To modernize the learning institutions and to improve the social conditions of the youth in disadvantaged countries

The long-term objective of the Saint-Louis de Gonzague Alumni Foundation Inc. (SLGAFI), a tax-exempt non-profit corporation registered in Massachusetts, USA (Identification Number: 000819849), is to support educational missions in disadvantaged countries.

The Foundation is developing a novel strategy that consists of funding projects administered by well-established institutions, a strategy that warrants a significant impact on the social development of their host communities. To this end. the Foundation will fund projects that seek to:

• enhance the quality of teaching,
• renovate the current infrastructure and develop new facilities,
• promote the social and economic development of the youth.

To enhance the quality of education in these disadvantaged areas, the Foundation will fund scholarships and awards devoted to the promotion of excellence amongst professors and students. The Foundation funds projects designed to update the teaching methods and to secure modern instruments. More importantly, the Foundation will offer its staunchest assistance to the development of scholarships that support transitions from high school to university. It should be remembered that in most of the disadvantaged countries, due to lack of resources, the students are bound to abandon their studies at the post-secondary level. As a result, the quality of manpower in these communities progressively deteriorates.

To ameliorate the infrastructure, the Foundation supports project designed to renovate current structures and to build new facilities. The Foundation also supports strategies for recruiting new personnel.

To assist the socio-economic development of the youth, the Foundation will stimulate creativeness and entrepreneurial endeavors by funding projects designed to create innovative enterprises. Wherever possible, the Foundation will assist by establishing contacts between the fundable candidates and potential investors.

The selection of fundable projects by the Foundation will be based on a peer-review process involving a rigorous panel of internal and external reviewers.

The ultimate mission of the Foundation is to revive or give new impetus to learning organizations with strong track record in charitable activities and education of the youth in disadvantaged countries.