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Our Work
2009
ACT received its 501(c)(3) status and successfully mentored its first class of 14 students from the School of Hope, a special-needs school for vulnerable youth in South Africa. Students were carefully paired with New York City professionals who matched their career and personal interests.
During the year, we organized two impACT trips* for volunteers to visit the School of Hope in South Africa. There, volunteers funded and assisted with the school prom and helped on projects initiated by SOH’s sponsor organization, the Thembalitsha Foundation.
To complete the cross-cultural experience, we sponsored 9 of the 14 students to visit New York City in December 2009 to meet their mentors, broaden their horizons and embark on job shadowing opportunities. This first year has been a successful and rewarding experience for mentors and mentees alike.
*All travel and trip related expenses were funded entirely by trip participants.
2010
This year we plan to sponsor trips to NYC for the remaining 5 students from the class of 2009 and to foster new mentoring relationships with the class of 2010. We plan to continue our fundraising activities in support of the class of 2010’s year-end trip to NYC and to expand our program to other grade levels at the School of Hope.
