Jordan Neal Henson Memorial Scholarship Fund
In loving memory: Jordan Neal Henson 1984-2004

World Camp has established a Memorial Scholarship Fund in memory of Jordan Neal Henson who passed away on Friday October 29, 2004. Jordan was the youngest brother of World Camp founding member Baker Henson and accompanied the WC team on their first trip to Malawi in the summer of 2001. He was 20 years old at the time of his passing and was a student at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The mission of Jordan's fund is to support education and promote higher learning for vulnerable young adults in impoverished communities.

The mission of Jordan's fund is carried out through individual education scholarships for secondary students in the surrounding rural areas of Lilongwe, Malawi. In rural Malawi, poverty prevents many young adults from seeking higher education. Though primary school is free to the public, secondary school requires a fee. The scholarships provide financial support to vulnerable students who are faced with the challenges of being orphaned by one or both of their parents. The fund seeks out students who show promise for success in secondary school but cannot afford the fees and living expenses associated with secondary school in Malawi. The recipients of this fund are selected by an application process and recommendations from teachers and headmasters. The fund provides school fees, book and supply allowances as well as clothing and food allowances. Recipients are monitored by World Camp program coordinators, World Camp volunteers, local area management and an assigned Malawian mentor and role model.

During the year of 2006, the fund grew to support 7 individual recipients of Mdzobwe Community Day Secondary School. Three of the current recipients finished their fourth and final term of school in December 2006. Their graduation and passing of exams is a great success for this scholarship fund. This success in addition to donations from private individuals has set the stage for World Camp to increase the number of students receiving scholarships. With the assistance of World Camp volunteers, family and friends, the number of students receiving education scholarships increased to 18 recipients in five secondary schools surrounding Lilongwe in January 2007. 

For more information, please contact World Camp. info@worldcampforkids.org or 828-254-2339.
 

 

If you have any questions or are interested in more information, please contact World Camp at 888-297-9669, email info@worldcampforkids.org, or use the World Camp Online Information Request Form.