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Trokosi Freedom

Young girls trapped in Trokosi slavery are set free from a life of abuse and domination.

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How Scholarship Works

Education is a vital factor in breaking the cycle of poverty. I.N. Network offers post-secondary scholarships in Nepal, Ghana, and Zambia. Students are equipped as the next generation of Bible teachers, evangelists, pastors, and skilled workers so they can support themselves and transform their communities. Scholarship students have the passion and knowledge to win their own people to Jesus Christ, and they are also trained with the skills needed to run their own business or take a job that will provide for their family.

The programs are different in each country, but all students are provided with an education and basic living expenses. Scholarship providers receive a photograph and profile of their student and are encouraged to exchange letters with them and pray for them regularly. As a scholarship provider, you also receive letters from the student each quarter to update you on their progress and any prayer requests or joys they want to share.

 

Nepal:

Vocational Training
The Lydia Vocational Training Program is a five-month program that prepares women to return to their villages and train other women. They learn about the Bible, health care, nutrition, child delivery, childcare, adult literacy, sewing, and knitting at the Lydia Vocational Training Center. When they bring this new knowledge back to their communities, they bring light and hope to areas of ignorance and poverty.

 

Bible Student Evangelists
Nepal is a Hindu kingdom where Christianity has taken root and is now flourishing. Bible student scholarships allow students to receive biblical training in India so these young adults will be prepared to be the next generation of Christian leaders in Nepal.

 

Ghana:

Vocational Training
In the Trokosi system, a virgin girl is sent to the village shrine to live, in order to appease the traditional gods. She is a sacrifice for crimes allegedly committed by her elder family members and she lives in the shrine for the rest of her life. I.N. Network works tirelessly to restore and train the 3,500 Trokosi already released, and we continue to negotiate the release of the remaining slaves and their children. The role of I.N. Network Ghana does not end with the release of these women - it is just the beginning. Women who have been released from slavery are welcomed into the Vocational Training Program, which teaches them to read and write the local language, provides them with nutritious meals, healthcare, counseling, clothing, and equips each woman with a skill, such as dressmaking, weaving, pottery, baking, or hairstyling. These skills allow her to be self-sufficient and to provide for herself and her children. 

 

Zambia:

Vocational and Bible Training
ZACTS (Zambia Agriculture Craft and Theological Studies) is a three-year university-level program that includes mandatory studies in agriculture and theology, as well as optional training in certain crafts. In a country where 75 - 80% of the people live in poverty, ZACTS offers students a way out. The cost of a quality education in Zambia is prohibitive, so ZACTS students are matched with I.N. Network scholarships. A student who is willing to work hard at this training can receive an education regardless of his or her financial situation. ZACTS students each receive a graduation kit containing farming tools or an item such as a sewing machine. These "starter" tools allow them to begin their work and ministry immediately.


 

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