Orphanages

Currently in Africa, there are many orphanages with many children. Most of these places do not have the resources to teach, to care, or to even incorperate the children as they come in. Women in South Africa usually have twins or triplets, but sometimes can go to 4 children at a time, and most of them go towards the orphanage. Being low on money, the kids there don't know real pleasures in life, for they have trouble even knowing the word 'pleasure'.

My teacher, Karen Cox, has an awareness of this coming problem for the children. Her daughter has found one child in perticular that she loves, and she goes to Africa every so often to visit her. In doing this, she sees the children at the orphanages. They are mostly 6-7 years old, and are often carrying around younger ones that come in. Mrs. Cox has written a letter to different colleges for a few college girls who are family to the orphanage, and run the place. If you could get these girls to school, it would be amazing. Go to different college websites (Doesn't matter where) and enter this letter, titling it "Nigerian Girls Need Your Help!"

May 12, 2014

Mrs. Karen Cox

8576 8th Road

Plymouth, IN  46563

To Whom It May Concern:

Would you be willing to come to the aid of three endangered girls in Nigeria?  I am writing on behalf of a Nigerian family, the Edeh’s with 3 incredible college-age daughters.  This family runs two orphanages named Ministry of Mercy (MOM) in Otutulu, Nigeria and Lokoja, Nigeria. The family sacrifices in many ways to help hundreds of special needs and homeless children in Nigeria.  The girls have been instrumental in helping their parents manage and run both orphanages.  They are leaders everywhere they go.

These are talented, intelligent, beautiful young women.  They are are educated and have undergraduate degrees, but they desire graduate degrees. One of them was the Nigerian National Track Champion in the 400 meter race.  

However, at this time the family is afraid for the lives of these precious girls.  They are near the areas where girls have been abducted and where much violence has occurred. My family would be willing to sponsor the girls to come to America to pursue their graduate degrees.  One wants to go into law, one is interested in business and finance and one wants to go in to a medical field, which is a desperate need at the orphanage.  All 3 girls intend to return to the orphanage to continue nurturing the helpless children in their native county.

The girls need to be accepted into a school to obtain a student visa.  What is your application process and is it possible for them to be accepted at a graduate school?  What can I do to facilitate this process?  How quickly could these girls come into a safe environment?  What financial aid might be available for these girls?

If you have any information that may be helpful for these amazing young ladies, please contact me at kcox@plymouth.k12.in.us and also their father, Daniel Edeh at mom_otutulu@yahoo.com.  We need your informed advice.

Sincerely,

Karen Cox

This is a photo of my family with

the Edeh family in January 2014, at the Ministry of Mercy orphanage in Otutulu, Nigeria.