Child Impact International
is an organization giving hope,
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previously called Asian Aid.
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Child Impact
International is an organization
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fostering
permanent positive change
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in the lives of
disadvantaged children
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and their communities.
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Child Impact is
committed to making a difference
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in the lives of children
and those who are in need,
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serving communities in India,
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Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
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Myanmar and will soon
expand to other countries.
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For the last 50 years,
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Child Impact has invested
in the futures of people
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and their investment is
proving infinite returns,
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driven by the dedication
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to helping those
who have the least.
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Child Impact is an organization
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focused on the
welfare of children,
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implementing
diverse development projects
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and sponsoring
thousands of children.
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Their outreach spans
from child rescue operations
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to providing an
education for orphans,
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deaf and the blind children
giving them a sense of place,
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a home but above all,
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Child Impact is an
organization giving hope,
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giving hope to children,
giving hope to communities,
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giving hope to the
ones who needed the most.
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This is Hope in Motion.
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Our television
series Hope in Motion
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has been a big success,
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and we want to
continue to share with you
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some of the field stories
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that we have
filmed over the years.
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So just from time to
time it may refer to Asian Aid
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as we reflect on
these great stories
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as we share them with you.
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Nepal, sandwiched
between two Asian giants
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China and India
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is a landlocked sovereign
state in the Himalayas.
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The mountain range in the north
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is home to eight of the
world's tallest mountain peaks,
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including the highest
point on earth, Mount Everest,
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thus making it
popular for mountaineering.
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Hinduism is practiced by
over 80% of the population
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making it the country
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with the highest
percentage of Hindus.
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With the birthplace of
Buddha located in this region,
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Nepal is also historically
linked with Buddhism
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making it culturally very rich.
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However, Nepal is also
economically challenged
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and is home to some
of the poorest people
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on the planet.
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In this economically
backward environment
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and harsh terrain
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where infrastructure and
transport is unavailable,
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women become
the beast of burden.
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Economic difficulties
and cultural perceptions
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have made women of
Nepal suffer silently.
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The condition is
called uterine prolapse.
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Yes, this is
something very interesting
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because this
condition of uterus prolapse
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is not so common in
most of the countries.
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But interestingly in Nepal
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it is very common to see
uterus prolapse in women.
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And the reason, we
don't know exactly the reason,
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but over here the ladies
have to carry a lot of weight,
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so weight carrying also provide
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the incidents of
prolapse more high,
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also having more children
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also provide more incidents
of having this problem.
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So it is multi-factorial,
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we cannot point
to only one thing.
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But what we know
is that in Nepal,
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it is very common
to have this problem.
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Uterine prolapse is
a condition in women
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where their uterus
just falls off their body.
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We learn that one
of the main reasons
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women get prolapsed
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is because they are
forced to carry heavy loads.
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Sometimes around 50 kilos
strapped around their forehead
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pressing down on their neck.
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Often they have to
continue with this heavy labor
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right after childbirth.
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The stress and pressure
this puts on their lower back
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is so dangerous,
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and their delicate bodies
cannot support their uterus.
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We cannot go into the
detail of what is the condition
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but having this
condition affect the woman
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in an extreme way,
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to the extreme that
sometimes the husband leave them
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because of the marital
problem that they may have.
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So yes, it is a very
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incapacitating
condition for the woman
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and affects not only the woman
but also the entire family.
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In this patriarchal society,
women suffering from prolapse
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are ashamed for their condition,
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and they don't
want to come forward
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and suffer in
silence for decades.
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The psychological impact
this has on their wellbeing
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affects their already
battered physical condition.
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Thousands go undetected
and when they are discovered,
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they become outcasts, excluded,
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and deserted by their
husbands and families.
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Today, women
suffering from uterine prolapse
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have hope.
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Over the last 10 years,
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Child Impact International
has funded a program
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along with
Scheer Memorial Hospital
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to identify these
women wherever they are
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and facilitate surgeries
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and provide much needed
preventive health education.
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Well, we're partnering
with Scheer Memorial Hospital
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because we truly believe
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they're doing a
wonderful job in the community.
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It's the only
Adventist hospital in Nepal.
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It's a critical part
of the church in Nepal.
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And they now have the facilities
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to do the prolapse operations.
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And so our funding
program is very valuable to them
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because they have
plenty of capacity.
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And so for us,
it's very rewarding
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not only to make the
change of lives with the women,
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but also we're able
to help the institution
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in gaining work and
doing work in the community.
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Here at the hospital,
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we have done a lot
of prolapse operations.
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I think...
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I forget how many years
we've been doing it now,
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maybe 10 or 11
years, but during that time,
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we have now operated on
between 8,000 to 9,000 ladies.
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And to see the
difference it makes,
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you know, I just can't imagine
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how these women
like to spend one...
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I remember one lady, she told us
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that she had been walking
around with this prolapse
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hanging out of
her body for 50 years.
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All throughout its history,
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Scheer Memorial
Hospital has been privileged
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to host a number of medical
professionals from abroad
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who volunteer their time
and expertise conducting camps.
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This has benefited
thousands of people
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from the local
community, especially women.
