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Pencils of Promise Incorporated

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Causes: Education, International, International Development, Primary & Elementary Schools

Mission: At pop, we believe every child deserves access to quality education. We create schools, programs and global communities around the common goal of education for all. We accomplish these activities by dedicating significant amounts of time, labor and effort raising money in the u. S. Through youth and professional engagement programs and special events. The funds raised allow us to increase our domestic and international reach and impact. At the conclusion of 2014, we have broken ground on 257 schools across the four countries of laos, ghana, guatemala and nicaragua. Our schools are open to students in each country and the stages of planning and construction are underway in several new communities to aid in expanding our reach in 2015.

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3 Stories from Volunteers, Donors & Supporters

Jd T. Donor

Rating: 5

11/24/2014

I had the chance to visit one of POP's locations in Laos and visit a few of the schools they had built there. It was incredible how they were able to get the entire local community involved building these school houses. A lot of the labor form the local villagers was donated as well. The previous "school house" was actually open-air held underneath the stilts of one of the village huts, so this village was definitely due for an upgrade.

I was also able to witness/take part in a training session set up for local teachers. I love how they are empowering locals to improve the education of their own towns/villages/countries. It is teaching people how to fish instead of giving them a fish, the highest form of charity/service that I can think of.

Pencils of Promise is doing great things and their staff are as good as it gets. I couldn't recommend this organization any higher.

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MIT Sloan Donor

Rating: 5

11/27/2013

Pencils of Promise was selected as the beneficiary of the MIT Sloan annual charity auction in 2011 - 2013. PoP did an amazing job of providing transparency - giving us details of the specific projects we were funding, updates on the community and school builds, and a detailed report including our measurable impact upon the completion of the project. Several of our top donors were able to visit one of the schools in Laos and the were blown away by the sophistication and rigor of the in-country operations.

PoP is an organization that puts impact first - and the team from MIT feels confident that our donated dollars have been leveraged to create maximum positive impact in the lives of the students, community, in-country staff, and young professionals who carry out the mission.

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JoKmet Donor

Rating: 5

11/26/2013

This organization empowers local communities in Laos, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Ghana, helping them build schools, training teachers and funding scholarships.
The Pencils of Promise team is passionate, committed and strongly believe in the power of education and that every donation - however small - can make a great impact. 100% of online donations go to Pencils of Promise education programs.

Review from Guidestar

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