholarship as they did in Esperanca do Futuro School where I the link to check weekly the effectiveness of the kids in terms of attending the lessons.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
What one change could this group make that would improve your volunteer experience?
I think this group did all their best to put me on top in terms of experience as today I can say I'm an experienced guy, with skills to advise interms of social works and volunteering. Also I started to manage internet because SASEF founder taught me and she was the one the opened my first email and I will never forget this.
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
Yes, as today I could be contacted to advise in terms of social works which areas are more sensible in my country, also just to have an idea I've friends in all countries of the southern region of Africa because this organization introduced me to YES-SADC in 2004 by helping me to be part of the first regional youth summit for youth empowerment and at same year I was part of worldwide youth summit for employment in Mexico where the SASEF founder should make part but she gave her place to me so that I could gain more international experience and know how to interacte at worldwide level, actually I have friends in America, Europe, Africa and Asia ju7st because SASEF gave me this opportunity.
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
It make me to feel strong, confident and proud as today I can counselin the others to follow this steps that sometimes you don't how bigger it can benefit you, because you will be exposed and everybody wants to know who is that right person that care about the others.
Rhonda Staudt embodies the spirit and mission of the organization she founded. The SASEF community is privileged to have someone with such a big and open heart combined with expertise in many areas essential to its success. She was very helpful to The Institute for Conscious Global Change by giving great consulting advice. SASEF will continue to have a positive impact on the global community in the field education for a long time to come. They will always have my support.
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How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
Very Well
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you recommend this organization to others?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
SASEF has a global network that does an outstanding job in effectively implimenting positive local change.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Likely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Some
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Quite well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Likely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
SASEF is a valuable organization to many children worldwide. I feel blessed to be a part of an organization which does such meaningful and life-changing work globally. The many lives of the children that have been infused with hope and encouragement through support from SASEF is heartwarming. I can't think of a better platform to support that engages, encourages, and enriches the dreams and ambition of young people the way SASEF does. I am honored to be a part of this wonderful work and will continue to support SASEF for many years to come. Darrell Alsbrook
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of board members?
Definitely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
SASEF is a wonderful organization. SASEF gives the gift of education to many internationally who would otherwise not have an opportunity. There are several initiatives which provide a wide array of support for children and their dreams. SASEF makes a difference day to day with children all over the world and one by one, we will fulfill our purpose of eradicating poverty through education.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
I have personally experienced the results of SASEF by visiting a local school which SASEF provided 2 computers for the childrens learning center. The children where engaged and excited about learning and using the computers.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the joy of knowing the efforts and support we give are helping so many children around the world.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Fun,loving and passionate about education and helping others.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
rest assure that we can impact hundreds of thousands of children raise above poverty lines and embrace theor dreams and give them hope to reach for the stars.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
Since I begin to work with the Shirley Ann Sullivan Educational Foundation, I have had a life changing experiences, that have turn my life for the good. This organization have taught me allot and the most of it by getting a job for me. I have been scholarship by this organization, and through them I have had intercultural experience, and good moral value.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
My experience with this non Profit Organization is very great in that, I learned lots of things like, knowing about computer, speaking among people, working in a restaurant and telling people about community service and also learning to be a good leader and willing youth volunteer. This Non Profit organization can help bring the dreams of many people or youth in to reality.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
In that I have gotten a full time job at the Kendeja Resort Villas, Monrovia, Liberia in order to help myself and family members.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
work harder for this organization like, sharing ideas to others for this organization, doing lots of volunteer job, educating people and doing community service.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
I enjoyed Education, Job Volunteer Service and Counseling Service that changed my life.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Staff from the Kendeja Resort and Villas, Monrovia, Liberia, the Senator for Maryland County, Monrovia, Liberia John Baylout and Volunteer groups such as the Federation of Liberia Youth (FLY) and the Youth for Community Academy and Development Service.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
have offer Scholarships to the least fortunate ones who are unable to school.
Ways to make it better...
this organization exist in every country of this world, sharing its ideas, goals and objectives that will improve the lives of others.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
the call of more Donors that will facilitate its projects and the call of more volunteers to its services.
