"Newman's Own" Grants $750,000

[johnwesley]

<p>In the latest affirmation of Wesleyan’s prolific and robust student culture, Newman’s Own, the philanthropic foundation established by the late actor, Paul Newman, has granted $750,000 to an all-girls school founded by Wesleyan students and alumni in Nairobi, Kenya two years ago:</p>

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News of the grant was first announced over the weekend by U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Jonathan S. Gration at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the school. The expansion of the school effectively doubles its size with 22 new classrooms. Called the Kiberia School for Girls, the school is the first tuition-free school for girls in the community.

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