One New Education

Fifteen years ago, we founded One New Education (ONE) to help young women in developing countries stay in school and reach their potential. We are a Flagstaff, Arizona-based 501c3 non-profit, and you can make a huge difference in someone’s life and community by donating.

The young woman in a traditional Nicaraguan costume on our cover is one of our newest scholarship recipients. Krisbell is now in 6th grade. She will be graduating from primary school in December and heading off to secondary school - and is she ever excited! She wants to be an orthodontist.

Dozens of studies have shown that educating women is one of the best investments we can make for the future of our planet. Women are the threads that bind societies, so access to an education helps both her and her family and the broader community as well.

More educated women translates into lower population growth and infant and child mortality, and an improvement in family health. When more girls are enrolled in secondary school, there are more women participating in the labor force and they can contribute more to household and national income.

Educated women are more politically active and better informed about their legal rights and how to exercise them.

There is also an important link between the number of educated women in a society, and less violence and extremism. The importance of educating women in ending the cycle of violence and poverty in these countries cannot be overstated.

The women in these countries often have children when they are as young as 13 or 14 and, by the time they are 20, they have several children and no way to support them, much less provide for an education. One New Education believes that one of the critical ingredients to end this cycle is education.

In the past 15 years, we have helped more than three dozen young women from Mexico, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Kenya, Nepal, Nicaragua, Peru, Uganda, and Tanzania. We support young women through secondary school and post-secondary studies for as long as we are able.

ONE currently provides scholarships for 19 students, seven of whom are now studying in the university. Several more have already graduated from university or vocational school and are on their way!

2025 was a big year:

2026 promises to be an equally exciting year:

We are a small organization, and we try to keep a personal connection with as many of our students and in-country contacts as we can. Some of our scholarship recipients have been with us for more than a decade, and it’s been amazing to watch them grow from little girls into beautiful young women.

They are truly our "daughters.” They are bright, funny, dedicated, passionate, beautiful human beings, and we are so excited to help them accomplish their dreams.

Here are three illustrations of just how powerful our work has been for our students and their families.

1. When she graduated from her vocational program in accounting, we told Tatiana we would support her continuing studies in the university, since she had studied one year already (but had to drop for health and family reasons). She told us that she has a job and can pay for her own university studies, and that she wanted us to give her scholarship money to another girl, to help her move forward as we had helped Tatiana.

2. Belen wrote in a recent letter to us that she would like to work with us and help other young women.

3. And in her final letter to the foundation for her secondary studies, Raquel used a beautiful description of what this aid has meant. She said it was obviously helpful to her and her family, but that what was even more important is that it was “sowing hope.” We love that image.

So please help us sow hope for these and other young women. Anything you can give is greatly appreciated. University education costs more than primary or secondary (although not as much as in the United States), so we are trying to raise as much money as we can to help all our students succeed beyond secondary school.

We are running this fundraiser through the month of March, since this is the month in which ONE was founded. March is also Women's History Month, and March 8 is International Women's Day. We are in good company!

You can find out more about our organization and all our beautiful students at www.oneneweducation.org. Please join us in helping support young women in school—ONE at a time!

In honor of the month of our founding, and Women's History Month—let's make history!

You can make a huge difference by donating to One New Education. We are a Flagstaff, Arizona based 501c3 non-profit that provides scholarships to girls and young women in developing countries to help them graduate from high school and move into the university, a job, or a vocational school. The young woman on our cover photo was graduating with her "diploma," which means that she received what we would call an Associate's Degree, and she's now in the university studying for her Bachelor's degree in biomedical equipment engineering!

Dozens of studies have shown that educating girls is one of the best investments we can make for the future of our planet. Women are the threads that bind societies, so access to an education helps both her and her family and the broader community as well. More educated women translates into lower population growth and infant and child mortality, and an improvement in family health. When more girls are enrolled in secondary school, there are more women participating in the labor force and they are able to contribute more to household and national income. Educated women are more politically active and better informed about their legal rights and how to exercise them. There is also an important link between the number of educated women in a society, and less violence and extremism. The importance of educating women in ending the cycle of violence and poverty in these countries cannot be overstated.

