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Going back to school Going back to school
- From: CI_CommQTO
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When September comes, parents know it is time to set things in order for children to start a new school year. Beyond the expectations children may have about meeting again with friends or dealing with those subjects they like less, going back to school puts a difficult matter on the table, particularly for people living in poverty: the lack of money.
In a country like Ecuador, where 7.5 is the average number of years of study, and 9% of the population is illiterate, it is definitely necessary to take action to support education. At Children International Quito Agency, we are proud to know we are helping about 19,600 children and youth go back to school this year by providing school supplies, keeping in mind that not having money to buy school supplies is one of the reasons that might make the difference between continuing to study and quitting school.
Sharon, a sponsored youth says: “This is very helpful for us because it helps our parents not to spend too much. I am very grateful because I have received this every year.” And she is happy to receive this benefit for her last year of high school, with the motivation to keep up with her university studies in IT engineering.
Little children are eager to receive the school supplies even if they do not really understand how much they mean for the family’s economy. Like Kerly, who wants to start using the notebooks and colors right away and is happily posing for the photo showing some of the supplies she received.
Meanwhile Carmen, Kerly’s mother, explains: “Everything is expensive and we have another child, the money we make is not enough, so it is a big help. I could not pay for everything Kerly needs for school, we have to pay for books, notebooks, uniforms and there are other needs; with this, I will not need to buy notebooks and supplies.”
It is uplifting to know that we are taking action to help thousands of children around the world pursue their education. Seeing Johan smile makes me think that it definitely must be heartwarming for parents to see their children set up with what they need for their new school year.
On behalf of those parents, I just want to say THANK YOU to every one of our sponsors, who make change possible for our sponsored children.
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Johan with his school supplies Johan with his school supplies
- From: CI_CommQTO
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Description:Johan smiles while holding some of the school supplies he received.
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Kerly with her school supplies Kerly with her school supplies
- From: CI_CommQTO
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Description:Kerly happily posing with some of the school supplies she received.
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Sharon receiving school suppli Sharon receiving school supplies
- From: CI_CommQTO
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Description:Sharon receives school supplies gift provided by Children International.
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Payel from India Payel from India
- From: cme550
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Payel lives in India. She was born on August 12, 1996. She’s 14 years old. Her parents are Sankar (daily worker) and Sumita (homemaker). She has an older sister Piyali, 18. The family’s monthly income is $53.
Payel attends school and her favorite subjects are languages. Her favorite pastimes is jumping rope. Her chores at home are general housework and her talents and hobbies are drawing. She speaks Bengali.
Her home is one multi use room. Walls are brick, roof itiles and the floor is brick. Cooking facilities are gas stove. She sleeps on a bed. Water source is community faucets. Electricity is available and sanitary facility is community latrine.
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- 1 day ago
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Abraham Abraham
- From: Inga.K
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I have just noticed that I haven't yet made any blog posts about Abraham, my first sponsored child. So, I would really like to introduce him as well.
I started sponsoring Abraham in March 2009. He lives in Honduras, San Pedro Sula with his mother and 6 (!) siblings on $189 per month. His siblings ages are from 22 years old to 9 years and Abraham is the youngest child in the family. His father is not present, he is working in another city.
Abraham attends school and is in 1 grade, his favorite subject is Art.He likes playing with toys and cars and playing soccer. His favorite soccer team is Real Espana de Honduras. (I recently sent him a package with some outfit and toys and also included a cap hat in the same yellow-and-black colors of his national team.)
Abraham is a very active and talented child, his biggest talent is singing (we are alike!). His favorite TV program is "Alvin and the Squirrels" and he likes dogs and little chicken.
He also attends church with his mother every Sunday! He likes to share his stuff with siblings and friends and helps his mother, his chore at home is running errands. I can tell that he is kind and helpful!
He does not write letters on his own yet, as he is still learning. His mother writes letters for him and we formed a good bond with each other so far. So, I guess I will miss Abraham mother's written letters, when he starts writing on his own!
