Anika James Scholarship for Student of Color
The main purpose of this scholarship is to promote educational opportunities for students of color who are pursuing a 4-year college degree. Applicants must be seeking to give back to the community through their service and must demonstrate financial need. Criteria Must be attending college (freshmen, including high school seniors accepted to college; sophomores; or juniors)Must be seeking to give back to the community (with current and future plans for community service)Must demonstrate financial needMust be a person of...
read morePartnership with Lowe’s Grove Middle School
2018 Five Chromebook computers were provided to the STEM program. This enabled online access to information the students needed to progress in the program. 2019 The following were gifted to Lowe’s Grove Middle School 12 Chromebooks 2 keyboards and mouse 1 Chromebook charging cart 3 teacher supply kits 2 scientific microscopes 1...
read moreAnika James Performing Arts Scholarship at Jordan High School
As a tribute to Anika and her love for the performing arts, Anika’s family established two scholarships at her alma mater, Jordan High School in Durham NC. One was for the senior class and one for the class of 2009, which was the year Anika would graduate. In 2010, the Class 2009 Scholarship was replaced with a second scholarship for the senior class. In 2012 the Anika James Foundation adopted these scholarships as part of its ongoing projects. Every year the seniors at Jordan High School submit applications for these scholarships to...
read moreAnika James Performing Arts Scholarship for NATS Competitors
This scholarship has been established to promote young female singers who participate in the annual National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition. It is offered to female competitors in the Music Theater Competition. Anika participated in this competition in 2006 when she was only 14 years old. She received high marks for a first-time participant and was selected to compete in the finals. Every year during the NATS competition those who place highest in their respective groups perform in a singing event in the late...
read moreAnika James Center of Learning in Battambang, Cambodia
The Anika James Center of Learning was built in 2010 in Battambang, Cambodia. It is part of Cambodia Organization for Research, Development, and Education (CORDE). The center of learning serves over 100 children and junior youths on a daily basis who come to the center for studies. The Anika James Center of Learning is also used for education of the villagers as well as for other social actions, such as the World Environmental Day. The Center of Learning also serves as a place to hold reflection gatherings where the community gets together...
read moreKindergarten/Preschool and Scholarship Fund for Teachers to Attend University
In 2011 two programs at CORDE (Cambodian Organization for research, Development and Education) in Cambodia were funded. Kindergarten/Preschool: In a research by the Education Office in Battambang, it was found that the children who did not attend pre-school were more likely to drop out of primary school. Since there were no preschools in most of the villages and no financial resources in Education office, CORDE was invited to facilitate preschool through building capacity and using volunteers to become owners of community schools...
read moreHelp a high-school valedictorian from Honduras get to college in America!
Meet Carlos Pascall, a high-school valedictorian from Honduras who will be transferring to North Carolina State University this fall (read Carlos’ Acceptance Letter from NCSU). Carlos is a straight-A student who has proven himself academically and athletically, time and again, to his high school teachers, who are assisting him with this fundraising campaign. Read comments from Carlos’ teachers. Read how Carlos helped save his former teacher’s life. Honduras is known to be the poorest, most underdeveloped country in the...
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