In this episode
of Hope In Motion,
00:00:17.11\00:00:19.01
we look at how Child
Impact's work in Bangladesh
00:00:19.05\00:00:21.68
is bringing a positive change
00:00:21.72\00:00:23.32
in the lives of
underprivileged children
00:00:23.35\00:00:25.32
and their communities.
00:00:25.35\00:00:26.69
We look at how your sponsorship
00:00:26.72\00:00:28.32
is helping the
mission field in Bangladesh
00:00:28.36\00:00:30.46
and its
educational institutions.
00:00:30.49\00:00:33.06
Our sponsorship, to be honest,
is one of the most direct ways
00:00:33.09\00:00:36.63
that the donor can get
involved in the mission field.
00:00:36.67\00:00:40.44
And in a
country like Bangladesh,
00:00:40.47\00:00:42.60
it has a massive impact.
00:00:42.64\00:00:44.74
We meet 13-year old Borsha
00:00:44.77\00:00:46.78
at the Monosapara
Adventist Seminary
00:00:46.81\00:00:49.24
who is looking
forward to a better future
00:00:49.28\00:00:51.25
because of Child
Impact's sponsorship program,
00:00:51.28\00:00:54.08
and travel with Jim
Rennie to remote villages
00:00:54.12\00:00:56.85
where we meet with
Durjoy and Jhorna's family
00:00:56.89\00:00:59.35
who are grateful
that someone came forward
00:00:59.39\00:01:01.52
to give their
children a helping hand.
00:01:01.56\00:01:03.89
Children are our future.
00:01:16.64\00:01:19.47
They are full of
dreams and desires.
00:01:19.51\00:01:22.31
But in a world of
unspeakable despair,
00:01:22.34\00:01:24.58
these ignited minds live
in poverty and probation,
00:01:24.61\00:01:27.62
helpless and hopeless.
00:01:27.65\00:01:29.28
Child Impact International
is an organization giving hope.
00:01:32.85\00:01:36.73
It is an organization fostering
permanent positive change
00:01:36.76\00:01:40.03
in the lives of
disadvantaged children
00:01:40.06\00:01:42.06
and those who are in need,
00:01:42.10\00:01:44.50
serving communities in India,
Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
00:01:44.53\00:01:49.20
Myanmar, and beyond.
00:01:49.24\00:01:51.71
For the last 15 years,
00:01:51.74\00:01:53.68
Child Impact has invested
in the futures of children,
00:01:53.71\00:01:56.75
and their investment
has proven infinite returns.
00:01:56.78\00:01:59.81
Driven by their dedication
00:01:59.85\00:02:01.38
to helping those
who have the least,
00:02:01.42\00:02:03.89
Child Impact is an organization
00:02:03.92\00:02:05.82
focused on the
welfare of children,
00:02:05.85\00:02:08.32
implementing diverse
development projects,
00:02:08.36\00:02:10.66
and sponsoring
thousands of children.
00:02:10.69\00:02:13.83
Their outreach spans
from child rescue operations
00:02:13.86\00:02:16.87
to providing an
education for orphans, deaf,
00:02:16.90\00:02:19.60
and the blind children.
00:02:19.63\00:02:21.67
Giving them a
sense of place, a home,
00:02:21.70\00:02:25.37
but above all Child Impact
is an organization giving hope,
00:02:25.41\00:02:29.44
giving hope to children,
giving hope to communities,
00:02:29.48\00:02:34.02
giving hope to the
ones who need it the most.
00:02:34.05\00:02:36.89
This is Hope In Motion.
00:02:41.72\00:02:44.13
Bangladesh is one of
the poorest countries
00:03:12.49\00:03:14.59
in the world,
00:03:14.62\00:03:15.96
and it's one of the most
densely populated countries
00:03:15.99\00:03:18.09
with nearly 150 million people.
00:03:18.13\00:03:21.23
One-third of the people
live below the poverty line
00:03:21.26\00:03:24.17
earning less than $2 a day.
00:03:24.20\00:03:29.14
Although major
efforts are being made
00:03:29.17\00:03:31.04
to alleviate poverty,
00:03:31.07\00:03:32.47
in rural villages,
life is a struggle.
00:03:32.51\00:03:35.44
In an agrarian
society, natural calamities
00:03:35.48\00:03:38.15
like droughts and floods
00:03:38.18\00:03:39.65
can have disastrous consequences
00:03:39.68\00:03:41.32
on their daily lives.
