EMPOWERING THROUGH EDUCATION
Sponsor a child
Did you know that £150 will cover an entire year’s education for a child in our southern Indian project or Malawi? (Or, if you fill out a gift aid form, it only costs £117 per year!)
That money pays for tuition fees, books, uniforms and a mid-day meal all through the school year – and will help cover the cost of field trips. These amounts are relatively small, but will have a huge impact on the lives of the children involved.
Letters and Poems from the Children in India
“Drawing
I Like the School
I like school because I enjoy my school. There are more friends. They teach well. There are more games.”"
S.Paruvada Sanbar
“What my school mean to me”
School days are really nice
Of course! The teacher’s mood had to be nice
If the mood is not right, it is very boring
For, then our class gets roaring
Ah! Monitors are not able to control
And the principal comes on patrol
In our class there are many fools
Who bunk the class and go to swimming pools
Children burst crackers in school for little fun
It is not good as it can harm anyone
On the desks, children write their names
And request the teachers to take them for games
School days are like bright rays
Which take a long time to reach their aim
Some children might not
While others might
N.Dilip Jaba Kumar 14 Years old, 9th Standard class
“What my school mean to me”
“Dear Sister,
I am Savitha studying 5th Standard. I like you very much. You take the photos. You teach the beautiful songs. You write quizzes on the board. You are dancing very much. You teach the lessons. You are playing with me. I enjoyed that day. THANKING YOU.
Your loving
A. Savitha”
Children’s Stories from Malawi
Lonely Sumani, the House of Hope – “Hello! I’m Lonely Sumani, 17 years-old, from Lilongwe, Malawi. I was 12 years-old when my father passed away and 15 years-old when I lost my mother – they both died of AIDS.”
“I go to Kang’Oma Secondary School, where I’m in form 4. I have nine classes a day and my favourite subjects are Biology and English.”
“I self-board at school but during the holidays I live with my eldest sister Ivy. She is HIV positive. When I’m at home I help her with the chores. I’m good at cooking Nsima (our staple food), fetching water, cleaning plates, sweeping around the house and going to the maize mill. I also look after my sister’s children when she is out.”
“When I’m not studying or working I play netball with my friends, read books and enjoy listening to the radio.”
“I have about ten friends with HIV and some of them have already started suffering from AIDS. My sister’s daughter is three years-old and is the youngest person I know who has HIV.”
“When my parents passed away I was depressed because I knew that life would be difficult for me. However, House of Hope helped me to deal with losing my parents through counselling sessions and Ivy has supported me, she told me that I should call her my mother.”