The women in these countries often have children when they are as young as 14 and, by the time they are 20, they have several children and no way to support them, much less provide for an education. One New Education believes that one of the critical ingredients to end this cycle is education.

We founded One New Education in 2011 and we have provided or are providing scholarships to more than three dozen young women from Mexico, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Kenya, Nepal, Nicaragua, Peru, Uganda, and Tanzania. We support young women through secondary school and beyond for as long as we are able. We have a board of five amazing women who are teachers, businesswomen, outdoor educators, and artists—sometimes all four at once! Four of us live in Flagstaff: Janeece, Leslie, Birgit, and Christa, and the fifth board member, Meghan, lives in Massachusetts.

ONE currently provides support for 24 students, eleven of whom are in post-secondary studies (either the university or a vocational program). Several more have already graduated from college and are on their way! We are a small organization, and we try to keep a personal connection with as many of our students and in-country contacts as we can. Some of our scholarship recipients have been with us for more than a decade, and it's very gratifying to hear them call us "mami!" Our "daughters" are bright, funny, dedicated, passionate, beautiful human beings, and we are so excited to help them accomplish their dreams.

Anything you can give is greatly appreciated. University education costs more than primary or secondary (although not as much as in the United States), so we are trying to raise as much money as we can to help all our students succeed beyond secondary school. We are running this fundraiser through the month of March, since this is the month in which we founded ONE. March is also Women's History Month, and March 8 is International Women's Day. So we are in good company!

You can find our more about our organization and all our beautiful students at www.oneneweducation.org. Please join us in helping support young women in school—ONE at a time!

In honor of the month of our founding, and Women's History Month—let's make history!

You can make a huge difference by donating to One New Education. We are a Flagstaff, Arizona based 501c3 non-profit that provides scholarships to girls and young women in developing countries to help them graduate from high school and move into the university, a job, or a vocational school. The young woman on our cover photo runs her own tourism business in Nicaragua, bringing people to her beautiful mountain village. It's incredible to see what she has created, and how she has put her university education and her dreams into action. Her little business has already welcomed several hundred people in the first year and a half, mostly from her own country. This means it's sustainable, and doesn't rely on the vagaries of international tourism.

Dozens of studies have shown that educating girls is one of the best investments we can make for the future of our planet. Women are the threads that bind societies, so access to an education helps both her and her family and the broader community as well. More educated women translates into lower population growth, and infant and child mortality, and an improvement in family health. When more girls are enrolled in secondary school, there are more women participating in the labor force and they are able to contribute more to household and national income. Educated women are more politically active and better informed about their legal rights and how to exercise them. There is also an important link between the number of educated women in a society, and less violence and extremism. The importance of educating women in ending the cycle of violence and poverty in these countries cannot be overstated.

The women in these countries often have children when they are as young as 14 or 15 and, by the time they are 20, they have several children and no way to support them, much less provide for an education. One New Education believes that one of the critical ingredients to end this cycle is education.

We founded One New Education in 2011 and we have provided or are providing scholarships to more than three dozen young women from Mexico, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Kenya, Nepal, Nicaragua, Peru, Uganda, and Tanzania. We support young women through secondary school and beyond for as long as we are able. We have a board of five amazing women who are teachers, businesswomen, outdoor educators, and artists—sometimes all four at once! Four of us live in Flagstaff: Janeece, Leslie, Birgit, and Christa, and the fifth board member, Meghan, lives in Massachusetts.

ONE currently provides support for 23 students, six of whom are in post-secondary studies (either the university or a vocational program). Several have already graduated from college and are on their way! We are a small organization, and we try to keep a personal connection with as many of our students and in-country contacts as we can. Some of our scholarship recipients have been with us for more than a decade, and it's very gratifying to hear them call us "mami!" Our "daughters" are bright, funny, dedicated, passionate, beautiful human beings, and we are so excited to help them accomplish their dreams.