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- 1 day ago
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What will Yeni do now? What will Yeni do now?
- From: chobby55
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I've often read that the age for children to leave the sponsorship program is approximately 18 years of age, if they haven't left for other reasons. One of my sponsored children, Yeni, in the Dominican Republic, is going to turn 18 in October 2010. I have grown to cherish her communications as she continues to tell me how thankful she is to have been sponsored.
I started sponsoring Yeni five years ago when one of my previous kids left the program. Her first letter to me told me she aspired to be a lawyer and liked listening to bachata music and studying. She shared with me all the kinds of places she could see such as parks, forests, rivers, beaches, the aquarium, zoo, churches, ice cream parlors and gardens. She particularly likes going to the beach and going to the cathedral (La Basilica) in Higuey town.
By the second letter Yeni had thought of several other things she wanted to become. I was laughing as I realized my sponsorship had given her so much hope that she was thinking of all the possibilities she might have in the future. With God in front, how about the military, doctor, plastic surgeon and a dancer! Quite ambitious I must say.
She continually kept asking me for a picture of myself so she could connect with me more as a sponsor. This seems to be quite consistent with all the children. Yeni's love just pours from the pages of the letters she writes. She seems to be a very giving individual which makes me even more proud of her.
I was quite surprised to find out along the way that Yeni had been congratulated for being on the main committee of her youth program at CI. Her favorite subject a couple years ago was Social Sciences, which is also different than the other children I have sponsored. I'm sure she's doing better in that subject than I did at her age!
Time goes by and lives change. I was happy to notice some effect on the family as my sponsorship progressed. I watched as the progress reports told me Yeni has four younger siblings, her father is a bricklayer and her mother was a homemaker until three years ago . . . her mother's occupation changed to student! I was thrilled to discover her mother was able to continue her education as well in the process. The latest progress report earlier this year did not mention Yeni's father, but stated she was living with her mother. This happens with so many of the families . . . the father abandons the family, or they must separate to get work, etc.
Yeni's latest letter tells me she and her family are doing very well and she is in vocational school to get a degree in accounting and business administration. Quite a different turn than her inital dreams, but I think this will give her a better chance at employment when she leaves the sponsorship program.
I look back, thinking of how far Yeni has come in just 5 short years, then I wonder . . . . where will she go now? What will she do? I wish there was a way to know how sponsored children are doing after they leave the program, but alas, I must let go. I hope to hear from Yeni at least one more time. All of my sponsored children are special, but Yeni has stood out more than most of the others. Her and her family aren't the only ones who have been enriched by the experience!
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- 1 day ago
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My first Lift One Blog Post My first Lift One Blog Post
- From: ponyiq
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This is my first blog post here, so I thought that I would go ahead and full introduce myself. I am a single mom, living in South Louisiana.
My first experience with sponsorship was when I was in sixth grade. I attended school at an all girl's Catholic School . My class chose to sponsor a child, we sponsored him through high school. IN fact, a couple of the girls actually got to meet him.
It was an amazing experiece and it has stuck with me all these years. I have been active, in horse rescue, greyhound rescue, pet welfare ( a military no kill shelter helping military families/veterans) and st joseph's diner ( a local feeding program) as well as teaching therapeutic riding.
I am a medic who does not work in the field at this time. I work in the medical audit and billing /research area now. I have had many jobs, certified massage therapist, certified therapeutic riding instructor, horse trainer, riding instructor, kennel manager, bar/nightclub manager, Farm manager, File Clerk, Veterinary Assistant/surgical tech ( large and small animal) and I am sure that I have forgotten a few along the way. I was in the US air force 96th comm sq many moons ago.. attended Millsaps College, USL, NWFL University, okaloosa-walton comm college, SL community college, LSU, and i am sure i forgot somewhere.. renewable resources.. long before it was the in thing..
I am returning to school to become a teacher. I want to have the same holidays as my daughter. I want to influence young minds.
I live as green of a lifestyle as possible. We live by reduce, recycle, reuse.. and i have since well my whole life. I am looking at 40 years old soon and my life is all about my daughter, Sarah, my dogs, my horses, my cat... work and starting all over again.