00:03:41.35\00:03:42.92
In a world where finding food
00:03:42.95\00:03:44.29
and other basic necessities
is a primary objective,
00:03:44.32\00:03:47.29
the need to
educate their children
00:03:47.32\00:03:49.16
is almost irrelevant.
00:03:49.19\00:03:51.86
Well, Child Impact
wants to expand its work
00:03:51.89\00:03:54.63
in the country of Bangladesh.
00:03:54.66\00:03:56.50
Bangladesh is one of
the poorest countries
00:03:56.53\00:03:58.97
in the world.
00:03:59.00\00:04:00.34
The number of people in
Bangladesh per square mile
00:04:00.37\00:04:04.67
is one of the most
dense in the world,
00:04:04.71\00:04:07.08
the poverty there is huge,
00:04:07.11\00:04:09.64
and so Child
Impact is very excited
00:04:09.68\00:04:12.51
that we will be
expanding our work
00:04:12.55\00:04:15.18
in the schools in Bangladesh.
00:04:15.22\00:04:19.52
Education plays a vital role
00:04:19.55\00:04:21.46
in bringing
children out of poverty.
00:04:21.49\00:04:23.49
But access to good education
00:04:23.53\00:04:25.06
is hard for
children and families
00:04:25.09\00:04:26.80
in rural
communities in Bangladesh.
00:04:26.83\00:04:29.43
We know that
education is important
00:04:29.46\00:04:31.23
throughout the world.
00:04:31.27\00:04:32.70
For people who don't
have those opportunities,
00:04:32.73\00:04:35.30
who are disadvantaged,
00:04:35.34\00:04:37.21
someone needs
to give them a hand
00:04:37.24\00:04:39.41
because they fall
through the cracks
00:04:39.44\00:04:42.08
and we want to
plug those holes out.
00:04:42.11\00:04:45.15
So for children here,
00:04:45.18\00:04:47.25
if they don't have
access to education,
00:04:47.28\00:04:49.85
then the only
prospect for the future
00:04:49.88\00:04:53.36
is to be in employment
00:04:53.39\00:04:57.23
that's not really that rewarding
00:04:57.26\00:04:59.59
and the future
doesn't look bright for them.
00:04:59.63\00:05:02.36
Competition for
work within education
00:05:02.40\00:05:05.40
is really so
strong that without one,
00:05:05.43\00:05:08.64
they can't access the
opportunities in life.
00:05:08.67\00:05:10.91
In the Seventh-day Adventist
school system in Bangladesh,
00:05:13.91\00:05:16.81
there are nearly 10,000 students
00:05:16.85\00:05:18.71
and only 20% of these
children are paying students.
00:05:18.75\00:05:22.02
The remaining
majority are either sponsored
00:05:22.05\00:05:24.42
or seeking sponsorship.
00:05:24.45\00:05:26.12
This is where an
organization like Child Impact
00:05:26.15\00:05:28.86
has a huge impact in Bangladesh.
00:05:28.89\00:05:31.96
The country of Bangladesh
has an enormous population
00:05:31.99\00:05:35.60
squeezed into a very
small area and territory.
00:05:35.63\00:05:39.87
And Child Impact is
making an impact there
00:05:39.90\00:05:42.94
in helping with
schools in Bangladesh.
00:05:42.97\00:05:47.18
I want to encourage
everyone to seriously consider
00:05:47.21\00:05:50.85
how you can impact a
child's life in Bangladesh.
00:05:50.88\00:05:54.88
Monosapara Adventist Seminary
00:06:02.02\00:06:04.39
is one of the major
boarding schools in Bangladesh.
00:06:04.43\00:06:07.83
Established nearly 10 years ago,
00:06:07.86\00:06:09.80
this institution is a
blessing for children coming
00:06:09.83\00:06:12.27
from poor
communities in the area.
00:06:12.30\00:06:15.07
About 8 to 10 years ago,
00:06:15.10\00:06:16.64
some large
donors really invested
00:06:16.67\00:06:19.67
in the church
education in Bangladesh.
00:06:19.71\00:06:22.48
They established
some very special large
00:06:22.51\00:06:25.91
boarding schools.
