By: Hannah Franz

The year of 2013 brought many great moments for The Women’s International Fund for Education.  A few of the highlights included sending out our second scholarship to Tena Mahanyu, obtaining official 501 (c)-3 non-profit status, and holding a fundraiser at Shine Cafe in Sacramento, California.  These accomplishments would not be possible without the great support we have witnessed and continue to witness.

Each year we are growing which likewise affects the amount of resources we have to use towards our mission.  We are very excited for the New Year and have some great things in store.  Our Director of Outreach now lives in Chicago and is planning a fundraiser there in the Spring.  In March we will be accepting a new round of applications, and we are excited to have the ability to help more women realize their dream of a college education.  We will also preparing to launch our first annual 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament Fundraiser in the Bay Area of California in May of this year.  There are so many exciting events and decisions about to unfold and we hope that supporters, both new and old, are ready to celebrate these great events along each step of the way.