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About OPEN International

What is OPEN International?

Khady Lusby, started the non-profit organization to give back to the village where she grew up in Nioro, Senegal. In 2009, OPEN International opened a middle school, College Adja Penda Ba (APB), with the goal of giving girls a chance to continue their formal education close to home. Since it’s inception, APB has grown from one classroom to a two-story, 12+ classroom school. Thanks to our generous donors, APB is now co-ed and features an elementary program as well as a high school program, a library, computer lab, and a breakfast program to feed the children who can’t afford breakfast otherwise.

A Timeline of OPEN International

2009 OPEN International opens Adja Penda Ba (APB) School
2011 APB grows to a two-story, 12-classroom school
2012 APB opens its Early Education Program (EEP)
2017 The first-ever EEP class graduates
2020 Due to COVID-19, APB holds school during summer months for the first time ever
2023 Adja Penda Ba achieved its highest graduation rate since inception

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OPEN International

5925 10th Road North
Arlington, VA 22205
admin@openinternational.org
(703) 623-3603

Open International is a 501c 3 tax exempt non-profit organization incorporated in the State of Virginia. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law under U.S. IRS tax codes. (EIN #80 - 0525263). One hundred percent of donations go towards improving College Adja Penda Ba, and the children of the Nioro area.