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HOME Order Books Arrange Lectures Free Articles The Ubuntu Club Sponsor a Student The Writer's Corner Quote of the Day PREFACES Kaffir Boy Miriam's Song Love in Black & White African Women FIRST CHAPTERS Kaffir Boy Ubuntu Kaffir Boy in America Miriam's Song Love in Black & White African Women DUST-JACKET & REVIEWS Kaffir Boy Ubuntu Kaffir Boy in America Love in Black & White African Women CONTACT E-mail Feedback Author's Bio		THE MAGDALENE MATHABANE SCHOLARSHIP FUND Message from Mark: Hi. Let me briefly explain the purpose of The Magdalene Mathabane Scholarship Fund. First, its named after my beloved mother. Those of you who've read Kaffir Boy, my autobiography, will remember that my mom was denied the opportunity to attend school because she was a girl. Yet she so believed in the value of an education that she struggled and sacrificed a great deal to get me educated. She endured beatings and humiliation to enroll me at Bovet Combined School -- the school whose students the fund is earmarked to help. I vividly remember how often my mom had to sacrifice food money (my dad earned about $10 a week as a menial laborer) to buy me books, uniform and to pay my school fees. Attending school kept me out of trouble and saved my life. Without it I'd would have ended up a thief, a gangster or I'd be dead. Principal Khosa with two students who were outfitted and whose school fees were paid for by the Magdalene Mathabane Scholarship Fund Having seen firsthand how education can transform lives, I have pledged a portion from each book sold to help. I now invite you to support The Magdalene Mathabane Scholarship Fund. No donation is too small. Even students can help with some of their pocket money. The fund will use donations to pay for uniforms, books, school fees and other needs of students in impoverished ghettoes like my hometown. These students remind me of myself when I was young. The help of others made the difference in my life. It gave me a future and saved me from a dead-end life. Now you can make a difference in the lives of students in South Africa. Please give generously to the Magdalene Mathabane Scholarship Fund. Thank you for believing in the power of education to change lives.

		ABOUT BOVET COMBINED SCHOOL I attended Bovet for the first eight years of my life. So did all of my six siblings. Back then, the school was known as Bovet Community School. It was founded by the Swiss Mission Church, and have educated some of the best brains in South Africa. The school is very poor in resources but very rich in dedicated teachers and pupils. Teachers at Bovet. Two of them (second and third from left) taught me. Mr. Tiba was my 8th grade teacher, and Mrs. Maluleke was my 2nd grade teacher. Remarkably, many of the teachers who taught have remained at Bovet rather than be enticed away by lucrative offers from well-endowed schools. They stayed because they believe that the pupils who attend Bovet, though mostly from poor family, are among the brightest in South Africa. With your generous donation, you can help unleash the potential of these students, so they can claim their rightful place as leaders of the new South Africa. LETTER FROM PRINCIPAL "We will appreciate it if you can help us in any way possible to upgrade our school. Although our school is new and beautiful on the outside, it is empty on the inside because we don't have resources...At the moment we are desperately in need of a big photocopier which can cater to 1,016 pupils. Due to the lack of this machine, we cannot issue handouts to the pupils and that affects our teaching. We do not have a library or library books. In this computer age, we do not have a single computer. The needs are so vast, especially when you think that these kids will have to compete with kids from white advanced schools when they face the real world." — M.M. Khosa, Principal To make a donation to The Magdalene Mathabane Scholarship Fund please send a check to the following address: The Magdalene Scholarship Fund 341 Barrrington Park Lane Kernersville, NC 27284. You can also make donations by credit card. To do so, simply complete the form below. Choose one of three ways: 1. E-mail this form by clicking on the "Submit" button at the bottom after all information is complete. 2. Print out this completed page and fax it to 336-996-3216. 3. Provide your credit card number over the phone. Leave the form field for credit card number blank and indicate at what number you can be reached and the best time to call, then click Submit after completing the rest of the form. Select Payment type: Visa Master Card American Express Discover JCB Diner's Club Expiration date (MM/YY) Credit card number I prefer to give my credit card number over the phone. My number: Best time to call: top of page All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2000 mathabane.com