Most young people in Guinea-Bissau live on less than $2 a day.

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One Student is a community of people who believe in a world where everyone has the opportunity to work for a brighter future. As a member, your monthly sponsorship will help young people in West Africa learn life-changing job skills — one student at a time.

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$ per month

Your $30 monthly donation will help 3 students complete a four-month job skills course at a WAVS vocational school each year.

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One Student Logo Sponsor a Student in West Africa

One Student is a community of people who believe in a world where everyone has the opportunity to work for a brighter future, no matter who they are or where they live. As a member, your monthly gift will help young people in West Africa learn life-changing job skills — one student at a time.

Calculate your impact


$ per month

Your $30 monthly donation will help 3 students to complete a four-month job skills course at a WAVS vocational school each year.

How your impact is calculated
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Why Join One Student?

Sponsor a Student & Give Opportunity

More than 3 out of 4 students who graduate from WAVS vocational schools in West Africa have either started working or are continuing to study. Every $10 per month helps train one student each year.

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See Your Impact

At the end of each three-month school term, you will receive an impact report with personalized data, including the total number of students that you have personally helped train through your sponsorship.

You’ll also get a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the students and teachers through stories, photos and videos in The Yearbook.

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Be Part of a Community

Come alongside others who are helping create a world where everyone has the opportunity to provide for themselves and their family.

To impact lives and communities in Guinea-Bissau

“We believe in the work WAVS is doing to impact lives and communities in Guinea-Bissau. The One Student community offers a great way for us to be involved in that work! We hope to steward well all the Lord has given us, and the One Student community is one of the ways we can do that.”

To make a long-term difference

“We need more organizations committed to building the whole person. Caring about their health, education, relationships and spiritual life. Giving to WAVS is a no-brainer for our family because we know we are using our resources to make a long term difference in one of the world’s most challenged communities.”

To be a part of what God is doing in Guinea-Bissau

“We give because we have been given so much and it reminds us that all we have is from God. We love that our family gets to be a part of what God is doing in Guinea Bissau through WAVS. Our family can skip one meal out a month and provide a student with training. We love that $40 a month can make a big difference in Guinea-Bissau.”

To stay connected to the movement

“We give to WAVS to stay connected to the movement. The movement of individuals bent on building a better future for themselves, their families, and their country. You inspire us!”

 

 

To spread the Gospel in developing countries

“I am a firm believer in the following proverb: ‘Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.’ I believe this is an extremely powerful and tangible way to spread the Gospel in developing countries because not only does it help the students directly involved in WAVS, but it also equips them to provide for the needs of others and make new disciples of Christ.” 

To equip the people of Guinea-Bissau to be true transformation agents

“We support One Student because we have seen the incredible effectiveness of strong, Gospel-centered leadership to equip the people of Guinea-Bissau to be true transformation agents in their own communities.”

 

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