An African Education

Don May began his reporting career at the Washington Daily
News in 1950. He then worked for United Press International for
twenty years, covering foreign and national security policy and
later the global economy. This led to a lasting interest in poor
countries, especially in Africa. In 1996 Don and his wife, Alison,
founded the Salikenni Scholarship Fund, a nonprofit organization
that pays tuition for needy boys and girls in one cluster of rural
villages in The Gambia in West Africa, sponsoring students from
middle school through four years of university. This book tells
the story of that project, its successes and failures, focusing on
the students, who yearn for education but must overcome huge
obstacles to achieve it.