Hope 4 Africa @ ISU is a student branch of the main organization Hope 4 Africa, Inc. that works with schools in Kenya. Our student organization organizes events and fundraisers in order to raise money to improve education in Kenya. We believe that as young as we are we can still make a difference in this world by giving other young people the tools they need to achieve their dreams. Our student organization officially launched at Iowa State in the fall of 2009.

From 2009-2011, we have raised over $15,000 through various events to benefit the Books 4 Hope program which was completed in late May 2010, when Moses and two of our members went on a 2 week trip to Kenya.  During the 2010-2011 school year, we completed the Computers 4 Hope program, and starting raising money for the H2O 4 Hope and our ongoing Hope 4 Students scholarship program. In May 2011, seven members of the club traveled to Kenya to deliver the money and supplies that we had raised for the schools.

For the 2011-2012 school year, H4A @ ISU’s goal is to raise $10,000. So far, we have sponsored a tie-dye event on campus and paired with Panda Express® to reach this goal. We plan our events during our club meetings on Tuesday nights at 7 (location varies).

2011 – 2012:

$500 – Tie Dye 4 Hope

Adviser: Kate Vance, High School/Middle School Adviser for ISU TRIO Educational Talent Search, Email: kpvance@iastate.edu
President: Bennett Coffman, Major: Industrial Engineering, Year in school: Junior, Email: bcoffman@iastate.edu
Treasurer: Samantha Riess, Major: Civil Engineering, Year in school: Junior, Email: smriess@iastate.edu

Join us at one of our meetings: We meet every Tuesday in the Memorial Union at 7 p.m.
Join our emailing list: Send us an email at hope4africa.isu@gmail.com and we will add you to our emailing list.
Join us on Facebook: Join our Facebook page to get event invites and updates on our club.

Hunger Out 4 Hope : 1/11/2011 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Event Page – https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=299809643377882

AfriCans 4 Education : visit our facebook page for details on when we will go to neighborhoods in Ames to collect recyclables.