By Amber Warren | Programs Manager
Good morning!
I hope you're having a wonderful summer! While most kids we know have been off on vacation, the school year for students at our projects in Honduras, Cambodia and Guatemala is still in full swing- they started in January and go straight through until the end of the year with a few days off for holidays. With this, we wanted to let you know that we have almost reached our funding goal and are closing this project to prepare for the new school year. We are so proud of our partners’ and students’ accomplishments and could not have done this without you.
Below are testimonials from two students who wanted to share why the project is so important to them.
Luis, Grade 4
" live with my dad and mom in the colony of Los Pinos and have 3 brothers and 3 sisters. When I grow up, I want to be a policeman to be able to stop crime in my community, stop thieves and ride in a patrol car following the bad guys. What I like most about the mobile library is that they always teach us new things. They read us stories, we sing songs, and I learn new words. They also took us to the park with my friends and we had so much fun.
I love books. I don’t have one in my house, buy I have many in the mobile library and at school. When they give me homework at school, I go to the library to do it and also have extra help there in math and Spanish when I do not understand the assignments.
I love my community. Thank you for the mobile library and bringing us many books to read!"
Phally, Grade 8
After a year of exhausting work at the garbage dump, Phally decided that it was time for her to think of her future and that of her family. Despite her family’s harsh living conditions, Phally decided to face her grandmother and asked her permission to go to PIO’s free school. At first, her grandmother refused, but, Phally was determined to study and wasn’t ready to give up. She decided to fast instead. Her grandmother, worried about her niece’s health, finally agreed to send Phally to PIO’s school. “I felt so happy I couldn’t stop smiling and jumping around! I could finally go to school!”
At 6 years old, she started studying at PIO Kindergarten and she’s a High School student in Grade 8. Phally is hardworking and she recognises the importance that education has to break the cycle of poverty: “I study because education will improve my future and that of my family. If all the people of Cambodia get a high-quality education, nobody will be poor and Cambodia won’t be a poor country anymore!”
We know that your support has made a difference.
Not just in numbers (6,500 students received an education!), but in a real impact on each of their lives. Because of you, children who don’t have books at home were able to hold one in their hands for the first time and learn to read; they received meals at school which were often the only ones they ate that day; and they are healthier after receiving medical and dental care. Thank you for being a hero for each one of these children!
We look forward to sending you updates from the new project!
P.S. Two of our partners celebrate milestone anniversaries this year! Asociación celebrated their 25th Anniversary in June with an incredible Arts and Culture Festival showcasing what students have been learning in their theatre, dance, band, and art classes (photos below!). Los Patojos will soon be celebrating their 10th Anniversary this year!
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By Amber Warren | Programs manager
By Amber Warren | Programs Manager
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