Volunteer teachers and nurses at John William Montessori School are usually asked to stay for one academic year. Rikke and Laura (from Denmark) and the children worked to decorate their classroom. FJWEC provides room and board and pocket money. (You could help pay for this)

There is a need to send specialists to Ghana to work in HIV / AIDS Awareness and to send specialists to work in teaching Conflict Resolution techniques. (You could help pay for this)

John William Montessori School's internet access from AfricaOnLine costs USD $8970 per year. (You could help pay for this)

Friends of John William Education Center collects computers and other materials donated to it. The cost of renting a truck, paying the driver, packing the donations and transporting them to a warehouse in the South Bronx, New York is USD $2000 per year. (You could help pay for this)

Friends of John William Education Center stores donations in a warehouse until the volume is sufficient to ship. The cost varies from USD $1000-$2000 per year. (You could help pay for this)

When the Friends of John William Education Center send a forty-foot container to Ghana, the cost (trucking in the USA, storage, freight, port charges, insurance, shipment to Ghana, port charges in Ghana, customs charges in Ghana, trucking within Ghana), is about USD $8000. (You could help pay for this)

Friends of John William Education Center holds fund-raising events. A hall must be rented, publicity arranged for, food and music provided, speakers accommodated, and numerous other details. (You could help pay for this)

Friends of John William Education Center conducts the normal business of a not-for-profit organization: creates leaflets and brochures, keeps a database of donors, writes letters, maintains a website, answers queries, etc. (You could help pay for this)

However you choose to help, you will be making an impact with Friends of John William Education Center, improving the lives of people.

You can take part by sending a check made out to Friends of John William Education Center, Incorporated to 13 Glenbrook Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10705-1650

FJWEC is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization

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