I love to read, hike, explore, ride horses ( dressage, hunter, lower level combined training, as well as just riding) drawing, painting, playing board/card games wtih my daughter.
My daughter's name is Sarah-alexis Mackenna R. She is in 3rd grade, straight A student, loves Math, and is very hard on herself. I do not demand straight A's but she does. She attends The Academy of Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, LA. The school inspires a sense of community, it teaches girls to think and act wisely, as well as it starts teaching children to give back to the community from Kindergarten on. 1. A personal and active faith in God
2. A deep respect for intellectual values
3. A social awareness which impels to action
4. The building of community as a Christian value
5. Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedomI think that everyone can learn from these, i wish that all children were exposed to the values( and for those in non-Christian areas.. insert their higher power)
I am currently sponsoring three girls through Children's International.
1. Nayely Maribel, she is 10 years old and lives in Quito, Ecuador. She loves school. I have been sponsoring her since 2008. I wish I had known about sng's, special reports, etc prior to this summer. I have sent money for birthdays and Christmas every year, but due to my lack of understanding it just went to the general fund because I did not understand that I needed to earmark it for her specifically. She lives with both parents and her older brother, Darwin. Her family does better than many, living on $330 a month. I was drawn to her by her smile and her eyes.. and I still am, there is something very special about this child.
She is a doll who I am very blessed to sponsor.
2. Tulasi, is 13 years old , loves to draw, and lives in Kolkuta India. She lives with two siblings with her parents. They live on $21 a month. She loves languages, drawing, playing outdoor games with her friends.I still have not received a welcome letter or a response to either letter that I sent, so I have no idea what her other likes are
3. Eunice, in Lusaka, Nambia Her father is deceased, her mother is a day laborer. She has two younger siblings, Andrew and Pikilina ( i love the name it is so cute) She seems like a shy child, that has a tremendous amount to offer the world.. there is something very deep and soulful about her eyes. She is a healthy child, helps her mother with several chores, and loves school. She is in 3rd grade and doing well.
I also sponsor two other children through Child Hope Zambia, Purity and Lotia . Purity is quite ill.. but hopeefully I will able eto make things a little easier for her. I will not go into detail as I do not want to take away from this amazing organization. I dearly love C.I.
I am far from wealthy. I am just a working Mom ( my ex husband hasnt sent childsupport in many years- so.) It is worth putting a few extra hours in here and there to be able to do this.. I believe that we have to give back. I do not tithe through church, but I do believe that we must give back to our community, our world.
I am in the process of getting fit again, loosing weight, and reestablishing myself and recommitting myself to living a healthy lifestyle, a giving, heartfelt, involved lifestyle with my community.
More later
Nicole
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- 2 days ago
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Tatiana, from Cartagena, Colom Tatiana, from Cartagena, Colombia
- From: bammertheblue
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I wasn't going to sponsor any more children...I really wasn't. (I mean, until one of mine graduated from the program or left, hopefully years from now.) But I couldn't stop thinking about Tatiana. I'd had my eye on her for at least a month and I'd check the CI website every time I logged on to see if she was still there. Finally, on Friday night I decided that with my new job and pay raise, I could definitely afford to sponsor her, so what the heck was I waiting for? I sponsored her on the 3rd, and because of the long weekend, her information just showed up on my CI page this morning.
Here's all about Tatiana: she's 12 years old, born on December 25, 1997. (A Christmas birthday! My half-sister has a Christmas Eve birthday, so that's another special thing that I didn't even think about before.) Tatiana is from Cartagena, Colombia. She's 4'2" tall and weighs 53 lbs. She attends school, where her favorite subjects are reading and math. She likes to play with dolls and draw, and at home her chores are washing dishes.
