Today starts the combined GivingTuesdayNow and GiveBIG campaigns. The generosity received during the next 48-hours of giving will keep the beauty unfolding in Liberia.
It is YOU who’s big giving makes a way for the seemingly impossible things to happen, day after day, month after month, year after year. It is YOU who chooses to give not just on a special Tuesday or in response to a campaign, but from your hearts, even when you are not always sure you have extra, and yet, somehow you do. This type of generosity is not lost on us.
Below are two students who your generosity impacts. Please meet Samathe Tiah and Smith Samah. These two personify your gifts. The exchange of currency for education, dreams, and futures.
It is you, and us, and our team in Liberia in some unique amalgamation that equals HOPE. It is today on Giving Tuesday, it is tomorrow on GiveBIG, and it is all the other days after too. We are grateful every single day.
Samathe Tiah, 3rd-grade
Meet 3rd grade Hope International Student, Samathe. Her favorite areas of study at school are Math and English. Samathe says she loves the way Hope International staff teach and care for students. Her father, Sampson, is a teacher at Hope International and her 2 brothers are students as well. Samathe dreams of one day becoming a nurse.
Smith Samah, University
Smith is in his final year of studies in mechanical engineering at William V.S. Tubman University. Smith also completed an internship where he acquired hands-on technical knowledge and skills as he prepares to enter the professional working environment.
In addition to his studies, Smith is the 10th President of the Student Government Association at William V.S. Tubman University. He is the youngest President in the history of the university. Smith also gives back to Hope International School where he serves as part of the Alumni Association.
When you GiveBIG May 5th-6th, you give to 1,200 students like Samathe and Smith. All donations will benefit the students and staff of Hope International School in Liberia, West Africa as they chase their dreams of an education. We would be grateful for your GiveBIG partnership.