It all began in May 2008, when fifteen year-old Shannon McNamara was planning a service trip to Africa. Shannon rallied her neighbors and friends, and together they collected donations of thousands of children’s books, school supplies and used laptop computers.
That summer, Shannon and her family brought 500 pounds of these donated school supplies to a rural village in Tanzania, and transformed a dilapidated classroom into a fully functioning library. From that initial project, SHARE born.
SHARE in Africa is now a 501(c)(3) non-profit which empowers thousands of African girls through education.
SHARE's current mission is to provide scholarships so bright and deserving African girls can attend high school (secondary school). Without our help, their families simply cannot afford to send them to high school.If a girl is given the opportunity to get an education, there is no telling what she can do, and what she can become!
