Norm Gretzinger serves as co-founder and managing director of EG Capital, a New York-based private equity firm. Apart from his professional activities, Norm Gretzinger is an active donor to various charitable organizations including Schools for Salone.
Schools for Salone is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 by Cindy Nofziger, a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The organization aims to help the country recover from the devastating effects of ten-year civil war that ended in 2002 by partnering with local villages. So far, the organization has built 20 schools and two libraries, some of which have accompanying water wells.
Before building a school, Schools for Salone undergoes a school site selection process. Founded on the belief that the best solutions are ones that are self-initiated, the organization's primary consideration when building a school is that a request must come directly from the natives of a locality. These requesting villages undergo a rigorous vetting process in order to make sure that those who are most committed and motivated are involved in the project.
Upon selection of a community, the organization's team works with the villagers in order to formalize an agreement. Communities are also expected to provide the following: leadership and commitment, free unskilled labor, local construction materials, and arrangements with the Sierra Leone Ministry of Education for teachers' salaries.
Schools for Salone is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 by Cindy Nofziger, a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The organization aims to help the country recover from the devastating effects of ten-year civil war that ended in 2002 by partnering with local villages. So far, the organization has built 20 schools and two libraries, some of which have accompanying water wells.
Before building a school, Schools for Salone undergoes a school site selection process. Founded on the belief that the best solutions are ones that are self-initiated, the organization's primary consideration when building a school is that a request must come directly from the natives of a locality. These requesting villages undergo a rigorous vetting process in order to make sure that those who are most committed and motivated are involved in the project.
Upon selection of a community, the organization's team works with the villagers in order to formalize an agreement. Communities are also expected to provide the following: leadership and commitment, free unskilled labor, local construction materials, and arrangements with the Sierra Leone Ministry of Education for teachers' salaries.