One thing I'd also say is that...
the Shirley Ann Sullivan Educational Foundation (SASEF) is one of the best Nonprofit Organization in the world.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
Am like the greatest discovery of SASEF in Angola and i feel that am the guy the most benefited from SASEF presence in Angola, I was exposed to big companies, embassies and NGO's, I was more then 4 times out of Angola to attend trainings at regional level(Africa) and 1 at global level(Mexico) and throughout these experience there was a big chance for me to be hired by a multi-national company where actually am making my carrier, I would like to thanks SASEF cause they gave me this big chance of my life, and would like to encourage those ones that sometimes are afraid to be voluntier please give a chance to the others by giving you a chance to be among them.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
SASEF FOUNDATION HAS BEEN ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF OUR NON-PROFIT BRAZILIAN INSTITUTION (NGO): ASSOCIAÇÃO PARADIGMAÇÃO -PAPS (www.paradigmacaopaps.com.br ), FOUNDED IN SEPTEMBER 30TH,2010. AS AN OUTSTANDING REFERENCE ON NON-PROFIT ACTIONS AND PROJECTS, WE HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF REGULAR CONSULTANCY ON IMPROVING OUR PROJECTS, BESIDES HELPING SPREAD SASEF INITIATIVES SUCH AS READING SPACES FOR COMMUNITIES AND DAY-CARE CENTERS FOR PEOPLE PLACED AT RISK IN PORTO ALEGRE AND METROPOLITAN AREAS, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL. NEEDLESS TO MENTION THE PHANTASTIC WORK ON LIFE AND CAREER PROJECTS WITH ADOLESCENTS PLACED AT RISK THAT BOTH MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND HAD THE PLEASURE TO PARTICIPATE AS JUDGES OF BEST PROJECTS TO BE AWARDED! SASEF FOUNDATION DO DESERVE THE 2012 TOP-RATED AWARDS, NOT ONLY FOR THEIR LOCAL INITIATIVES IN BRAZIL, BUT WORLDWIDE,LIKE THE RECENT PROJECTS DEVELOPED IN LIBERIA, AFRICA!
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How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
A lot
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Very Well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
I know that this charity was born out of a sincere desire to see things that were wrong and turn them around. Children from around the world need strong advocates to help them out of dire circumstances. In this instance, SASEF concentrates on education. So many children are not afforded the one escape route that can free them from poverty...i.e. education. I learned a great deal about this charity when I volunteered to help run a silent auction in the Atlanta, Ga. area. The event included many photographs taken by SASEF founder, Rhonda Staudt. The photos were of children in an area of Africa where SASEF made a huge difference. An idea was born shortly after that. The idea was to get colleges and universities to allow students that were worthy of furthering their studies, but, absolutely not able to pay, to have jobs within the school that ultimately paid for their tuition, room and board. A brilliant idea that caught on with the United Nations. This is one of the purest organizations I have come across in a lifetime. A donation to SASEF is money well spent. I changed my strategy of gift giving after discovering SASEF. I now give a donation in the name of the recipient of a gift from me, instead of a trinket. It seems to be much appreciated by those receiving that notification.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
Knowing the founder of this marvelous organization was all the impetus I needed to want to help educate the masses about the potential miracles SASEF can bring to underprivileged children around the world. Rhonda Staudt and I worked together for many years. She was amazingly skilled in finding resources and using them effectively. She had a dream about creating something that might change the world for the better. I instituted a new policy in my family. Instead of multiple gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, etc., I now will donate funds in their names to SASEF. That is a gift we can all feel good about, and, best of all, they don't have to pretend to love it, all the while planning on returning it to the store. I'm a proud contributor to the look and sound of SASEF as well as adding to the fiscal needs.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
I'e Learned the educational opportunities made available to intelligent, underprivileged children. A SEAT IN THE CLASS AND A JOB TO PAY FOR IT was a genius plan to help kids that can succeed in college, but might not otherwise get the chance to go.
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How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
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