Developments in Literacy
Community Highlight — By browngirlmag on May 27, 2009 at 7:29 amby Pooja Patel
Looking for a way to get involved? Check out Developments in Literacy (DIL), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing quality education to disadvantaged children, especially girls, by establishing and operating schools in the underdeveloped regions of Pakistan, with a strong focus on gender equality and community participation.
There are seven (7) chapters that cover the United States and abroad. An eighth chapter was created to promote participation from emerging leaders in the community called YOUR DIL.
Every year DIL Houston (like other chapters) hosts a large fundraising event. This year’s fundraiser held in April freatured keynote speaker Dr. Adil Najam, who shares the Nobel Prize with former Vice President Al Gore for his work on “An Inconvenient Truth.” Through generous donations and participation in a silent auction, the organization was able to raise $183,000, shattering their goal of $175,000. Proceeds will go directly to fund schools and send new students to schools to give them opportunities that they never realized.
Check out http://www.dil.org/index.html to learn more!
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