Women's Global Education Project presents: Ndajee 2022

Women's Global Education Project presents:

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A benefit for girls' education Monday, May 9th, 2022

Women’s Global Education Project (WGEP)'s mission is to empower women and girls in rural regions of Africa through education, to build better lives and foster more equitable communities. Since 2004, our girls' education, literacy and leadership programs have impacted over 20,000 women and girls in more than 172 remote communities in Senegal & Kenya.

We operate three complementary programs aimed at dismantling the structural barriers that keep girls from attending and succeeding in school: Sisters to School provides scholarships, health education, and mentoring to girls in middle school through university Our Sisters Read promotes literacy and a lifelong love of learning among primary school students Our Sisters Lead trains high school students in key leadership skills, and supports them in designing community development projects.

WGEP partners with dynamic, grassroots leaders to ensure that our work is community-driven, sustainable, and appropriate to the actual needs of our target communities. Thank you for joining us to support this critical work!

Ndajee fundraising goal: $240,000

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Thank you to our event sponsors!

TITLE SPONSOR $20,000 Manaaki Foundation

PHD $10,000 Lucy & Peter Ascoli Catherine & Jeff Cappel John Kulczycki Sarah Miyata & Stephen Weber

UNIVERSITY $5,000 Shan Bhati & William White Good Heart Work Smart Foundation Julie Moller Marie & Jorge Olmos Protiviti Lisa Snow & Franco Turrinelli

HIGH SCHOOL $2,500 Jennifer Bathgate & John Iatonna April & Paul Donnellan The Hanson Family Leinenweber Baroni & Daffada LLC K&L Gates LLP Paul Maglio & Teenie Matlock Aimee & Joe Mills Heidi Olsen, Donna & Kenzie Carnow The Thompson Family

MIDDLE SCHOOL $1,000 Axxum Consulting Lauren & Mark Baran Barnes & Thornburg LLP Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & ......Aronoff LLP

MIDDLE SCHOOL CONT'D Elizabeth Bennan & Lincoln Ellis Donna Cook & Matt Maciejewski Regine & Rick Corrado Guidepoint Security Anton Hopkins Nancy Juda & Jens Brasch Jennifer Kenoian Pascale & Tom Kichler Norma Maglio Kaleen Moriarty & Justin Hilson Florence & Igor Playner Joan & Bruce Sherman Adele Simmons Suzanne & Mike Wychocki

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL $500 Box, Inc. Byline Bank Darktrace Holdings Limited Laura Derks Zahira Floyd Suzanne & Daniel Kanter Juliana Kerr Morgan Stanley Patricia Murlas Tria Raimundo & Michael Seiler Howard Raik Linda Schurman & Glenn Gerber John Spears Amanda Spikes Julie Stagliano Bill Taylor Phyllis Valentine

Sponsors committed as of 4/25/22

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ORDER OF EVENTS 6:00 PM

WELCOME TO NDAJEE Celebrating the strong women and girls in our programs!

7:00 PM

Hosted by Jerome McDonnell, longtime WGEP advocate AFRICAN-INSPIRED DRUM & DANCE PERFORMANCE Najwa Dance Corps Welcome by Regine Corrado, WGEP Board President WGEP IMPACT AWARD HONORING LUCY ASCOLI Presented by Amy Maglio, WGEP Executive Director CELEBRATING MOTHERS' DAY Video featuring mothers and daughters in our programs PADDLE RAISE Harriet Spears, Strategic Partnerships Manager

8:30 PM

SILENT AUCTION CLOSES Make your final bids!

9:00 PM

END OF PROGRAM Thank you for joining us!

Please enjoy a selection of wine, craft beer, cocktails and hor d'oeuvres throughout the evening. Note that the bar service will pause briefly during the program.

PROGRAM DETAILS Hosted by Jerome McDonnell Longtime advocate & previous WGEP Impact Award Honoree Jerome McDonnell will host Ndajee 2022!

Jerome is passionate about shining a spotlight on Chicago-based international development efforts.

Performance by Najwa Dance Corps NAJWA Dance Corps is a Chicago-based dance company devoted to the performance, production and preservation of dance styles and techniques reflective of the African American dance heritage and experience.

Learn more at najwadancecorps.org!

Honoring Impact Award Winner, Lucy Ascoli Every year, we honor an extraordinary member of our community for their commitment to WGEP and advocacy for girls' education with our "Impact Award"! This year's honoree, Lucy Ascoli, has been an enthusiastic supporter of Women’s Global Education Project since she first learned about it at our 2009 Ndajee benefit at North Pond in Lincoln Park. Lucy has worked in city planning and taught social work, and has worked as a fundraiser for low income housing organizations and refugee organizations in Chicago. She currently is on the Board of Directors of Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI) in Chicago, of GPAC, as well as serving on the Ambassadors’ Circle for WGEP. Previous Impact Award winners include Molly Waite, Aniceta Kiriga, Sue Crothers, Julie Stagliano, Nancy Juda, Brian Hanson, Joan Sherman, and Jerome McDonnell. 4

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Make an impact at every level!

$2,500

$500

provides a classroom of girls with comprehensive scholarships

helps 10 girls transition into adolescence without FGM/C

$100

one year of adult literacy classes for 5 mothers in Senegal and Kenya

$1,000

$350

supports 8 high school students with leadership training

supports one girl with a comprehensive school scholarship for 2022

$50

provides 25 students with storybooks to improve their literacy

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Logan Square since 1999 2537 N Kedzie Blvd Chicago, IL 60647

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Women's Global Education Project is a proud member of the Simmons Center for Global Chicago. simmonsglobal.org

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SET YOUR BUSINESS

ON THE PATH FOR SUCCESS

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Thank you to WGEP’s entire staff and board for your tireless and creative work to expand the horizons of young people in Senegal and Kenya.

Lucy & Peter Ascoli

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Would your organization like to join our amazing lineup of partners?

Contact harriet@womensglobal.org to learn more and get involved!

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SPECIAL THANKS TO SILENT AUCTION DONORS Alliance Française de Chicago BarkBox Big Delicious Planet Chicago Council on Global Affairs Chicago Cubs Chicago Fire Chicago Wolves Chipotle City Cruises Field Museum Gaijin Great Wolf Lodge Jayne Jen McNulty Fine Arts Jessica O'Herron Joe Mills Art Jollof Festival Julie Devaud Kristina St. Pierre Lake Geneva Ziplines & Adventures Let's Roam - Scavenger Hunt Levy Restaurants Linda Wiley Lou Malnati's Lula Cafe MACDADDY Salon Mariam Huss Maya Del Sol Oak Park Festival Theatre PUTTSHACK Chicago Revolution Brewing St. Pierre Lake House Sugar Beet Food Co-Op Tom Lemanski Tom O'Gorman TravelPledge Whirlwind Coffee Company

EVENT PARTNERS Big Delicious Planet Cream Wine Company Eileen Molony Photography Garfield's Beverage Warehouse Goose Island Meeting Tomorrow PTK Productions LLC Salvage One Skeptic Distillery World Centric

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lauren Baran Shan Bhati Regine Corrado Zahira Floyd John Iatonna John Kulczycki Damaris Kyuu Aimee Mills Tria Raimundo

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS BOARD Hannah Bonecutter Meredith Bruster Jacqui Hatch Aliyah Jervier Anna Kilgas Alyssa Mota Ayeesha Patel Regina Smedinghoff Molly Webster Emily Wolfteich

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