00:06:25.95\00:06:27.28
Now they established them
in very rural and poor areas,
00:06:27.32\00:06:31.69
and so now there is a huge need
00:06:31.72\00:06:34.26
for these
schools to have support
00:06:34.29\00:06:36.66
to sponsor children
00:06:36.69\00:06:38.03
and support them financially
so that they continue.
00:06:38.06\00:06:41.56
To be honest, they are under
a lot of financial pressure
00:06:41.60\00:06:44.73
because the communities
affectively are poorer
00:06:44.77\00:06:48.70
than they were
8 to 10 years ago.
00:06:48.74\00:06:51.07
And so we are very excited
00:06:51.11\00:06:53.17
that we can
expand our sponsorship
00:06:53.21\00:06:56.01
in these facilities
00:06:56.04\00:06:57.91
that were built
8 to 10 years ago.
00:06:57.95\00:07:00.32
There's a great foundation
for making a difference
00:07:00.35\00:07:03.89
for the church in Bangladesh
00:07:03.92\00:07:06.22
but also in the
lives of these children.
00:07:06.25\00:07:10.16
Monosapara Adventist
Seminary and school is impacting
00:07:10.19\00:07:14.20
so much for this community
00:07:14.23\00:07:15.56
because this
community people are
00:07:15.60\00:07:19.83
seeking good education,
00:07:19.87\00:07:23.20
and this school
is really providing
00:07:23.24\00:07:26.24
this education for them
00:07:26.27\00:07:28.41
and specially
they are dependent,
00:07:28.44\00:07:32.98
and these people
going to the cities
00:07:33.01\00:07:39.15
for their job and in the city
00:07:39.19\00:07:42.72
who will take
care of their children.
00:07:42.76\00:07:45.86
So it's a very secure place here
00:07:45.89\00:07:48.66
in Monosapara School to
continue their education.
00:07:48.70\00:07:53.00
Jhorna Chiran is a
sixth grade student
00:08:14.66\00:08:17.13
and came to
Monosapara last year.
00:08:17.16\00:08:19.16
She has been
sponsored by Child Impact
00:08:19.19\00:08:21.36
ever since she started
attending primary school
00:08:21.40\00:08:23.63
at her village in
Mondatoly Mondartoli.
00:08:23.67\00:08:26.27
Born into a poor
Adventist household,
00:08:26.30\00:08:28.40
where access to
one proper meal a day
00:08:28.44\00:08:30.24
is a challenge,
00:08:30.27\00:08:31.61
Jhorna's mother had to
deal with the extra burden
00:08:31.64\00:08:33.68
of caring for her
children all on her own.
00:08:33.71\00:08:36.21
She is telling that one day,
00:08:48.96\00:08:51.29
she went for work
and after return back,
00:08:51.33\00:08:55.10
he fell to sickness,
00:08:55.13\00:08:58.63
and she is telling
that the fever is like
00:08:58.67\00:09:02.74
jaundice, do you know?
00:09:02.77\00:09:06.71
For this case...
00:09:06.74\00:09:08.08
yeah, because of that.
00:09:08.11\00:09:09.54
Why they couldn't
take him to the hospital?
00:09:09.58\00:09:12.01
She is telling that
she tried to give...
00:09:18.25\00:09:22.16
show the doctor
and give the treatment
00:09:22.19\00:09:24.86
but he couldn't survive.
00:09:24.89\00:09:29.40
Jhorna's father
passed away in 2013.
00:09:29.43\00:09:32.43
In a rural
community, such as, Mondartoli
00:09:32.47\00:09:34.84
when a woman loses her husband,
00:09:34.87\00:09:36.24
she not only has to deal
with the loss of her husband
00:09:36.27\00:09:39.14
but bear all the responsibility
of taking care of her children
00:09:39.17\00:09:42.64
and her parents all by herself.
00:09:42.68\00:09:45.15
This can have
devastating physical
00:09:45.18\00:09:47.12
and
psychological effects on her.
00:09:47.15\00:09:49.48
Just for somebody
like Jhorna Chiran,
00:09:49.52\00:09:54.12
her father passed
away and mother is at home,
00:09:54.16\00:09:58.49
mother just
illiterate and what she will do,
00:09:58.53\00:10:04.07
some house chores
and all and sometimes
00:10:04.10\00:10:09.30
she is also
doing day labors work
00:10:09.34\00:10:12.87
and what hope she will have?
