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School Partners

Schools interested in the work of Wings for West Africa are encouraged and supported by Wings in the projects which they design. To date, the following schools have made significant contributions:

·      Canterbury School. Fort Wayne, Indiana

The Canterbury School is an Independent college-preparatory school through Grade 12. One of the school’s stated goals is “to instill a sense of community responsibility and service”. Students there have extended this goal to serve the global community.

2007-2008:  Under the leadership of David Witwer a group of Canterbury students developed a local chapter of Wings for West Africa with the goal of collecting 100 computers. Well on their way to meeting that goal, they are developing valuable organizational, communicative and business skills along the way. In December 2008 they collected dozens of computers and other equipments for schools in West Africa.

·     North Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana

The Société Honoraire de Français (French Honor Society) of North Central High School has assisted Wings for West Africa in the pick-up of computers and their preparation for shipment. In addition, each year they have developed a significant project in Senegal, West Africa:

2005-2006: Funds were raised to pay over half the construction costs of a center for the Handicapped Association of Diofior, Senegal. One student actually helped in the construction of the building. Four students spent three weeks teaching computer and keyboarding skills to teachers on equipment donated by Wings.

2006-2007:  Funds were raised to purchase a high-volume copy machine for the secondary schools of Diofior, Senegal. School supplies, athletic and lab equipment were collected from donors and shipped with Wings’ computers.

2007-2008:  Funds were raised to purchase medicine for a clinic in Pikine, Senegal. Thousands of pairs of donated eye glasses as well as a large volume of medical supplies were collected and shipped with Wings’ computers. One North Central student traveled to Senegal to help distribute the glasses and to teach a computer class on computers donated by Wings.

      Contact Us:

      Schools interested in developing a project should contact us at: wafwings@wafwings.org.