-- Haiti Mission Initiative --
January 12, 2013 marks three-year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti that killed 250,000 people and left more than a million homeless. Hundreds of thousands of people still live in camps, where a cholera outbreak has killed more than 7,000 since October. As Haitians mark the anniversary of the earthquake that flattened much of Port-au-Prince, hopes have given wa
y to a crushing sense of bitterness and despair. Our efforts in Haiti thus-far have brought in 15 volunteer medical groups who have provided medical assistance for over 1,500 people and 20 teachers, counselors and psychologists. We have also paid school costs for 25 children in need and offered sustainable business opportunities to their parents.
-- South Africa Mission --
More than half of South Africa's children currently live in poverty. Hope for a New Generation is aiming to help that and has already provided medical aid for over 1,500 people. We are currently in the process of creating a literary school.
-- After School Program --
Hope for a New Generation has a vision to improve the standards of underprivileged children in pursuit of their education and also enhance their self-esteem and etiquette. Music has a positive influence in developing young children’s skills such as in memory and reasoning. Providing children with such an environment supports the children’s development and healthy growth. Due to family issues, low-budget schools, lack of supplies and teacher lay-offs, many of those kids are struggling to compete educationally with their peers locally, nationally and globally. This Hope for a New Generation after school program will try to improve the performance of the children and nurture them as they grow up. During selected times in the course of the program, the participants shall be introduced to both outdoor and indoor games. Word games enhance creativity by allowing children to make connections and establish relationships between different words. Also games of visual thinking encourage the use of imagination.
-- Music Scholarship --
We strongly believe that music and arts scholarships will definitely help the under-privileged youths socially, culturally and educationally. Young people should be rewarded for exceeding academically and showing that they have the perseverance to make it through higher education and the yearning to do more with their lives. By giving student interested in music or art a scholarship, it will show them that whoever is providing the scholarship or nominated them has as much confidence in them as they have in themselves; boosting their confidence and affirming their purpose to dedicate their lives to music or the arts. Hope for a New Generation provides three scholarships per year to students majoring in each of the three applied areas of the performing arts: Music, Art and Theatre. Scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors or first year college students who intend to make music or other fine arts a central part of their future life. Recipients must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and must retain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA for renewal. Renewal also is contingent upon the continued availability of funds.