Tatiana's family record is a bit mysterious. Her mother, Delfina, is a homemaker- no mystery there. However, her father is also listed as present, and it says that Tatiana lives with "Parents", but the father's name is listed as "Desconocido", which means "unknown". So I believe that Tatiana is being raised by a single mother. I'm not sure why exactly the form is filled in the way it is, but I guess with thousands of children and thousands of forms, sometimes things get done a little unusually. A bit of a mystery, and I am sure that if I asked CI they would get someone from the field office to clarify it, but it's not a pressing issue for me. Anyway, Tatiana also has four brothers: Miguel and Omar are both 14, Carlos is 12, and Luis Eduardo is 10. The family's monthly income is just $75.
The home consists of one multi-use room, with wood walls, a corrugated metal roof, and a dirt floor. They sleep on wooden beds, cook on a portable gas stove, and use non-regulated electricity. Their water source is a neighbor's faucet, and their sanitary facility is an open field.
I'm very glad that I decided to sponsor Tatiana! And I really need to stop browsing the CI website or I'll end up with 100 sponsored children! Not that that would be bad, if I could afford it, ha ha.
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- 2 days ago
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Frustration (Josep, part 2) Frustration (Josep, part 2)
- From: cvalda
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Sometimes it's hard to remember that we need to look at helping our sponsored kids in the terms of their community and their country, and not in terms of how it would be done in our own country.
As I briefly mentioned in Josep's blog, I recieved his health report. I also recieved his educational report today. I am just waiting on a SNG report to complete the picture.
Without going into too much detail, Josep has physical deformaties and a mental handicap. He is not recieving any special services or treatment for his conditions, as these things aren't "curable" by any means, and they don't deem him as "sick". Furthermore, according to his education report, he cannont be in school as he becomes very anxious, cries and has other problems, even only attending two days a week. It appears his mother has tried multiple times and it doesn't work out, so she is content to have him at home, learning from his sibling.
I understand that he is in a community where there aren't many special services and accomadations for a boy like him. Also, I believe he's in a rural community, so there would be even less options available. I feel the mother has done what she can, and is doing her best by him, so I don't hold her accountable for my feelings at all. It is frustrating, because of course here in America, a child like him would have physical therapies, some sort of play therapy or emotional support, as well as special education and likely an aid to work with him one on one. So I am am left feeling rather helpless/hopeless for his future, as I understand that these things cannot be provided for him, and there is really nothing more I can do for him in those regards.
Also, I don't know what I can send to him, by way of stickers, etc, as I still don't know what level he is mentally functioning on. His dexterity is likely not very good, he hasn't the use of his left hand at all.
Of course, it IS a benefit to his future to be a part of C.I. and get nutrition help, medical check ups, etc. I'm not saying he is not going to ever advance in his life. It is just saddening to see the lack of opportunities that he has compared to the standards that *I* am used to.
As I said, I'm still waiting on the SNG report, so hopefully there is something there that I can help to provide for him. Otherwise I feel like there isn't much that I can do for him.
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- 5 days ago
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Shadows of the Past Shadows of the Past
- From: rlsykes
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The past, an ever lurking shadow over the paths of our lives. It is not something to be out run, feared, however, nor can it necessarily easily be embraced. We are forged by it whether we like it or not. I am undecided as to whether my past is a curse or a virtue. It is hard for an old soldier to shed hard learned habits. I am sure you must now have asked yourself what this embracing of philosophical diatribe has to do with anything. Today I received Alondra's special needs report.
I was not set a back by what was listed in two "options". Clothing, shoes, groceries, bed frame and mattress. I actually exspected it to be more. I was more than happy to go online immediately and send the special gift donation for the amount denoted for all items. I saw no reason as to why it was split into two options so I simply took care of both. Maybe CI believes it would be to much to provide at once to the family but all the items listed seem necessary and essential to me. Why wait to provide them?
Yet, it has been my nature in the past to be over zealous about addressing challenges and I am sure I have never had a challenge that may last another eight years. I am a bit fearful of how the family might view my will to help quickly correct as many short comings as I can for Alondra. It is becoming essential to me that I do all I can to set conditions for her that will help her break the cycle of poverty. Perhaps it may sound odd but she deserves that not only as a human being but for helping enlighten me. Hopefully, this will help stabilize the conditions at home, which in turn will only help her succeed in school. An education is essential to breaking the cycle. I wish her not to worry about whether she will get a decent meal when she gets home. I wish she can be like any other child and worry only about getting homework done and playing. Yet, is there such a thing as doing too much?
