Our Vision is to establish functional literate communities in Africa to bridge the gap between poverty and prosperity.
Our Mission is to help build economically stable and productive societies in African communities by ensuring access to self-sustaining educational centers for its citizens.
Together we have partnered with the community of Mandinaba
The Gambia to begin the implementation of the FIRST state of
Art Self-Sustaining Learning Center in Mandinaba. We encourage
You to join us in this effort more…
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WOD HEADLINES
June 2009,
Mandinaba Temporary Library expanded their solar panel power to provide required voltage that will enable the library to utilize available donated computer. This was a collaborated partnership effort among the Mandinaba Youth Committee and Katie Clifford Peace Corp Volunteer assigned to the village of Mandinaba. Katie Clifford organized a local fundraising effort locally as well as online via Peace Corp portal to raise needed fund for the solar panel. We are still in need of donor or sponsors to support our effort in establishing a permanent learning center.More…
November 2008,
Connecting education to the larger community is the brainchild of a new partnership between Thriftbooks.com and Wings of the Dawn. The collaboration pioneers improving literacy for the "entire community" by shipping books "for all ages" to Lifelong Learning Centers throughout Africa. The aim is to provide quality reading materials to engage neighborhoods in customizing educational and entrepreneurial activities that respond to the needs of their community. More…
July 2008,
we completed our book drive of over 20,000 reading and learning materials to include a large donation of over 3,000 school backpacks with supplies we received from our partners at Feed The Children Organization. These materials will be distributed to selected schools in Lagos, Ogun and Afikpo in Nigeria. More…
Aledo Young Democrats (AYD) is a small non-school sponsored group which came together in 2005.
AYD organized a backpack fundraiser event on behalf of Wings of the Dawn to raise money to buy school supplies and backpacks. More...
A group of Lancaster High School (LHS) will join forces for a service learning project focusing on improving the educational opportunity for children living in the rural villages of Africa. More...
April 1, 2008
Mandinaba Community Library under the Mandinaba Youth and Sport Committee’s "Nafaa" for all initiative projects recently benefited from over 40, 000 worth of educational and sporting materials from its US counterpart organization Wings of the Dawn International Institute for children. The materials include books from different educational discipline, footballs and goal nets, computers and television set, among other materials. More…
March 25, 2008
We stated an SAT pilot program at Mandinaba temporary library, Gambia. These are students on the Library users committee that have signed up for the program. Many thanks to our sponsor donating SAT study kit materials to WoD to implement the program
Solar Power Installed in Mandinaba Temporary Library
Before the available of solar as a source of lighten in the library, candles were used on each table to the convenience of the users. As the number of library users increased and hours extended, the users realized that the lightening system was not enough for them to enjoy reading book. more… more...
June 4th, 2007
Kiddie Corner has officially started in Mandinaba Temporary Library!!! more...
Major Boost to Mandinaba Joseph Stafford, US Ambassador to The Gambia, on Friday, formally handed over library books to the community of Mandina-ba in Kombo East District, Western Region, on behalf of Fatou Jammeh, an American Peace Corps Volunteer and the Wings of The Dawn. more...
Book Collector
Boy Scout Justin Reeves is collecting books to support Lesley Copeland's effort to fill a library in the small Western African village of Mandinaba. more...
Other Important Link
June 2009,
July 2008,
Aledo Young Democrats (AYD) is a small non-school sponsored group which came together in 2005.
A group of Lancaster High School (LHS) will join forces for a service learning project focusing on improving the educational opportunity for children living in the rural villages of Africa. 
April 1, 2008
March 25, 2008
Solar Power Installed in Mandinaba Temporary Library
June 4th, 2007
Book Collector
