Rural Communities Empowerment Center (RCEC)
Mission Statement
- Enhance welfare of rural communities by increasing the levels of literacy. Empower adolescent girls with mentoring and communication skills. Coach them to use their new found confidence to tackle the harmful cultural norms that limit their aspirations. We achieve this mission through our Community Resource Centers (CRCs).
Focus Areas:
- Technology, Education, Gender & Equality
Countries Served:
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Ghana
Background:
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Date Founded: 2004Number of Staff: 4Description of Services:
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Our organization provides a center with resources to empower rural communities with literacy. Resources include:
Libraries: Our full-service libraries provide a place for students to do homework and receive mentoring.
Technology: Teachers, primary and high school students are given an introduction to technological tools to help bridge the digital divide.
Women's Facilities: Our women's facilities help reinforce rural women's capacities to empower themselves through vocational training.
Accomplishments & Progress:-
-- There is a display of confidence and excitement over and awareness of the benefit of technology. Over 2,400 school children and adults have taken introduction classes in ICT and more than 3,000 have learned and used the Internet.
-- Interest in reading has increased sharply with school children and teachers enthusiastically using the library facilities.
-- 13-20 year-olds are receiving mentoring in english, math, and science. More adolescent girls are passing the basic school certificate examinations and staying in school.
-- Coaching is helping to tackle the harmful cultural norms that limit the aspirations of girls.
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Our organization provides a center with resources to empower rural communities with literacy. Resources include:
Additional Background Information:
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Our organization's name was changed from Community-Based Libraries and Information Technology (CBLit) to Rural Communities Empowerment Center (RCEC) in 2007.
RCEC resource centers are managed by the communities where they are established, leading to sustainable community development.
90% of funds donated go directly to the services/activities.
African Women Development Fund (AWDF), IBM staff contributions and contributions on UniversalGiving are helping to provide
mentoring programs, and ICT Skills training.
OSIWA, IBM and Bank of New York staff contributions provided funds for rural wireless projects.
We were featured in the June 2015 issue of the Christian Science Monitor under the title "People making a difference".
Local Partners:
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Apirede (Eastern Region, Ghana) & Outlying Communities
Jumapo (Eastern Region, Ghana) & Outlying Communities
Additional Affiliations:
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African Women Development Fund (AWDF)
Quality Check:
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Financial Information Verified Year 2014 2013 2012 Total Revenue: $3,860 $15,366 $3,951 Expenses: Program Services Expenses: $4,400 (64% of total)$8,000 (60% of total)$3,400 (97% of total)Management & General Expenses: $2,422 (36% of total)$5,316 (40% of total)$95 (3% of total)Fundraising Expenses: (0% of total)(0% of total)(0% of total)Total Expenses: $6,822 $13,316 $3,495
Officers and Board:
Contact:
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Address: 2359 N Lincoln Street
Arlington , VA 22207
United States
Phone: 571-235-2273 Fax: Web: http://www.rcempowerment.org
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