00:10:12.91\00:10:17.15
So she would...
00:10:17.18\00:10:19.45
mother would like to
have find husband for her
00:10:19.48\00:10:23.28
and give marriage early
00:10:23.32\00:10:25.29
so that the burden
of mother will be over
00:10:25.32\00:10:28.72
and she will be on her own.
00:10:28.76\00:10:30.59
So this is the life if
she would not study here,
00:10:30.63\00:10:35.26
that would happen.
00:10:35.30\00:10:36.63
One could only imagine
the hardship Jhorna would face
00:10:41.74\00:10:44.84
if she didn't get a
chance to go to Monosapara
00:10:44.87\00:10:47.41
or get sponsorship to
continue her education.
00:10:47.44\00:10:50.55
In all probability,
00:10:50.58\00:10:52.18
she would remain in her village,
00:10:52.21\00:10:53.85
become a day
laborer like her mother
00:10:53.88\00:10:55.88
or she would get married
before she could turn 18,
00:10:55.92\00:10:58.75
start a family,
00:10:58.79\00:11:00.12
and continue life
in perpetual poverty.
00:11:00.16\00:11:02.32
She is telling that if
Jhorna didn't get sponsorship,
00:11:10.30\00:11:14.14
she cannot send
her to the school
00:11:14.17\00:11:16.54
and she is telling
00:11:16.57\00:11:17.91
if she didn't
send her to school,
00:11:17.94\00:11:22.48
she may work like her.
00:11:22.51\00:11:25.35
And she is telling that
00:11:25.38\00:11:27.52
Jhorna's father
already passed away,
00:11:27.55\00:11:30.09
so it's very...
00:11:30.12\00:11:33.09
These children don't have people
00:11:33.12\00:11:35.12
who can support them,
00:11:35.16\00:11:36.62
promote them, look out for them,
00:11:36.66\00:11:38.53
and so they really don't know
how to access this education
00:11:38.56\00:11:42.70
and also remember
the education costs.
00:11:42.73\00:11:45.20
We might say it might be
free, but it's really not free.
00:11:45.23\00:11:48.27
Even if you go to
a government school,
00:11:48.30\00:11:50.71
you still have school
clothes, books, there is a cost.
00:11:50.74\00:11:55.54
And some of these
people are so poor,
00:11:55.58\00:11:57.35
they can't really provide this.
00:11:57.38\00:11:59.18
So these
children are below zero,
00:11:59.21\00:12:02.02
they are not even up to
par with other children,
00:12:02.05\00:12:04.35
the opportunities are less.
00:12:04.39\00:12:06.12
So by sponsoring children,
00:12:06.15\00:12:08.36
we give them that opportunity
to break out of that cycle,
00:12:08.39\00:12:11.69
that vicious cycle of
poverty and access something
00:12:11.73\00:12:15.43
that will create a
better future for them.
00:12:15.46\00:12:19.90
Eleven years old Durjoy
Chiran is from the same village
00:12:19.93\00:12:23.04
as Jhorna and goes
to school at Monosapara.
00:12:23.07\00:12:26.07
He was eager to take us
and meet with his grandparents
00:12:26.11\00:12:28.88
who received us warmly.
00:12:28.91\00:12:31.51
Meeting Durjoy's grandparents
was just such a touching moment
00:12:31.55\00:12:35.95
because they held my hand tight,
00:12:35.98\00:12:38.25
they were just so grateful
00:12:38.29\00:12:40.09
that their grandson
could have an education.
00:12:40.12\00:12:42.89
And here is a typical situation.
00:12:42.92\00:12:44.96
His parents have had to
go to Dhaka, the capital city
00:12:44.99\00:12:48.86
because there's no
work here in the fields.
00:12:48.90\00:12:51.37
And to be honest,
00:12:51.40\00:12:52.73
they are probably doing
fairly lowly jobs in Dhaka.
00:12:52.77\00:12:55.70
But he is too young to go,
00:12:55.74\00:12:57.77
and so he is being
given a special opportunity
00:12:57.81\00:13:00.58
that he can go to a
boarding school and learn.
00:13:00.61\00:13:05.01
The grandparents are so proud,
00:13:05.05\00:13:07.22
and I am sure
the parents are too.
