
George Srour on Education, African Schools, and Building Tomorrow 12/22/2008
EconTalk
YouTube Description
George Srour, founder of Building Tomorrow, a non-profit that builds schools in Uganda, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his experience starting, funding, and running an organization that tries to change the world one school at a time. Srour discusses how he tries to make sure that his organization accomplishes more than bricks and mortar and the rewards and challenges of a start-up non-profit. http://www.econtalk.org/srour-on-education-african-schools-and-building-tomorrow/
Claims (28)
Uganda is the youngest country in the world, with half its population under the age of 15.
Girls who reach seventh grade have their likelihood of contracting HIV/AIDS cut in half.
When parents cannot pay school lunch costs in cash, allowing them to contribute in kind—such as maize or hours cooking porridge—lets families participate, and the discussions parents have organizing this contribute to the school's transformative effect on the community.
This will be the last podcast of 2008, returning January 5th 2009.