By Sylvester Renenr | Project Leader
Warm greetings|
It is with excitement that I share with you a video that gives some insight into the life of one of the girls we are together helping to educate. In the video, Melena answers questions from an interviewer who is off camera. The video provides a glimpse into the life of a girl in Sierra Leone and closes with a message on empowerment – that is dear to all of our hearts - as supporters of this project.
Melena tells us that the most important thing for her is her education. She likes reading novels. She would like to be a lawyer. Her favorite game is basketball. She likes going to school because she can only be what she wants to be in the future - when she goes to school and is educated. She wants an iPod, a laptop and a cell phone for Christmas. The number one thing she would like to see changed in this world is child trafficking. She believes that women should be given the opportunity to take part in decision-making as they are the backbone of this nation and without them this nation cannot go forward.
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It’s great to know that the children we are together educating are forward thinking and are already passionate about helping to make a difference and change their world. At this tender age – she is already vocal and we are excited to see how she will help promote the safety of children and empowerment of women in the future. What’s even more good news – is knowing that we are helping to make this happen and shape the future!
The school year is drawing to a close and we are looking forward to sharing some of the end-of-year progress reports of the children with you in the coming months. So far the sponsored girls have been doing great. We are hoping to increase the number of children sponsored in the coming academic year and welcome your support to make this happen.
Have you by any chance seen the movie Slum Dog millionaire? Well, just this week, popular movie star, Freida Selena Pinto star actress in the movie, ‘Slumdog Millionaire made a visit to Sierra Leone. As a guest of Plan International, she helped promote the value of education and how this can make the voices of women heard in society.
Upcoming Father's Day Gift Suggestion: In closing, we wanted to let you know of the on-going opportunity to make a donation in honor of the special person in your life. A donation to this project is a fantastic (and easy) gift for Dad on Father’s Day! You can make a donation as a gift to your Dad on this project by selecting the third giving option, “gift or in honor of,” under the orange donate button on the project page. GlobalGiving will then send your Dad or the gift recipient an email, print-at-home, or physical card. GlobalGiving offers several fun card designs and you will have the option of choosing a design customized for this project, using the project’s main photo (this option is available for email and print-at-home cards).
Fathers - you can also request this as your Father's day gift!
Make your donation in Father's honor and support a great cause today!
Thanks again for all you do to further the education of girls!
Best wishes
Sylvester
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