00:13:07.25\00:13:09.32
But once again, here we are,
00:13:09.35\00:13:11.19
lifting this young
boy out of poverty,
00:13:11.22\00:13:14.32
giving him a
chance both in feeding him
00:13:14.36\00:13:17.96
but educating him and
making his family so proud.
00:13:17.99\00:13:23.60
Meeting Durjoy's grandparents
was an emotional experience,
00:13:23.63\00:13:26.74
as it was evident they
loved their grandson very much
00:13:26.77\00:13:29.80
and want to see
him come up in life.
00:13:29.84\00:13:33.11
Child Impact sponsorship program
00:13:33.14\00:13:35.04
is making a
difference in Bangladesh
00:13:35.08\00:13:37.91
thanks to the
thousands of sponsors
00:13:37.95\00:13:39.65
who support this program,
00:13:39.68\00:13:41.22
young boys and girls
like Durjoy and Jhorna
00:13:41.25\00:13:43.89
can grow up in a
safe environment,
00:13:43.92\00:13:45.75
receive a proper education,
00:13:45.79\00:13:47.69
and look forward
to a brighter future.
00:13:47.72\00:13:50.06
I am Jim Rennie,
00:14:00.70\00:14:02.04
CEO of Child
Impact International.
00:14:02.07\00:14:04.74
I've just returned from
the country of Bangladesh.
00:14:04.77\00:14:07.74
Bangladesh is
located North-East of India.
00:14:07.78\00:14:11.21
Bangladesh has a
population of 163 million
00:14:11.25\00:14:15.08
and is actually
one of the most densely
00:14:15.12\00:14:17.65
populated
countries in the world.
00:14:17.69\00:14:20.42
For instance,
00:14:20.46\00:14:21.79
Los Angeles has 2,700 people
00:14:21.82\00:14:25.96
per square kilometer,
00:14:25.99\00:14:27.93
but the capital of Dhaka
00:14:27.96\00:14:29.80
has 23,900 people
per square kilometer.
00:14:29.83\00:14:35.77
The Adventist church
only has about 30,000 members
00:14:35.80\00:14:39.61
but the church school
system has about 10,000 children
00:14:39.64\00:14:43.98
in small village schools
00:14:44.01\00:14:45.81
and also larger
boarding schools.
00:14:45.85\00:14:48.65
The main religion is Islam,
00:14:48.68\00:14:50.65
and the education is the
key outreach for the church.
00:14:50.69\00:14:54.36
Bangladesh is a low-lying land
on a huge area of River Delta.
00:14:54.39\00:14:59.29
Late last year,
Bangladesh suffered
00:14:59.33\00:15:01.76
the worst
flooding in its history
00:15:01.80\00:15:04.23
with over 8 million
people displaced or affected.
00:15:04.27\00:15:08.07
Thousands died in the floods.
00:15:08.10\00:15:10.67
Unfortunately,
farming was devastated
00:15:10.71\00:15:13.01
by the flooding
which caused food prices
00:15:13.04\00:15:15.68
to sky rocket in price
and created food shortages.
00:15:15.71\00:15:20.32
In most of the country,
prices still remain high.
00:15:20.35\00:15:24.02
This is for a huge
financial strain on
00:15:24.05\00:15:26.42
our mission school finances.
00:15:26.45\00:15:28.82
Children are not
getting sufficient nutrition
00:15:28.86\00:15:31.56
and the mission schools
00:15:31.59\00:15:32.93
are really
struggling financially.
00:15:32.96\00:15:35.43
As I visited the
schools, they asked for help.
00:15:35.46\00:15:38.70
I also visited the villages
00:15:38.73\00:15:40.87
where the children
live in the poorer areas
00:15:40.90\00:15:43.51
and they are
really struggling also.
00:15:43.54\00:15:45.87
As I saw the reality
of what was happening,
00:15:45.91\00:15:48.64
I realized we just had to help.
00:15:48.68\00:15:51.18
We don't
normally do food appeals,
00:15:51.21\00:15:53.42
but we have no option
00:15:53.45\00:15:54.82
but to help these children
and also the mission schools.
00:15:54.85\00:15:58.65
We are asking you
to help us purchase
00:15:58.69\00:16:01.29
5000 bags of rice for $35 a bag.
00:16:01.32\00:16:05.59
A bag is about 110 pound
and feeds about 105 meals.
