Retention
Scholars continuing study year over year.
Awaiting verification
Impact & transparency
Every sponsorship should be explainable.
We do not accept outside donations, but we still believe the Foundation should be accountable for every dollar it spends.
Each sponsorship is tracked at the individual-student level. Student support is recorded against the scholar's ledger, enrollment is confirmed each semester, and our records are independently reviewed.
Anatomy of a sponsorship
What a sponsorship covers.
One scholar, one full course of study, and everything required to finish it — carried for as long as the study lasts.
- 01
Tuition & fees
Paid directly to the university or training institution.
- 02
Housing
Safe accommodation, and rent where that is what the course requires.
- 03
Meals
Reliable daily meals for the length of the course.
- 04
Materials
Books, equipment, and whatever else the course requires.
- 05
Transport
Transportation to and from the student's place of study, including travel home during academic holidays and breaks, so students can remain connected to their families and communities.
- 06
Other approved costs
Other necessary student-specific costs approved as part of that scholar's sponsorship.
Verification note
Verification is paid separately by the Foundation and is never deducted from a sponsorship.
Outcomes
What the numbers say.
Graduation
Scholars completing their full course.
Awaiting verification
Placement after graduation
In employment or further study after finishing.
Awaiting verification
North star
Graduates serving their home communities
This is the number we watch most closely.
Awaiting verification
Outcome figures will be published following independent verification, each with the reporting period it covers.
Verification stack
How we verify.
Each layer is documentary. Any single claim on this page can be traced back to a signed record. Select a link in the chain to see the record it produces, who provides it, and when it is reviewed.
- Evidence created
- A written nomination naming the student and the course of study.
- Provided by
- The operating program and its community.
- What it confirms
- Selection is made locally, not by the Foundation.
- When it is reviewed
- Before a sponsorship is confirmed.
- Evidence created
- A record opened for that scholar alone, by category of need.
- Provided by
- The Foundation.
- What it confirms
- Every funded cost is attached to one named student.
- When it is reviewed
- Maintained continuously; reviewed annually.
- Evidence created
- Receipts issued by the university or training institution.
- Provided by
- The institution.
- What it confirms
- Tuition and fees were paid directly, with no intermediary.
- When it is reviewed
- Each term the payment is made.
- Evidence created
- Registrar-issued confirmation of enrollment and standing.
- Provided by
- The institution's registrar.
- What it confirms
- The place was taken up, not merely offered.
- When it is reviewed
- At the start of each semester.
- Evidence created
- The filed sequence of term confirmations for that scholar.
- Provided by
- Registrar records held by the Foundation.
- What it confirms
- The scholar is still enrolled and progressing.
- When it is reviewed
- Every semester, for the length of the course.
- Evidence created
- A signed release for each disbursement of support.
- Provided by
- The scholar who receives it.
- What it confirms
- Support reached the person it was intended for.
- When it is reviewed
- At each release.
- Evidence created
- A reviewer's letter covering the ledgers, receipts, and confirmations.
- Provided by
- An accounting firm with no relationship to the Foundation.
- What it confirms
- The records reconcile with what was published.
- When it is reviewed
- Annually, paid for separately from Foundation funds.
- Evidence created
- The annual stewardship report, published in full.
- Provided by
- The Foundation.
- What it confirms
- What was funded, what continued, and what did not go to plan.
- When it is reviewed
- After each review cycle is complete.
In addition, the Foundation visits in person each year, because records should be checked against reality.
Evidence drawers
Open the file you care about.
Reporting
Read the full record.
An annual stewardship report is published in full, whether or not anyone asks for it: scholars supported, continuity, completion, the independent reviewer’s letter, and what did not go to plan.
The first verified reporting cycle is forthcoming. Reports will be published here as each cycle is independently reviewed, and nothing will be posted before it has been.
Commitments
What we hold ourselves to.
- Every sponsorship is attributable to one named student.
- Every claim is independently verified.
- Every scholar is funded through graduation.
- Every story is told with consent.
- We take no outside money.
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