{"id":1940,"date":"2012-11-03T06:29:49","date_gmt":"2012-11-03T11:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2012-11-05T09:49:16","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T14:49:16","slug":"educating-girls-in-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/2012\/11\/educating-girls-in-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Educating Girls in Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1946\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/11\/Lycee-student1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1946\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1946 \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/11\/Lycee-student1-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/11\/Lycee-student1-215x300.jpg 215w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/11\/Lycee-student1.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Happy Lycee Vanette student<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Lycce Vanette girls school opened in this September. \u00a0The CEUM wants to empower girls to be future leaders in their community and in the church. Too often girls have not had the same opportunities to go to school as boys. The CEUM is addressing this need. Lycee Vanette specializes in Business Skills and Computer Training.<\/p>\n<p>This year there are 20 girls in 7th grade. Next year the school plans to open 8th and 9th grades. Several girls shared why they chose to study at Lycee Vanette.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u2022 <em>I wanted to study at a girl\u2019s school because it would be a good environment to learn.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 I chose a CEUM girl\u2019s school because I thought I would receive a good education and then it would help me get a job.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 I decided to study at Lycee Vanette because I feel I will learn well, get a job and be able to help my family.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1950\" style=\"width: 262px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/11\/girls-in-class2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1950\" class=\" wp-image-1950   \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/11\/girls-in-class2-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/11\/girls-in-class2-300x205.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/11\/girls-in-class2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Girls in class<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lycee Vanette is named in honor of Vanette Thorsell who served in education in Congo for her entire career. \u00a0We were privileged to serve with her early in our career. \u00a0We remember fondly once when we traveled with her and visited offices of the Dept of Education in Kinshasa. \u00a0Almost everyone she saw stood and greeted her with great respect as she had taught many of them over her long career.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to help train and empower girls at Lycee Vanette. Donations may be sent to:<\/p>\n<p>Evangelical Covenant Church, Dept. of World Mission<br \/>\n8303 W. Higgins Rd.<br \/>\nChicago, IL 60631.<\/p>\n<p>**Put a note on the check designating it for: Congo Designated Projects #5003-2056-72-30, Lycee Vanette.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1942\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/11\/Lycee-Vanette-student-body-lighter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1942\" class=\" wp-image-1942  \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/11\/Lycee-Vanette-student-body-lighter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/11\/Lycee-Vanette-student-body-lighter.jpg 800w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/11\/Lycee-Vanette-student-body-lighter-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lycee Vanette student body<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1940&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lycce Vanette girls school opened in this September. \u00a0The CEUM wants to empower girls to be future leaders in their community and in the church. 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