00:16:05.63\00:16:11.27
Each bag you can
donate will ensure
00:16:11.30\00:16:13.70
that children are fed
00:16:13.74\00:16:15.07
but will also save the
school's valuable funds.
00:16:15.10\00:16:19.14
You can donate 1
bag, 10 bags, 100 bags
00:16:19.17\00:16:22.71
or whatever you can share.
00:16:22.74\00:16:24.71
Each bag will impact on
00:16:24.75\00:16:26.61
hundreds of children's nutrition
00:16:26.65\00:16:29.52
and will give
urgent financial relief
00:16:29.55\00:16:31.79
to those
struggling mission schools,
00:16:31.82\00:16:34.19
some who are close to closing.
00:16:34.22\00:16:36.42
It's urgent, please help.
00:16:36.46\00:16:38.96
Just one bag for $35
or maybe 5 or 10 bags,
00:16:38.99\00:16:43.80
50 bags, whatever
you can help with.
00:16:43.83\00:16:46.63
Please help these kids.
00:16:46.67\00:16:48.00
A couple of years
ago, my daughters and I had
00:16:55.31\00:16:57.61
a wonderful
opportunity to travel to India.
00:16:57.65\00:17:00.82
And while we were there,
00:17:00.85\00:17:02.18
we met yet
another part of our family
00:17:02.22\00:17:04.19
and that's our
sponsored daughter Sheila.
00:17:04.22\00:17:06.82
We've had the
privilege of sponsoring Sheila
00:17:06.86\00:17:09.22
through Child
Impact International
00:17:09.26\00:17:11.53
for more than three years now.
00:17:11.56\00:17:13.80
And, you know,
while we were there,
00:17:13.83\00:17:15.73
she shared with
us that her dream
00:17:15.76\00:17:18.20
was to become a nurse.
00:17:18.23\00:17:20.14
Now what a wonderful privilege
it is for us now, as a family,
00:17:20.17\00:17:24.81
to know that she is
fulfilling that dream.
00:17:24.84\00:17:28.08
Sheila is now
studying to be a nurse.
00:17:28.11\00:17:30.75
She is in college,
00:17:30.78\00:17:32.11
and we cannot
be happier for her.
00:17:32.15\00:17:34.55
It's been wonderful to be
part of that journey with her.
00:17:34.58\00:17:37.99
And, you know,
sponsoring a child
00:17:38.02\00:17:39.72
through Child Impact,
00:17:39.75\00:17:41.39
it's made an
incredible difference
00:17:41.42\00:17:42.96
for our family,
and I know that for you
00:17:42.99\00:17:45.73
sponsoring a child can
make a difference for you too.
00:17:45.76\00:17:48.66
And most importantly,
00:17:48.70\00:17:50.03
it can make the difference
00:17:50.07\00:17:51.40
in the life of
a child every day.
00:17:51.43\00:17:53.47
Child Impact International
is all about children,
00:18:21.80\00:18:24.90
impacting children in a positive
00:18:24.93\00:18:26.84
and long-lasting way
00:18:26.87\00:18:28.47
through
education and sponsorship.
00:18:28.50\00:18:31.27
Over the last couple of years,
00:18:31.31\00:18:33.01
Child Impact has
focused its work in Bangladesh
00:18:33.04\00:18:35.68
by helping the school
system achieve its potential.
00:18:35.71\00:18:38.61
Bangladesh is one of
the poorest countries
00:18:38.65\00:18:40.72
in the world,
00:18:40.75\00:18:42.08
and a majority of
students who attend our schools
00:18:42.12\00:18:44.19
come from poor backgrounds
and depend on sponsorship.
00:18:44.22\00:18:47.72
The Seventh-day
Adventist school system
00:19:05.01\00:19:07.08
in Bangladesh has
over 10,000 students
00:19:07.11\00:19:09.78
and only 20% of
them are paying students.
00:19:09.81\00:19:12.75
The rest are
sponsored or seeking
00:19:12.78\00:19:14.58
some kind of sponsorship
to continue their education.
00:19:14.62\00:19:17.89
This situation puts the
schools in financial distress
00:19:17.92\00:19:20.96
and can have direct impact
on the student's well being
00:19:20.99\00:19:23.86
as well as the
quality of education.
00:19:23.89\00:19:26.06
This is where an organization
00:19:26.09\00:19:27.56
like Child Impact
has a great impact.
