LitWorld and MoneyGram Foundation collaborate to provide essential literacy programs for hundreds of children in Port-au-Prince
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, March 16, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The MoneyGram Foundation was proud to celebrate a grant awarded to well-known education advocate LitWorld at a recent event in Port-au-Prince.
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The grant funds provided by the MoneyGram Foundation allow LitWorld to expand its key library program in Port-au-Prince, which provides the local community with urgently needed literacy education and access to quality books in Haitian Creole and French.
The MoneyGram Foundation joined LitWorld in welcoming more than 450 members of the local community, including 150 children, to celebrate the grant at the annual World Read Aloud Day event on February 24, 2016.
“The MoneyGram Foundation is honored to invest in LitWorld’s highly impactful literacy programs in Haiti. The foundation and LitWorld share a mission of transforming the lives of children through essential education tools,” said Pamela H. Patsley, executive chairman, MoneyGram International. “MoneyGram believes there is nothing more vital to success in life than access to basic education, including the ability to read and write.”
The grant, worth more than $45,000 USD, awarded to LitWorld benefits nearly 500 children in Port-au-Prince and primarily funds the expansion of LitWorld’s year-round LitClubs, LitCamps and library programs in Port-au-Prince and the surrounding area.
To learn more about the MoneyGram Foundation and the projects it supports, please visit moneygramfoundation.org.
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About MoneyGram Foundation
MoneyGram established the MoneyGram Foundation in 2012 to help children around the world gain access to educational facilities and learning resources. Its mission is firmly rooted in the belief that education is at the heart of better economic opportunities, healthier families and individual freedom and empowerment. The MoneyGram Foundation is focused on inspiring minds and improving lives and grants funds to deserving organizations with this mission in mind. To learn more, please visit moneygramfoundation.org or connect with us on Facebook.
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