Might you be able to help a 15-year old boy from Nigeria who has been accepted at BUHS for the coming school year? Oche is the recipient of a prestigious Kennedy-Lugar YES scholarship from the U.S. State Department for future leaders of countries with significant Muslim populations and will be attending BUHS this fall.
We are looking for a family who could welcome Oche for about 6 weeks, from August 8 to September 20 or so. Host families provide room and board for the student, as well as support and guidance as he adjusts to life in Vermont. He does not need a separate bedroom, as long as you can provide a bed in a room with a host brother and a place to study. As a YES student, Oche will have a monthly stipend for personal expenses and school lunches, as well as medical insurance.
Oche loves soccer, computers and reading, and is active in his Catholic church at home. To learn a bit more about this remarkable young man, just click on the links below:
http://forms.pax.org/profilepdf/283b3233cd59441788e380c288d3a6d4.pdf
http://forms.pax.org/profilepdf/283b3233cd59441788e380c288d3a6d4_essay.pdf
PAX coordinator Ann Newsmith would be happy to answer any questions you might have about hosting Oche. Please contact Ann at 802-257-4710 or exchangevt@gmail.com as soon as possible if you can help.