00:19:27.60\00:19:32.27
Our sponsorship, to be honest,
is one of the most direct ways
00:19:32.30\00:19:35.84
that the donor can get
involved in the mission field.
00:19:35.87\00:19:39.54
And in a
country like Bangladesh,
00:19:39.57\00:19:41.71
it has a massive impact.
00:19:41.74\00:19:43.68
And we are really grateful
to our sponsors and donors
00:19:43.71\00:19:47.42
for the support that
they give Child Impact.
00:19:47.45\00:19:50.75
But it's actually
not about Child Impact,
00:19:50.79\00:19:53.19
It's actually about the children
00:19:53.22\00:19:55.32
who that they
support every month
00:19:55.36\00:19:58.03
and make a real difference.
00:19:58.06\00:20:00.53
Sponsoring
children in activities like
00:20:00.56\00:20:05.40
these mission
schools and opportunities
00:20:05.43\00:20:08.24
is a tremendous way to
help form the character
00:20:08.27\00:20:12.54
of young people as
they look to the future.
00:20:12.57\00:20:15.71
They will never
forget their association
00:20:15.74\00:20:18.85
in a Christian environment.
00:20:18.88\00:20:20.95
It is absolutely a
powerful witness to sponsor
00:20:20.98\00:20:25.35
a child in Child Impact
and so many other organizations
00:20:25.39\00:20:30.89
that help young
people to find Jesus.
00:20:30.93\00:20:34.20
Child Impact is a
unique organization.
00:20:39.83\00:20:42.40
It is not just a
sponsorship agency
00:20:42.44\00:20:44.87
but, as Jim said,
00:20:44.91\00:20:46.24
it gives sponsors
a unique opportunity
00:20:46.27\00:20:48.38
to be involved in the
mission field every day.
00:20:48.41\00:20:51.38
In mission
fields like Bangladesh,
00:20:51.41\00:20:53.11
the child
depends on the sponsor,
00:20:53.15\00:20:54.92
and so the sponsor
is not only impacting
00:20:54.95\00:20:57.09
the life of a child
00:20:57.12\00:20:58.45
but making a
significant difference
00:20:58.49\00:20:59.89
in the mission
schools, big and small.
00:20:59.92\00:21:03.39
Just walking into a
small rural mission school here
00:21:03.43\00:21:06.86
in Bangladesh really
allows you to see the difference
00:21:06.90\00:21:11.37
that sponsorship
in education makes
00:21:11.40\00:21:14.40
because these children come
from rural farming communities
00:21:14.44\00:21:18.54
where, to be honest,
00:21:18.57\00:21:20.11
there is a
severe shortage of funds
00:21:20.14\00:21:22.94
and food sometimes.
00:21:22.98\00:21:24.85
And so these
children are being given hope,
00:21:24.88\00:21:27.22
and these children are
being given an education,
00:21:27.25\00:21:30.35
and here we see the difference
that sponsorship is making.
00:21:30.39\00:21:36.56
The Bangladesh Union Mission
00:21:36.59\00:21:38.06
runs many such village
schools in the community.
00:21:38.09\00:21:40.80
These village schools
also act as feeder schools
00:21:40.83\00:21:43.37
for bigger institutions like
Monosapara Adventist Seminary.
00:21:43.40\00:21:46.84
Borsha Mankim came
to Monosapara in 2014
00:22:06.19\00:22:09.76
and is a seventh grade student.
00:22:09.79\00:22:11.69
Borsha is a recipient
of Child Impact sponsorship
00:22:11.73\00:22:14.73
that she has been receiving
00:22:14.76\00:22:16.10
from a primary
level at her village.
00:22:16.13\00:22:17.63
Borsha comes
from Shibananda Khila,
00:22:35.08\00:22:37.32
a small village about
one-hour drive from Monosapara.
00:22:37.35\00:22:41.26
Visiting her village and
meeting her grandparents,
00:22:41.29\00:22:43.63
it was evident they
were facing hardship
00:22:43.66\00:22:45.79
and it emphasize
the need for sponsorship
00:22:45.83\00:22:48.10
for children like Borsha.
00:22:48.13\00:22:49.60
Borsha's
parents are day laborers
00:23:13.39\00:23:15.12
who worked in the paddy
fields owned by landlords.
00:23:15.16\00:23:17.99
But a severe drought last year
00:23:18.03\00:23:19.53
made jobs unavailable
for them in the village.
