GDS Horn of Africa Program (HOAP)

01/31/2013

Please come to the HOAP fundraiser tomorrow night at 7 in the GDS HS blackbox

07/22/2012

HOAP with members of the MTV Staying Alive Foundation

07/08/2012

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdshoaptrip/

07/08/2012

wow. All I can say is wow. It is impossible to describe in words what this trip has done for us. I think i can speak for all of us saying that we have all come back completely different people and that we now have so much inspiration to do incredible things. Best group of kids I could've asked for. You guys were all amazing and I miss you all already. HOAP 2012 will be back Africa...don't worry

06/23/2012

about to embark on an amazing journey that will change our lives forever. Could not have asked to go with a better group of kids. we are all so excited! see you in two weeks DC

02/13/2012

PLEASE BRING IN COMPUTER GAMES OR LAPTOPS THIS WEEK to the GDS lower, middle, or high school to send to the Ray of Hope School in Kenya!

02/01/2012

DONATE any used laptops, computer games, programs, or documentaries to the Ray of Hope Foundation!
Proceeds will go to elementary schools in slum and rural communities of Kenya, each of which currently have only one laptop and virtually no educational computer programs. There are COLLECTION BINS in the lower, middle, and high school, or we can pick up any donations!
Visit www.rayofhope4all.org for more information on the foundation and its specific projects.

Our programs promote long-term, sustainable growth in African communities. It’s what makes us different.

12/11/2011

REMEMBER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE $1 DRIVE THIS WEEK! COLLECTION BOX AT THE FRONT DESK AND IN THE INTERNET CAFE!

Students of the Ray of Hope school in Kawangware, playing at the park where they now have P.E. class once a month. $20 dollars allows them to have P.E. outside at this park, rather than the small classroom they normally use.

12/11/2011

Hey guys! Tomorrow HOAP is starting our $1 Drive!!! The goal of the drive is for every student and faculty member in the school to donate one dollar to the Horn of Africa Program!! The money will go to the kids at the Ray of Hope school in Nairobi, Kenya. The school is situated in the second largest slum in all of Africa. Specifically, the money will make it so that the kids at Ray of Hope can have P.E. outside on a field rather than inside in a small room (which is what they have currently). It costs $20 for a session at the field. Every dollar makes a difference. Please donate $1 at some point this week!!! There will be collection boxes at the front desk and in the internet cafe!! If you would like to give more than $1, that would be great!

Thanks!!

- GDS Horn of Africa Program

12/03/2011

Here is a video with some pictures from our trip last summer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gen1L0-qyQo

HOAP is a Georgetown Day School service-learning trip that takes students and faculty members to Ethiopia and Kenya each summer. On this trip, GDSers work pr...

11/30/2011

To all GDSers: Come see our presentation this Friday during the community service assembly. We promise to have captivating pictures, videos, and stories that will make you all want to get involved with HOAP in some way