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International Trends and Services
OVERVIEW
The primary goal of the International Trends and Services Facet is to provide opportunities for tangible service in other countries. Our "boots on the ground" approach provides for more personalized methods for assisting and improving the lives of women, children and men worldwide through long-term programs committed to empowerment and public policy leadership in advocating for social justice.
Education Across the Miles
Since 1996, The Links, Incorporated has built, refurbished and furnished educational materials to over 60 schools in South Africa, successfully making a direct and significant impact on the lives of thousands of African students and families. Contact with these schools continues today as The Links, Incorporated positions itself to adopt four schools in Liberia, West Africa – the Todee School, the AME University, the School for the Blind, and the Ann Sandell School. Through in-kind donations, monetary support, and the lending of professional expertise in curriculum and lesson plan development, we will aid in the reestablishment of the Liberian educational system which was decimated by many years of civil war.
LOCAL PROGRAMS
The Mount Rose (MD) Chapter is creating and supporting programs to promote the mission of the International Trends and Services Facet that will align with the organizational National program objectives and with the Mount Rose (MD) Chapter’s Model, Mentor and
Motivate! program in the communities that we serve.
In 2018, our Chapter established The Liberia Reading Place to establish the Chapter’s global presence to meet an education gap in Barnersville, Liberia and we support the National Signature Program: Education Across the Miles.
The key objectives for The Liberia Reading Room Program are as follows:
- Goal #1: Provide free access to quality books and educational materials, so the community in Barnersville, Liberia can discover the joy of reading and lifelong learning.
- Goal #2: Provide tutoring and literacy support to people in the Barnersville community who are struggling to read.
- Goal #3: Create e-books and literacy tools for the community in Barnersville using innovative technology.
- Goal #4: Serve as a global voice to spread and promote the importance of literacy and empower the people in Barnersville to advocate in their local community for this cause.
- Goal #5: Provide educational materials and literary support to Barnersville educators.
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