McCartney Times

Seeking to shine a light on the education of girls in underprivileged regions and to encourage education for all youth worldwide. In honour of his late mother’s Birthday, Julian Lennon’s White Feather Foundation has established The Cynthia Lennon Scholarship For Girls.

Dad once said to me, that should he pass away, if there was some way of letting me know he was going to be ok – that we were all going to be ok – the message would come to me in the form of a White Feather. Then something happened to me, whilst on tour with the album, Photograph Smile, in Australia. I was presented with a White Feather by an Aboriginal tribal elder, from The Mirning people, which definitely took my breath away.

The White Feather Foundation was created for the purpose of giving a voice and support to those who cannot be heard. The tribal elders asked for my help, as I could bring awareness to their plight and to others who were suffering the same. Having had the White Feather bestowed upon me, I knew this endeavour was to be part of my destiny. One thing for sure is that the White Feather has always represented peace to me, as well as communication…

~ Julian Lennon, 2009

The initial 2 rounds of funding were in partnership with Connect To Learn, a global education initiative of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, Ericsson and Millennium Promise. With a focus on Africa, scholarships are being provided for 20 girls, covering a full four years of educational support for each recipient.
For a 3rd round of funding we are supporting the Cura Orphanage in Kenya, a project of Creative Visions Foundation. We are funding 15 Scholarships for secondary school girls. The scholarships cover costs like school fees, tutoring, uniforms, textbooks/materials, activities, transportation and boarding costs where necessary.

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