The Gap

Right now, only about half of Project PEARLS' scholars have an individual sponsor. The rest — bright, hardworking students who've already earned their place in our program — are waiting.

A sponsor isn't just tuition. It's the difference between a child finishing the school year or falling out of it. Between a family choosing school supplies or dinner. Between a scholar staying on the path to a college degree, or losing it to circumstances entirely outside her control.

We know exactly who these students are. We know their names, their grades, their dreams. What they don't have yet is someone standing behind them.

The Match

Dindo and Isabel, our generous donors believe every scholar deserves that person. So they're doubling the impact of this campaign: every gift given here, up to $20,000, will be matched dollar for dollar.

That means a $50 gift becomes $100. A $500 gift becomes $1,000. Every peso stretches twice as far, for twice as many students.

What Your Gift Does

Sponsorship is matched to where a scholar is on her journey — because a preschooler and a college junior don't need the same support, but every one of them needs someone in her corner.

Preschool / Time-to-Learn Program PHP 12,000 or USD 220 per year
Elementary (Kindergarten to Grade 6) PHP 18,000 or USD 315 per year
High School (Grades 7 to 12, or ALS Program) PHP 25,000 or USD 440 per year
College (1st to 4th Year) Starting at USD 2,100 per year (Cost varies based on the student's course and school)
Trade or Vocational School USD 1,000 to USD 2,000 per year (Cost depends on the program and institution)

Remember: with the match, every gift toward any of these levels goes twice as far — up to $20,000 in matched giving.

Every sponsor is matched with a real student. You'll see her name, her school, her story — and you'll hear how she's doing throughout the year.

Can't commit to a full sponsorship? Any amount is welcome. Gifts of any size can go toward our Education Fund basket, which helps cover the gap for scholars still waiting to be matched with a sponsor — supporting essentials like school supplies, uniforms, and other everyday needs that keep a scholar in school. Every dollar or peso is still matched dollar for dollar.

Why This, Why Now

Project PEARLS has spent 16 years building a scholarship pipeline that takes girls from preschool through college. Today, over 850 are in that pipeline. Over half of last year's graduating class earned their degrees against odds that would have stopped most people.

The only thing standing between an unsponsored scholar and a sponsored one is someone saying yes.

With this match, saying yes goes twice as far.

Close the Gap: Give Every PEARLS Scholar a Sponsor

Every dollar you give is matched — dollar for dollar — up to $20,000.

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