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This week, a group from
Sydney Adventist Hospital
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from Sydney, Australia
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is here conducting
prolapse operations.
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If you save these
women have it fixed,
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not have that prolapse
any more, they're so happy.
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They hug us, they kiss us,
they want to shake our hand,
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they want to touch us,
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and it's just
humbling, very humbling
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because we're so
grateful now within our society
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that you just don't realize
how hard it is for them here
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to be working
under the circumstances
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they got to work under.
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Karen is part of
a volunteer group
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Open Heart
International from Sydney.
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These are medical professionals
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who go to various
developing countries each year
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conducting medical camps.
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For Karen and her team,
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camps such as these may
seem just another day's work,
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but it has a
profound impact on these women
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who suffer from prolapse.
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And for the
volunteers, it's an opportunity
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to make a difference
in their own humble ways.
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Volunteering to me,
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it's emotional.
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You all get very drawn
in to what they don't have
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and what we can do to them.
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We might think we're just doing
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what we do every
day back at home,
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but for them it's life changing.
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And even though it might
seem just a drop in the ocean,
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for 80 to 90
women in the 10 days
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that we are here operating,
it changes their lives
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and that change of
life for these people
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that makes it emotional.
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Scheer Memorial
Hospital is overwhelmed
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with the inflow of
women needing surgeries
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for uterine prolapse.
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Without these volunteers,
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it will be a tough
task to facilitate them all.
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In the hospital, we
have 200 to 300 surgeries
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will be there in the year.
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Out of 200 to 300, we
have 30 to 40% of surgery
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will be done the
uterine prolapse.
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The only thing
that is stopping us
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to doing more,
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it is basically
the financial aspect.
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If we have more
funding, we can do even more.
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Over half a million women
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are suffering
from prolapse in Nepal,
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and Scheer Memorial Hospital
is a place they can come
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to get it fixed and
ease their suffering.
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The good news is
spreading among women in Nepal.
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The more women are
identified, educated,
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and brought to these camps,
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the more women are
willing to come out
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and seek medical care.
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This one here,
her name is Puneswari,
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and she actually has...
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Because she has been so grateful
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for what has
happened in her life,
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she has now
brought 25 more ladies
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who have had operations.
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And I think
that's really special.
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And so they just...
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When we told them we
were having a filming today,
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they were just
so thrilled to think
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that they could come and say
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how grateful they are
for the transformation
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that's happened in their lives.
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Well, it's changed their lives,
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and now that they
can walk comfortably,
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they're able to work and help
and care for their families,
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it's just, it's a
totally transforming thing
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that I think we
just wouldn't understand
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unless we had actually been
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through the same
experiences they have been.
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And for this lady to bring 25,
I think that's really something
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because that shows
how grateful she is
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for the
operation that she has had.
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Today, Adventist missions
like Scheer Memorial Hospital,
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organizations like
Child Impact International,
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and the goodwill of
hundreds of volunteers
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and missionaries
is making a difference
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and bringing a healing
touch to women in Nepal
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transforming their
lives every single day.
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Together it is possible
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to facilitate
this transformation
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for these grateful women.
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It is possible to put
smiles back on their faces.
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Just to hear
them say, "Thank you."
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They are a nation,
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they are so loving and thankful.
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And if I can just
help a little bit,
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I'll keep coming back.
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A key mission
school in Bangladesh,
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where Child Impact has
many sponsored children
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has an urgent need for
a multipurpose building.
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The current building,
which you can see here,
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is over 20 years old
and was poorly constructed.
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It is extremely dangerous.
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I'm Jim Rennie, CEO of
Child Impact International.
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And recently I
visited the school
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and I was able to
confirm with an engineer
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that traveled with me,
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the critical
state of the building.
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The school Kellogg-Mookerjee
Memorial Seminary
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has over 450 students,
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including, as I said,
many sponsored by Child Impact.
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The school is a
key mission outreach
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and serves a
very poor community.
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Simply put, this
building is dangerous.
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We need to build a new
three storied building.
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And in this building,
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it will house
over eight classrooms,
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a science
laboratory, a school library,
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school administration offices,
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but more important a
new English medium school
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right at the
front adjoining the road
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where we have multi
level English training school.
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This will attract
fee paying day students
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and will drive urgently
needed revenue for the school.
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The total cost
including the fed out,
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library, science lab,
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and English training
school is about $520,000.
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And to date,
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Child Impact has
reached $350,000.
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Right now we're
asking you to help us,
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any amount would be great.
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But the exciting thing is
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that we have a generous
donor who will match $1 for $1.
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So each $1 you give
will be turned into $2.
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If you give $1,000 he
will match it with $1,000.
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It includes large
or small donations.
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We are able to
double your giving.
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This is a very special school
that serves a poor community
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and has over 50 orphans.
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The need for the
classrooms, library, science lab
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is critical to the
children graduating.
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The English training school
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will be critical
revenue for the school.
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Realistically the
current building is dangerous
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and must be replaced.
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Please help us
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with a special
Bangladesh Building Appeal.
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You can go to our website
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and donate to the
Bangladesh Building Appeal
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or you can ring our office.
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Thank you.
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