{"id":2137,"date":"2016-11-15T17:06:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T17:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/gophil\/?page_id=2137"},"modified":"2019-06-26T02:17:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T02:17:59","slug":"bahia-dergham","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/memorial-funds\/bahia-dergham\/","title":{"rendered":"Bahia Dergham Memorial Fund for Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wsite-content-title\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #99a285;\">Bahia Dergham Memorial Fund for Education<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3><em>\u201cNever be afraid of your dreams\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/em><em>Bahia Dergham<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2155\" src=\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2401079.png\" alt=\"2401079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2401079-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2401079.png 403w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/>Bahia Dergham was born in Bakifa, Lebanon on March 21, 1932. Her life\u2019s work and passion was her family.\u00a0 By the time she was thirty-two, she was married and the proud mother of six children.\u00a0 Deprived of an education in her youth, Bahia yearned knowledge as an adult.\u00a0 She became obsessed with securing her children\u2019s education, a mission she was proud of accomplishing.<\/p>\n<p>Though never formally learning her native tongue of Arabic, after arriving in the United States in 1975, she took classes on how to read and write in English. \u00a0At forty-three years of age, this was a major challenge for her because she had never held a pen in her life. \u00a0 Bahia excelled and flourished with this knowledge, providing her with a new found self-confidence, one that she lacked as a child.<\/p>\n<p>After mastering a new culture and language, she became a voracious reader and an even larger proponent for the education of children. She was passionate about instilling in her own children the importance of educating their children.<\/p>\n<p>Known as \u2018Lady Bahia\u2019 or \u2018The Jewel\u2019, friends, neighbors and children would look to Bahia for guidance. \u00a0She welcomed all walks of life into her home and to her dinner table.\u00a0 Bahia was an excellent listener, always ready and willing to help anyone in need. \u00a0With a keen intuitive intelligence, she subtly inserted lessons from her own life into conversations with those that sought her advice.\u00a0 These seeds would linger and mature at just the right moment, as she always intended them to. Her kind heart and her passion for making everyone feel loved made her a mother like no other\u2013a mother to all. \u00a0Beyond education, her life passion was always her children and grandchildren.\u00a0 She was only truly happy when surrounded by her family.<\/p>\n<p>Bahia passed away on November 7, 2008 yet her spirit and energy continue to live on through her sister, brother, two sons, four daughters, eleven beautiful grandchildren, a great grandchild.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">HER LEGACY<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"423\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2156\" src=\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bahia.png\" alt=\"bahia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bahia-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bahia.png 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>In 2013, Bahia\u2019s daughter Ghada Dergham established\u00a0<strong>The Bahia Dergham Memorial Fund for Education in partnership\u00a0<\/strong>with\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/\">GoPhilanthropic Foundation<\/a>\u00a0in order to provide children around the world with the opportunity that Bahia herself had to fight for.\u00a0 No matter the language, country or culture, Bahia loved all children and believed all should be offered access to knowledge. \u00a0As Bahia always said \u2013\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cNever be afraid of your dreams. Dreaming is what gives you the strength to continue on your inevitable journey. You are meant to do grand things, never let anyone tell you otherwise.\u201d \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through GoPhilanthropic, <strong>The Bahia Dergham Memorial Fund for Education<\/strong> has been supporting the livelihood and education of 40 children residing at TARA Homes for Children in New Delhi. \u00a0TARA is a\u00a0residential service\u00a0with an emphasis on education for\u00a0street children\u00a0and\u00a0abandoned children. TARA ensures quality education, security, complete health care and a real opportunity to carve a bright future. \u00a0 The program\u2019s\u00a0ethos revolves around the belief that if children are raised in a family-like, tight-knit environment emotional support \u00a0coupled with a\u00a0high level of intellectual stimulation,\u00a0children from vulnerable situations can begin to heal, learn and realize their true potential. \u00a0TARA children are currently receiving an education in various reputed schools in South Delhi.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"730\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2157\" src=\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bahia3.jpg\" alt=\"bahia3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bahia3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bahia3-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bahia3-958x636.jpg 958w, https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bahia3-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bahia3.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bahia Dergham Memorial Fund for Education \u201cNever be afraid of your dreams\u2026\u201d\u00a0Bahia Dergham Bahia Dergham was born in Bakifa, Lebanon on March 21, 1932. 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