While students in the cities often have access to various tutors or prep schools, most young people in the countryside are forced to give up any dream they might have of a professional career. One recent lecture, attended by around 100 women from the area, had to do with water-borne diseases. Overseas funding comes mainly from the Church of Sweden Mission. This can benefit them not simply for the present, but for the rest of their lives. The people are also directed to nationalized banks where they can receive funding and establish a relationship between the benefiting community and the bank.
Individuals also make large contributions of money, labor, materials, and land.