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ECSMI Godparent Initiative
A sponsorship pathway that keeps displaced girls in school
The ECSMI Godparent Initiative is the sponsorship and giving model that powers the Evelyn Chuabe Scholarship & Mentorship Initiative (ECSMI).
For displaced girls affected by Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis, even after finding safety in host communities, many face an impossible choice between survival and staying in school. Education is often interrupted or cut short, not because of lack of ability or motivation, but because of cost. A tuition fee of as little as $100 per year can be enough to force a girl out of secondary school or university. For others, vocational training offers a practical pathway to independence, yet access to training fees, tools, and support remains out of reach.
The Godparent Initiative exists to ensure that financial barriers do not end a girl’s education. While ECSMI provides scholarships, training, and mentorship to displaced girls and young women, the Godparent Initiative is how individuals, families, businesses, and institutions directly fund and sustain a girl’s education journey; from enrolment to completion.
In simple terms:
ECSMI is the programme
The Godparent Initiative is how a girl’s education is financed and sustained.
By becoming a Godparent, you help remove the financial barriers that force displaced girls out of school and ensure they can learn with dignity, continuity, and hope.
Support Package
Depending on the chosen tier, a Godparent may cover:
- Tuition and/or training fees
- Learning materials, uniforms, and vocational toolkits
- Digital inclusion (mobile device + data package)
- Mentorship and life skills
- Mental health and wellbeing
Engagement and Reporting
Godparents receive:
- Biannual progress reports
- Letters, photos, or videos from their scholar
- Updates on milestones (e.g., exam results, graduations)
- Opportunities to engage directly (in-person or virtual, where feasible)
How It Works
Step 1: Selection
Scholars are identified through a locally led and community-verified process that prioritises displaced girls who are out of school or at high risk of losing access to education due to conflict, displacement, or financial hardship.
Step 2: Matching
Godparents choose their preferred commitment level (1 year minimum; 3 years encouraged for continuity) and are matched to a scholar.
Step 3: Annual Commitment Options
Tuition Only: $100/year covers full tuition for one scholar.
Holistic Support: Tuition + additional resources such as materials, devices, digital access, mentorship, wellbeing workshops, or vocational toolkits.
Sponsorship Levels
Tier Contribution (Annual): What It Covers
Platinum Champion
$500
Tuition + essential learning materials and period products
Gold Advocate
$300
Tuition + major extras such as learning materials, period products, digital access.
Silver Supporter
$200
Tuition + essential learning materials and period products
Bronze Friend
$100
Tuition only, keeping a girl in school for at least one year.
Duration
University Scholars: 3 years until graduation (renewable annually).
Secondary Scholars: 3 years until high school diploma (renewable annually).
Vocational Scholars: Usually 1 year per skill.
Godparents can commit for 1 year at a time or pledge to see their scholar through the entire program.
Impact
Keeping a girl in school despite the odds.
Breaking cycles of poverty and early marriage by securing her education.
Equipping her for the future with skills, mentorship, and confidence.
Creating ripple effects. Educated girls uplift families and transform communities.
Be the reason a displaced girl dreams bigger, learns without fear, and builds a life of dignity.
Become a godparent
We are the only organization in Cameroon dedicated exclusively to supporting internally displaced girls and young women affected by the Anglophone Crisis.
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