By Nina Smith | Executive Director
Dear GlobalGiver,
Thank you so much for your continued support. We have an exciting update that we couldn’t wait to share with you! Today, GoodWeave is participating in Microsoft’s YouthSpark Bonus Day, where Microsoft will match donations by 100%. The matching begins TODAY at 12:00:00 PM (EDT) (noon). What does this mean? It means that a gift to Rescue and Educate "carpet kids" in South Asia will go twice as far to support our efforts in emancipating and educating children in the most dire of circumstances. Children like Uttam.
Uttam is 13 years old and grew up in a poor family in Nepal. His father was an abusive alcoholic who never allowed him to go to school. Uttam shares, “my father didn’t want to waste money in school instead he preferred to spend it in buying drinks for him. So I could not able to go to school."
To sustain his father’s drinking habit, Uttam was forced to work at a carpet factory from a young age. For 17 hours a day he toiled in darkness, tying knots until his hands bled and enduring abuse by the factory owner. He often fell ill, but was never provided with any treatment.
Thankfully, he was recently found by GoodWeave inspectors who brought him to Hamro Ghar, our rehabilitation center in Kathmandu, Nepal. Here, Uttam was able to receive the care he needed. And he’s thriving! He’s finally able to fulfill his dream of going to school, something he never thought possible. I wish you could see him in class; he is such a diligent and motivated student. His dream is to become a teacher so he can help other children who, just like him, were deprived of an education.
We know you’ve already given and your support has been invaluable to our mission to end child labor and give children like Uttam a future -- thank you. But if you can, please consider giving again today, as this is a fantastic opportunity to increase the impact of your support. Please also help us spread the word about this opportunity to your family and friends by directing them to our project:http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/rescue-and-educate-child-laborers/
With profound gratitude,
Nina Smith
P.S. To ensure your donation will be matched, please donate as close to the starting time (noon EDT) as possible.
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