00:23:19.56\00:23:22.13
With no daily wages,
00:23:22.16\00:23:23.77
they struggled
to feed the family
00:23:23.80\00:23:25.50
and were forced to borrow money.
00:23:25.53\00:23:27.20
Unable to settle their debt,
00:23:27.24\00:23:28.57
they decided to move to Dhaka,
00:23:28.60\00:23:30.11
the capital city
to earn some money
00:23:30.14\00:23:32.17
and pay back their debt.
00:23:32.21\00:23:34.28
Families facing
such financial hardship
00:23:34.31\00:23:36.75
have only one
thing on their mind,
00:23:36.78\00:23:38.91
feeding their family.
00:23:38.95\00:23:40.48
In such circumstances,
00:23:40.52\00:23:42.02
the thought of
educating their children
00:23:42.05\00:23:43.82
takes the backseat.
00:23:43.85\00:23:45.29
It's not hard to imagine
00:23:45.32\00:23:47.16
what would have
happened to Borsha
00:23:47.19\00:23:48.82
if she didn't go to school.
00:23:48.86\00:23:50.66
If they wouldn't
have the sponsorship
00:23:50.69\00:23:52.89
and continued their education,
00:23:52.93\00:23:55.56
they would remain
the same as their parents
00:23:55.60\00:23:59.93
and they would
be the day laborers
00:23:59.97\00:24:02.50
and especially for girls,
they would have early marriage
00:24:02.54\00:24:06.37
and will be just a day laborer
and without hope in this world.
00:24:06.41\00:24:11.95
Today, thanks to
Borsha's sponsors,
00:24:39.84\00:24:42.28
she can leave behind
the hardship of her parents,
00:24:42.31\00:24:44.81
break away from
the cycle of poverty,
00:24:44.85\00:24:46.82
and focus on her
studies at Monosapara.
00:24:46.85\00:24:49.42
She wants to become a
nurse, and at Monosapara,
00:24:49.45\00:24:52.55
she has the opportunity
to realize her dreams.
00:24:52.59\00:24:57.49
As the in-charge of sponsorship
program here in Bangladesh,
00:24:57.53\00:25:02.33
I see the great impact
00:25:02.36\00:25:05.77
on children and their education.
00:25:05.80\00:25:09.27
And if we have more
sponsors coming forward
00:25:09.30\00:25:14.01
to help these kids to
give hope in their life,
00:25:14.04\00:25:19.41
and the impact in
their life would be greater.
00:25:19.45\00:25:24.52
Well, after today,
riding by motorbike
00:25:24.55\00:25:27.79
and coming to the villages,
00:25:27.82\00:25:29.82
coming to where
these children live,
00:25:29.86\00:25:32.49
it has really strengthened
my belief on what we do.
00:25:32.53\00:25:36.06
I've actually seen the
homes these children come from
00:25:36.10\00:25:40.04
and then I see the
difference that's being made
00:25:40.07\00:25:43.00
at the schools where they go.
00:25:43.04\00:25:45.97
And you really
have to come and see
00:25:46.01\00:25:49.11
where they come from.
00:25:49.14\00:25:50.68
You have to come
and see the challenges
00:25:50.71\00:25:53.38
they are facing in their
homes and their communities.
00:25:53.42\00:25:57.65
With poverty, with getting work,
00:25:57.69\00:26:00.79
it just shows me that
by having an education,
00:26:00.82\00:26:04.09
they've got hope,
00:26:04.13\00:26:05.46
they've got a little
edge to do something better.
00:26:05.49\00:26:08.06
Some of them have
got brothers and sisters
00:26:08.10\00:26:10.33
who have gone to
the big cities to work.
00:26:10.37\00:26:12.87
And to be honest, all
is they are working is on
00:26:12.90\00:26:15.37
construction
sites or low-paid jobs.
00:26:15.40\00:26:19.67
But these children when
they have got an education
00:26:19.71\00:26:22.61
and to have to
walk through the fields,
00:26:22.64\00:26:25.78
to have to see the
houses they are living in,
00:26:25.81\00:26:28.78
it's pretty touching.
00:26:28.82\00:26:30.32
And today, I'm strengthened
00:26:30.35\00:26:33.66
that I know that what
we are doing is great.
00:26:33.69\00:26:36.19