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Teacher Training and Support - Ms. Sania
$490 of $490 donated
Punjab, Pakistan
Ms. Sania of age 22 years is working as school teacher with SHEED Society from last five years. Her education is matriculation (continued to stay and teach in the same institution). She was brought up in red light area Lahore by her parents and knew the situation of the children of the sex workers. She also has witnessed that many of young girls of the sex workers were forced by their mothers and acre takers in the prostitution only because they were not provided opportunity of the education and had no other choices for income. She says “I joined the SHEED Society only because of the reasons that SHEED is committed to work for the rights of the female sex workers and their children. After joining the SHEED society I am able to contribute for the efforts the education of the children. The students of my class now have dream to become TV artists, Teachers, Doctors, Managers etc but none of them says that they will be a prostitute in future. These outcomes give me much satisfaction a...
Teacher Training and Support - Ms. Alia
$490 of $490 donated
Pakistan
Alia was born in red light area Lahore and luckily got chance to complete the matriculation level education, staying in same school system locally. She wanted to be teachers and got the chance to get a job of school teacher in SHEED Society. Her age is 31 years and is associated with SHEED Society as school teacher for the last five years. Although her family has never been associated with the prostitution, they were totally against her work in red light area as a school teacher for the education of children of sex workers. Being an educated woman, Alia knew that female sex workers and their children have rights and to provide them the opportunity of education will help them to find other options for their livelihoods. She convinced her family members for continuation of her job as school teacher in SHEED Society. Alia says “main reason for continuation of my job as school teacher for the children of sex workers is that I believe that children of sex workers can only get rid of pr...
Rehabilitating Former Street-Children
$385 of $750 donated
Nairobi, Kenya
The Turning Point Trust works to prevent and rehabilitate street-children within Africa’s largest slum, Kibera, Kenya. When a child comes from the streets to the Turning Point Project, they bring with them behavioural characteristics that they have learnt in that environment. This behaviour frequently prevents them from immediately returning to school, and a period of rehabilitation is required. Our School Transition Class provides a safe, nurturing, educational environment that enables the child to slowly readjust to a more structured way of life: for example: relating to adults in authority; lengthening their concentration period and adjusting to being within four walls. During this time, our staff work to trace the child’s family and work alongside them to address the problems the family are facing. If appropriate, a parent or guardian might become involved in Turning Point’s Finance Programme, giving them the chance to start a small business and earn a steady income. Each ...
Maria Vanessa Caballero
$105 of $350 donated
, Paraguay
I have many goals but some of them are to improve my life by studying agriculture or biology in the U.S. if possible, or here in Paraguay. I love the education but I know the education system is not as good here. Also, I would like to help my mother and my little brothers. I want to marry and have children but I will be whatever I want, it’s up to me! If I could change one thing about my community, I would like to make more public services available for the people. I would also like to lessen the poverty, and help other children like me that want to improve their lives and their communities.
Eliana Llanes
$30 of $545 donated
Córdoba, Argentina
Eliana lives in a small house with her parents and her brother Marcelo, who is 2 years older than she is. Eliana’s mother is a housewife, while her father studied graphics and painting for four years and out of personal reasons quit his studies without getting a degree. Now he is working as an independent carpenter, making an effort day by day to care for his family. Because of his own history, he considers the education and future of his children to be the most important thing and supports Eliana as well as he can in order to help her finish school and get a decent job. After finishing school Eliana would like to study biochemistry since biology and chemistry are the topics she enjoys most. She also knows that one can reach a higher standard of living with this background than with an art degree. Also, she has enjoyed a project at school called “Pro Salud” (Pro Health) in which the students were taught how to take her of their own bodies and eat healthy food. Eliana has one g...
Gastón Garita
$5 of $545 donated
Córdoba, Argentina
Gastón lives in a small house with his parents and his three siblings. The family considers Gastón’s education to be the most important thing. His older brother had to leave school because his girlfriend got pregnant and he had to start working. In order to prevent Gastón and his other siblings from a similar experience, his parents attach value to sexual education and they support their children in their school work. Gastón always has always dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player but ever since he has become a Give An Opportunity scholar he has realized that he has to finish school in order to be really successful in life. This is why he’s really ambitious to get good grades and would like to study engineering after secondary school. In his free time, Gaston plays soccer with his friends and enjoys participating in the extra-curricular events of Give An Opportunity. His favorite activities are the rehearsals for the theatre show and the magic workshop that was off...
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