:: About Us - Merry Hearts Foundation

Merry Hearts Scholarship Fund is an initiative of The Merry Hearts Foundation (MHF) Inc.

The Merry Hearts Scholarship Fund's main objective is to provide financial assistance in the form of a scholarship to students in need, while promoting an environment of encouragement to let the students know and understand that they are of value not only to their family and school, but to their nation and the global arena.

We recognize that in a world where everything revolves around money, too many talented and motivated students are cheated out of a quality education because of their families’ inability to meet the financial obligations of sending a child to school.

As such, the child is denied the opportunity to compete on a national or global level for employment opportunities and/or social and political involvement.

On a daily basis, due to lack of education, too many of our talented youths are being denied a chance to achieve their dreams.

Some Facts About Education in Africa:
As observed in a White House press release titled Africa Education Initiative:

“African children are the future of the continent. Their education is key to future economic growth and lasting democracy, leading to greater stability and improved standards of living. The current state of education in Africa, however, is plagued by a lack of funds, teachers, textbooks, and transparency”

1. Primary school enrollment and literacy rates in Africa are among the lowest in the world.
2. 42 million school children in sub-Saharan Africa are not enrolled in school according to the Human Development Index.
3. According to the Population Council; At least 37 million young people aged 10–14 in sub-Saharan Africa will not complete primary school, this number is nearly twice the total population of children aged 10–14 in the United States, virtually all of whom complete primary school. Further, nearly 21 million children in this age range in sub-Saharan Africa have never attended school.
4. Almost 1 in 5 children in developing nations will drop out of school before completing primary school.

We believe that with a quality education, the sky is the limit for what a child can achieve, and we feel that money should not be a road block or a glass ceiling. For this reason, we have formed the Merry Hearts Scholarship Fund.

Our Mission
The Merry Hearts Foundation is a non-profit initiative that reaches out to underprivileged pre-university youth in impoverished regions of the world.

It is constantly seeking ways to make a significant impact in educating and improving living conditions for those in need.

We provide financial, moral, material and intellectual support in equipping students with the tools they need to succeed academically and socially.

Our Vision
The Merry Hearts Foundation is a non-profit organization that helps underprivileged and low-income youth reach their goals through educational assistance, emergency services, and social services.

Our effort aims to provide youth with financial and emotional support based on merit and financial need. We expect this will open up the necessary doors for them to receive the education they deserve and provide an opportunity for them to become role-models for future generations.

Our Objectives

1. To provide tuition and fees for financially challenged students and orphans.
2. To provide school supplies for deprived pre-university students and orphans.
3. To provide an opportunity for secondary education, and thus university education.
4. To provide mentorship to underprivileged youth.
5. To develop today’s youth into leaders of tomorrow.
6. To raise the overall educational level in deprived regions of the world.
7. To improve the standard of living in third-world countries.
8. To discourage student participation in fraudulent and immoral practices.

Our Tools

1. We will conduct various fundraising activities to support as many needy students over the course of the academic year.
2. We will purchase text books and stationery, bags, and other accessories that will be made available to scholarship recipients.
3. We will utilize recommendations, local government data, and other community resources to target recipient schools.
4. We will utilize school recommendations, teacher recommendation letters, student academic records, and student essays to select scholarship recipients.
5. We will accept funding support from corporations, family, and friends. We will utilize whatever personal resources are at our disposal to ensure a successful program that provides a brighter future for the needy children.