Anything you can give is greatly appreciated. University educations cost more than primary or secondary (although not as much as in the United States), so we are trying to raise as much money as we can to help all our students succeed beyond secondary school. We are running this fundraiser through the month of March, since this is the month in which we founded ONE. March is also Women's History Month, and March 8 is International Women's Day. So we are in good company!

You can find our more about our organization and all our beautiful students at www.oneneweducation.org. Please join us in helping support young women in school—ONE at a time!

In Nicaragua, Emili receives her sixth grade diploma after giving the valedictorian speech for her school.

In Guatemala, Valentina is (again!) a bandadera—a flag holder—in the annual parade, an honor she received because of her high grades, and being valedictorian of her class.

In Kenya, Mercy will be able to go to school uninterrupted with our scholarship, meaning she won't be forced to leave school for good, go home and be circumcised and married off at 19.

In Nepal, Bharosha (in the green shirt in the middle) and her friends from 11th grade, where she is studying pre-nursing.

In Honduras, Linda Maria is on the honor roll again!

In Haiti, Bencille graduated from high school and is hoping to go to the university.

In Nicaragua, Karina received her diploma from the university in Leon and is starting a tourism business in her home village.

In Nicaragua, Elizabeth is starting her fourth year of university. She is in a six-year program for biomedical analysis and hopes to open her own lab in her town.

In Nepal, Sumira is in Class 4 and loves school.

You can make a huge difference by donating to One New Education. We are a Flagstaff, Arizona based 501c3 non-profit that provides scholarships to girls and young women in developing countries to help them graduate from high school and move into the university, a job, or a vocational school. The young woman on our cover photo is now in her second year at the university, studying Biomedical Equipment Engineering. She's already created some amazing tools, including a wireless wheelchair! She's so excited to help her community, and to show other women that they, too, can achieve their dreams.

Dozens of studies have shown that educating girls is one of the best investments we can make for the future of our planet. Women are the threads that bind societies, so access to an education helps both her and her family and the broader community as well. More educated women translates into lower population growth, and infant and child mortality, and an improvement in family health. When more girls are enrolled in secondary school, there are more women participating in the labor force and they are able to contribute more to household and national income. Educated women are more politically active and better informed about their legal rights and how to exercise them. There is also an important link between the number of educated women in a society, and less violence and extremism. The importance of educating women in ending the cycle of violence and poverty in these countries cannot be overstated.

The women in these countries often have children when they are as young as 14 or 15 and, by the time they are 20, they have several children and no way to support them, much less provide for an education. One New Education believes that one of the critical ingredients to end this cycle is education.

We founded One New Education in 2011 and we have provided or are providing scholarships to more than three dozen young women from Mexico, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Kenya, Nepal, Nicaragua, Peru, Uganda, and Tanzania. We support young women through secondary school and beyond for as long as we are able. We have a board of five amazing women who are teachers, businesswomen, outdoor educators, and artists—sometimes all four at once! Four of us live in Flagstaff: Janeece, Leslie, Birgit, and Christa, and the fifth board member, Meghan, lives in Massachusetts.

ONE currently provides support for 24 students, eight of whom are in post-secondary studies (either the university or a vocational program). We are a small organization, and we try to keep a personal connection with as many of our students and in-country contacts as we can. Some of our scholarship recipients have been with us for more than a decade, and it's very gratifying to hear them call us "mami!" Our "daughters" are bright, funny, dedicated, passionate, beautiful human beings, and we are so excited to help them accomplish their dreams.

Anything you can give is greatly appreciated. University educations cost more than primary or secondary (although not as much as in the United States), so we are trying to raise as much money as we can to help all our students succeed beyond secondary school. We are running this fundraiser through the month of March, since this is the month in which we founded ONE. March is also Women's History Month, and March 8 is International Women's Day. So we are in good company!

You can find our more about our organization and all our beautiful students at www.oneneweducation.org. Please join us in helping support young women in school—ONE at a time!