September heralds a real buzz in Arusha – St Jude’s starts looking for the next group of fortunate children who will don the big hat and blue uniform next year. The signs go up, advertisements go out on radio and word of mouth spreads the news – Friday afternoon testing has started! This year the School is looking for 170 bright children from very poor families who will join the school through the child sponsorship program.
The result is that literally thousands of children turn up at St Jude's every Friday to try to win one of the places.
Here's a photo of a recent Friday line-up.
These families know the value of a good education and they want this for their children. Given the demand for places, 170 looks like a very small number.
Your donations and sponsorships make it possible for these 170 to get an excellent education. What a gift! A gift to the child, the family, the district and the whole country.
If you're not yet a donor, I would encourage you to think about making a donation to this very successful education project – Fighting Poverty Through Education.
1 comment:
What an amazing image to demonstrate the need for the work you are doing. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to have to choose the children you can help, and turn others way.
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