Would paying all her school tuition be too much? Would providing groceries once a month be too much? My response would be no but I am haunted by my fathers lessons of respect toward others no matter what their status in life. Alondra is not my daughter. Is there a danger of disrespecting her parents by trying to do too much for her? I can only hope that the habits of my past are a virtue in this case.
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- 6 days ago
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El Príncipe de Valparaíso got El Príncipe de Valparaíso got his soccer ball!
- From: frumor
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Daniel, 9 years old, Valparaíso, Chile
After 9 full weeks we received the SNG report from Daniel! The report was made the 27th of July, but Spain is unfortunately on holiday in August, so things just don't happen or are slowed down so much that we received the report the 30th of August!
Anyway, It's always, always, always worth the waiting!
Daniel got his soccer ball! That was the only thing we specified as a wish when we sent the money. The rest was for CI to decide what to buy. I am so happy for the things he got. From the pictures (yes, yes, the scanner....bla, bla, bla) it seems that clothes and shoes are of a good quality, I think it's important - things that can stand a 9 - year old boy's 'treatment'.
And now the letter:
......I want to thank you for all the things you send me that are a pair of school shoes, a long sleeve t-shirt, a sport suit, a box of underpants, a pair of sneakers and a soccer ball. I am super (!) happy because I'll be able to play with my friends.Well, I want to tell you I'm on winter school break and did very well at school.My family sends much regards to you and your family. I say goodbye "con mucho cariño" (much affection)
Your sponsored child Daniel
The report says that Daniel was very happy for the items received, especially for the soccer ball and the sneakers. And later that "it is a very useful donation, he needed the clothes and shoes, and he's happy to have a soccer ball and new sneakers to play with."
On the pictures he is wearing a wintercoat and ear pads (is that the right word? - to keep the ears warm!) He looks so sweet!!! It's cold in Valparaíso, about 13º C = 55 F.When we sent the money we were near 40º = 104F here in Spain. We didn't really think about that he lives "on the other side of the world" even if we have noticed the temperatures from time to time. Maybe we should have asked for a better winter coat, but again, would it have made him super happy?
Have any of you here any idea of how happy it makes us making a little boy super happy??? - Blog post
- 6 days ago
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All about Josep All about Josep
- From: cvalda
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Josep is a 13-year old boy from Guatemala, who lives with his parents and younger brother. His father is a carpenter and his mother is a homemaker. Their monthly family income is $156. The home that Josep lives in has one multi-use room with walls and roof made of corrugated metal and a concrete floor. They use a portable gas stove, have 2 beds in the home, have running water and a toilet, and electricity.Josep has a mental handicap, although the health report didn't give me any more information than that, so I do not know what his level of functioning is. He does not go to school due to this. Josep enjoys playing with toys and playing soccer, dancing and singing. He has physical disabilities as well, but he does not suffer from blindness or deafness, and appears to not need a wheelchair. He is not provided with any services or therapies; his doctor states that he does not need them as he has had his disabilities from birth.
Josep has been a part of Children International since 2001, and has had the same sponsor for his first nine years. After that, he waited fifteen months for me to find him!
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- 6 days ago
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Help requested Help requested
- From: louperrylulu8
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Hello to everyone.
I received word from Guatemala that both of my girls can attend school,but do not because their parents cannot afford the uniforms they need to go .
In the sng I was told it would cost $250.00 for both of these girls to receive theuniforms they need. I have set up a fundraising page at
www.firstgiving.com/yoselintwins
I have sent emails to all my family and friends,and on Saturday plan to
do a yard sale.
With the money needing to be there by December I am a little concerned about being able to do this. So If any of you can possibly help,it would be greatly appreciated.
thank you
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- 1 week ago
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