A Message from the Project Founder

This is your rare opportunity to make a contribution that will change a young girl’s life, with confidence that every penny will be used as promised. I have personally spent time with each and every one of these girls, assessing their individual needs as young woman in Ghana, who are brilliant but unprivileged in so many regards.

"This is my small dream,
which will make big dreams come true!" -Alita Watson

While teaching in Ghana, I was astonished by the number of girls attending school in comparison to boys, and I started to ask why? Girls never have priority over their brothers when it is decided who will attend school, and many of them will compete with between 5-15 siblings. Only those who are insistent and determined will attend school, and many suffer hardships that would deter any young girl in the western world.

These girls walk from surrounding villages for hours in the dark, only to arrive to school with an empty stomach and a will to learn. They foresee their education as the only way to create a life for themselves different than those before them, who have lived as trade workers, working endless hours with no means of financial stability.

These girls have dreams of being nurses, doctors, bankers, reporters, and they all have demonstrated a determination that is not only admirable, but inspiring. It is my goal to have these girls, and hopefully many more in the future, sponsored initially by my family and friends, and eventually anyone who discovers the Brilliant Futures Sponsorship Program. My commitment to these girls and the Yaro program is one that I intend on fulfilling until I personally see my girls graduate, and go on to live happy healthy lives!

This is my small dream, which will make big dreams come true! Thank you for taking the time to make a difference! Thank you, thank you, and thank you!

-Alita Watson, Founder